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This is a large website, with plenty of articles. If your new to aikido we recommend some of the starter articles in the drop down menu. If you have been around the traps a bit ..dig on and get lost a while.

 Some things fit into more than one catagory though..thats life.

About Aikido
What is Aikido? (orgins of the art, the founder, prominent students of the founder, prominat practicioners i have come across)
About (What is aiki)
A personal lineage of aikido
Aikido Styles (There are many styles here is a brief description)
Aikiphysics - A personal long term project, many pages here
Art of Ukemi - exploring ukemi through video, commentry
DR Aikido (Daito Ryu that is) - the forerunner art to aikido
Budo in Brisbane and Beyond
Aikido Australia - Aikido Styles in Australia
Aikido Queensland - Dojos in Queensland
Brisbane Aikido - Dojo in Brisbane
ki aikido australia - A history of Ki aikido in Australia
Brisbane martial arts - Some of the other martial arts in Brisbane
Aikido effectiveness
Are we doing "Cargo Cult" Aikido - A look at aikido through the cargo cult
Dreamworld Aikido - A tongue in cheek look at theme parks and aikido
On Violence - Lots or pages on violent crime statistics
Combat Aikido - Bit of a catch cry but is it grounded in reality?

ABout running a club
Growing a Dojo - I took a dojo from 5 to 150 students, heres how and some critical thinking to decide what you want in terms of size and go get it.
Aikido Techniques for teaching - Resources for beginners teaching, how to be an instructor, traps and pitfalls for teaching and teaching methedologies
Knife Defence - Some Philipino knife and aikido compared
Boken Tori - Aikido revisited A look at Bokken nage as a concept
Seminar and trip  reports
I have had the pleasure of attending many aikido seminars in many styles as well as from other martial arts as well (see lineage). I get to travel a bit and usually pack a gi. Here are some notes from these experiences (Trip and Seminar Reports)
Esoteria
Circle, Triangle and Square - A look at this classic Koan from O'Sensei
Aikido Meditation - the many forms
Martial Arts Lessons - obligation or fee for service
Aikido Secrets - mastering the art of aikido 
Yoga and aikido - a comparison by Mark Evans

Aikido aikido a short intro
Aikido in daily life
Aikido a quick look at the chinese characters in aikido
Martial a look at what martial means

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