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    Greetings ady911;


    Aikido (Japanese: ???, Hepburn: Aikid??) [a.i.ki.do?] is a Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs. Aikido is often translated as "the Way of unifying (with) life energy"[1] or as "the Way of harmonious spirit."[2] Ueshiba's goal was to create an art that practitioners could use to defend themselves while also protecting their attacker from injury.[3][4]


    Aikido is performed by blending with the motion of the attacker and redirecting the force of the attack rather than opposing it head-on. This requires very little physical strength, as the aikid?ka (aikido practitioner) "leads" the attacker's momentum using entering and turning movements. The techniques are completed with various throws or joint locks.[5]


    Aikido derives mainly from the martial art of Dait?-ry? Aiki-j?jutsu, but began to diverge from it in the late 1920s, partly due to Ueshiba's involvement with the ?moto-ky? religion. Ueshiba's early students' documents bear the term aiki-j?jutsu.[6]


    Ueshiba's senior students have different approaches to aikido, depending partly on when they studied with him. Today aikido is found all over the world in a number of styles, with broad ranges of interpretation and emphasis. However, they all share techniques learned from Ueshiba and most have concern for the well-being of the attacker.


    Thanks Wikipedia


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido


     


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