by Tambuli Media | Apr 6, 2021 | Japanese & Okinawan Martial Arts, Aikido, Antonio Aloia, Uncategorized
Sensei Antonio Aloia grew up in a martial arts family and has spent the better part of his life practicing Aikido. He has spent a significant portion of his academic studies on researching the history of Aikido since it reached America from Japan, he is the author of...
by Tambuli Media | Nov 17, 2020 | Japanese & Okinawan Martial Arts, Aikido, Antonio Aloia
By Antonio Aloia Rodney Grantham (~1928-2008) played a pivotal role in the push of aikido in the American Southeast. Grantham began judo in 1950 while stationed in Yokosuka, Japan as a surgical scrub nurse during the Korean War. There, he would train judo on his...
by Tambuli Media | Oct 7, 2020 | Aikido, Antonio Aloia
By Antonio Aloia At the heart of aikido lies something more than just martial technique or a peaceful and harmonizing philosophy. What lies beneath the surface of normal and routine aikido training is budo – the martial way. Budo is not a martial technique or a...
