History

Aikido History

Morihei Ueshiba arrives at Honolulu Airport, February 27, 1961, accompanied by Koichi Tohei and Nobuyoshi Tamura I have come to Hawaii in order to build a silver bridge. Until now, I have remained in Japan, building a golden bridge to unite Japan, but henceforward, I wish to build a bridge to bring the different countries of the world together through the harmony and love…

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Martial Arts History

THE HISTORY OF TAEKWONDO Before I get into the history of Taekwondo, I would like to define what it means. I read the definition from many books and the one that I like best comes from the book Comprehensive Asian Fighting Arts (1) written by Donn F. Draeger and Robert W. Smith. Taekwondo is an empty-hand combat form that entails the use of the whole body. Tae means to Kick…

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History of Jujitsu

As the campaign for women’s suffrage grew more extreme, so did the violence directed against it. Emelyne Godfrey reveals how suffragettes fought back by mastering an ancient Japanese martial art This article was first published in the December 2012 issue of BBC History Magazine Illustration by Femke de Jong. At the dawn of the 20th century, Edith Garrud was observing a political…

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