Aikido Kreis Duren

The dojo is called Aikido Kreis Düren and it focuses on aikido, a non-violent form of self-defense. The founder, Morihei Ueshiba, was a member of a respected samurai family who studied various classical Japanese martial arts and discovered that they create artificial polarity between people based on violence and counter-violence. He created a new system of a coded body language and body dynamics to develop and regenerate spiritual, mental, and physical powers. The dojo aims to achieve harmony with nature and the universe and respect all living beings. It involves dynamic circular and spiral movements to absorb, accompany, and redirect the energy of the training partner, promoting positive self-development and personal freedom. Aikido means 'harmony, unity, love,' 'energy, breath power, imagination, directed attention,' and 'path' in Japanese.