A modern expression of Japanese martial arts, Aikido is a non-violent, non-competitive discipline aiming to achieve universal peace through mental, spiritual, and physical exercise.

Aiki is the universal principle that brings all things together; it is the optimal process of unification and harmonization that operates in all realms, from the vastness of space to the tiniest atoms.

Aikido's founder, Morihei Ueshiba, was born in Japan on December 14, 1883. As a boy, he often saw local thugs beat up his father for political reasons. He set out to make himself strong so that he could take revenge.

Summer in the Philippine Heart Center saw the launching of the Aikido Summer Program last April 4, pioneered by Dr. Santos Jose G. Abad and Dr. Valentin G. Yabes. Encouraged by the favorable response to the Aikido demo c ...