Aikido Demonstration

These are pictures of the Aikido demonstration given by the Aikido Center of Atlanta, led by George Kennedy Sensei, on July 8, 2006. Aikido is a Japanese martial art developed by O-Sensei (great teacher) Morihei Ueshiba in the '20s to '30s of the 20th century. Loosely translated, Aikido means "the way of spiritual harmony". It is primarily a defensive martial art that seeks to 'harmonize' or 'blend' with the flow of an attack in order to use the opponent's energy against him.

For more information about Aikido, you can read this Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido. For more information on the Aikido Center of Atlanta, please visit http://www.aikidoatlanta.com.