Aikido: Is a classical Japanese martial art developed in the early part of the last century by Morihei Ueshiba, known to Aikido students as O-Sensei (which means Great Teacher). O-Sensei was an extraordinary man, highly skilled in a variety of martial arts, as well as a devoted student of religion and philosophy.
Purpose: O-Sensei believed that the purpose of the martial arts should not only be for self-defense or a way of defeating an opponent. Rather, he felt it should be used as a means of developing ourselves as human beings, and as a way of coping with the stress and confusion of a rapidly changing world
