TOKYO — The ancient martial art of Karate made its debut at the Summer ... Wearing his white karategi, his uniform tied with one of the six black belts he earned, he bows. Then he goes through ...

The characteristic white uniform used by many Japanese martial arts today, is supposedly derived from the funeral robes worn by the samurai into battle. Ninjitsu, on the other hand, was originally ...

A public introductory course for adults and teens in the Japanese martial art of Ki-Aikido will be offered ... training after the 4-week course. No uniform or prior experience is required.

Craig Naylor moves around the dojo with ease and intention. He walks over to a stand holding a framed black and white photo of Morihei Ueshiba. A shrine for the martial art of Aikido founder ...

Ki-Aikido is a Japanese martial art which teaches practical self-defense ... dojo to continue training after the four-week course. No uniform or prior experience is required.

millions of people practise this martial art in more than 100 countries. Perhaps nowhere though is it more ubiquitous than in Tanabe. Martials arts are taught in Japanese schools as part of the ...

To master this tricky Japanese martial art form, one requires balance ... I’m in several layers of a purple kendogi (the complete uniform), made out of cloth. I sweat, not just because of ...

where half-a-dozen martial arts students at a community center are practicing with katana. They kneel, jump and slash, then slowly mimic wiping blood off their blades. This is iaido, the Japanese ...