Aikido of Owensboro
Aikido of Owensboro
Owensboro,
Kentucky
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If you are new to Aikido, please hang around for a while and find out what it is all about. This distinctive and complex "martial art" has become quite popular across the United States. People practice Aikido for a variety of reasons: fitness, self-defense, peace of mind, and to meet new people. Whatever your motivation, you are sure to find Aikido interesting. Here we provide Owensboro and the Surrounding area with an opportunity to learn what this unusual martial art is all about. |
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The drawings that accompany this text depict some of the movements that can be seen in the practice of Aikido. The person in the black pants (Japanese formal
ware: hakama) is defending using Aikido strategies.
The originator of Aikido was Morihei Ueshiba; some pictures of him may be seen in these photos. |
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| Above, you see some Japanese writing. It consists of three characters which spell out Ai-Ki-Do in Kanji, one character for each syllable. The Japanese art of calligraphy, Kanji, devotes itself to the artistic rendering of such characters. The characters translate to "the way of harmonizing energy." | ||||||||||||||
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Since Aikido means different things to different people, you can best get an impression of it by watching it and by learning what other people have to say about it.
For a succinct description of Aikido, read what our Chief Instructor Daniel Caslin has to say about it. Dan founded our Owensboro group in the early nineties and has been practicing Aikido since 1976. |
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| Another expression of what Aikido is can be found in a question & answer format by Rick Triplett, a student of Dan and assistant instructor at Aikido of Owensboro. | ||||||||||||||
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