Podcast Episode 2: George Ledyard on skill transmission in aikido

Will the next generation of instructors be positioned to take on leadership positions when called to do so? Or have problems in skill transmission handicapped them and risked the integrity of future generations of aikido practitioners? George Ledyard (7th dan Aikikai), one of the most senior instructors under Mitsugi Saotome, talks with Aikido Journal about the critical role of the uke and focused instructors training programs for optimal skill transmission in the art of aikido.

Podcast Episode 4: Bruce Bookman on Self-Defense
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Podcast Episode 4: Bruce Bookman on Self-Defense

Podcast Episode 1: Roy Dean on rediscovering Koichi Tohei's mastery.
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Podcast Episode 1: Roy Dean on rediscovering Koichi Tohei's mastery.

EP53: Atemi in Aikido - The Aiki Dojo Podcast #aikidocenterla #aikidosalamancaaikikai
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EP53: Atemi in Aikido - The Aiki Dojo Podcast #aikidocenterla #aikidosalamancaaikikai

Hiroshi Ikeda Shihan, 8 Dan. Kuvaus Ben Kamras. Vantaa Finland 3.4.2026
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Hiroshi Ikeda Shihan, 8 Dan. Kuvaus Ben Kamras. Vantaa Finland 3.4.2026

Podcast Episode 6: Philip Greenwood: On Shoji Nishio, champion of innovation in aikido
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Podcast Episode 6: Philip Greenwood: On Shoji Nishio, champion of innovation in aikido

Nothing about the honey badger is normal... and here is why
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Nothing about the honey badger is normal... and here is why

Conan O’Brien Mocks Trump At Harvard Commencement | Crowd Erupts During Viral Speech
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Conan O’Brien Mocks Trump At Harvard Commencement | Crowd Erupts During Viral Speech

Warum Kampfsport boomt: Der MMA-Hype in Berlin | rbb24 Reportage
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Warum Kampfsport boomt: Der MMA-Hype in Berlin | rbb24 Reportage

Podcast Episode 5: Fighting for Her Daughter's Life: Lee Lavi Ramirez
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Podcast Episode 5: Fighting for Her Daughter's Life: Lee Lavi Ramirez

Aikido with George Ledyard, Lesson 4 - Power, Connection, and Energy
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Aikido with George Ledyard, Lesson 4 - Power, Connection, and Energy

Why Does MASS Create Gravity? The Answer Will DESTROY Your Understanding of Reality
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Why Does MASS Create Gravity? The Answer Will DESTROY Your Understanding of Reality

An Insider’s View of Hombu Dojo: Podcast with Guillaume Erard
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An Insider’s View of Hombu Dojo: Podcast with Guillaume Erard

No Celebrity Has ZERO Filter Like Harrison Ford _ and It’s HILARIOUS!
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No Celebrity Has ZERO Filter Like Harrison Ford _ and It’s HILARIOUS!

Keir Starmer resigns - this is what comes next | Varoufakis & Munchau | The Econoclasts
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Keir Starmer resigns - this is what comes next | Varoufakis & Munchau | The Econoclasts

1961 Aikido video of O'Sensei #aikido #aikikai #aikidocenterla
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1961 Aikido video of O'Sensei #aikido #aikikai #aikidocenterla

Britain Sold Palestine to Pay Its WWI Debt. The Balfour Declaration Was a Banking Deal!
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Britain Sold Palestine to Pay Its WWI Debt. The Balfour Declaration Was a Banking Deal!

The Uncomfortable Truth About AI “Reasoning” | World Science Festival
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The Uncomfortable Truth About AI “Reasoning” | World Science Festival

Aikido in Three Easy Lessons in 11 minutes
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Aikido in Three Easy Lessons in 11 minutes

We Asked a CIA Officer 24 Tough Questions | Honesty Box
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We Asked a CIA Officer 24 Tough Questions | Honesty Box

How liberals monetized trauma | Catherine Liu on Marx, Trump, and identity politics
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How liberals monetized trauma | Catherine Liu on Marx, Trump, and identity politics