Atemi: Shoji Nishio Shihan

“In all techniques there is atemi. I think that one of the roles of aikido is to offer such techniques as atemi. I think that atemi are the soul of Japanese martial arts. Atemi temporarily neutralize the opponent’s fighting ability and allow him to correct his attitude and return to his previous condition. “Karate where you hit your opponent with full power isn’t good. I think our duty as aikidoists is to teach karate people the true budo life. I always pay attention to judo, kendo and karate. We should teach them a deeper judo, karate and kendo.“ ~Shoji Nishio Shihan Websites: Greenwood Aikidoe: Nishikaze Aikido Society of America: Nishikaze Video Site: Facebook: