Aikikai Aikido Of Abu Dhabi

Class ended. Hakama folded. Everyone ready to leave.

Then came the question:

“Sensei, can I ask one more thing?”

Sometimes the most interesting conversations happen after the bow, when training turns into reflection and curiosity takes over.

Because in Aikido, learning doesn’t stop when the class ends. 🥋

“What’s your best therapy?” 🥋

Mine teaches calm under pressure, control without aggression, and how to redirect energy instead of fighting it.

Sankyo therapy. 😄

The greatest battle is against your own fear, ego, anger, hesitation, and reaction.

The samurai understood it.
Aikido trains it. 🥋

You vs you.

Atemi (Strike) is not about anger.
It is about timing, precision, and creating an opening. 🥋

In Aikido, even a strike is part of balance, control, and awareness...not brute force.