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Aikido 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's energy or as "The Way of harmony". Ueshiba's goal was to create an art that practitioners could use to defend themselves while also protecting their attacker from injury. By studying Daito-Ryu and other martial arts on top of his own ideas, Morihei Ueshiba Sensei developed Aikido.

The principal of Aikido is not to over power your opponent, but to harmonize without using physical strength. Aikido techniques are applied by using your own power together with your attackers power. This means, no matter if you are strong or weak, big or small, male or female, young or old, you can do Aikido without having to be a top athlete.