Aikido has a lot to offer organisations. Most of them have never heard of it.
We are trainers, coaches and aikidoka who turn what we have lived on the mat into leadership, conflict and cooperation skills for organisations. This is the place where we join forces to make our field understood by the companies that need it.
Why now
We are convinced. The world of work does not know we exist.
Those of us who practise know what Aikido changes in the way we lead, listen and face tension. Outside the dojo, almost nobody does. Each of us explains it alone, from scratch, to every new client.
An unknown field
HR, training and leadership people have no reference for Applied Aikido. There is nothing for them to find, compare or trust.
Scattered practitioners
Excellent work is being done in many countries, by people who rarely meet and seldom share what they have learned.
No common language
We each use our own words. Without shared vocabulary, a company cannot see that we belong to the same discipline.
Applied Aikido
Aikido applied to real-life challenges, at work and in daily life
Applied Aikido takes the principles of the art, not its techniques, and puts them to work where people meet: in teams, in meetings, in negotiations, in disagreement. It serves organisations first, and it serves just as well in daily life. Nobody has to step on a mat to benefit from it.
Leadership
Centring, presence and timing: leading without forcing, acting at the right moment, and staying steady when pressure rises.
Conflict
Moving with an attack instead of against it: turning opposition into a direction both sides can take.
Cooperation
Connection before action: listening with the whole body, adjusting distance and timing, working as partners.
The project
What we want to co-create
A global community that develops Applied Aikido as a recognised field, so that each of us is stronger when speaking to an organisation.
A shared language
Clear words and explanations that a manager or a training buyer understands without any knowledge of Aikido.
A collective body of work
Exercises, formats and case stories contributed by members, so that nobody starts from a blank page.
Peer exchange
A portal to ask, answer and experiment with colleagues who do the same work in other contexts.
Public visibility
One reference point that organisations can find, and that shows the depth and seriousness of the field.
Membership
Become a member
Membership is €25 per year. It supports the association and makes you part of the group that shapes Applied Aikido for the years to come.
What you receive
Access to the community, to the resources members share, and to the conversations where the field is being defined.
What you bring
Your experience with real clients, your questions, and your way of explaining Aikido to people who have never seen it.
Not ready yet? The community portal is open to everybody interested in Applied Aikido.
The field will be what we make of it together.
Join the practitioners who are giving Applied Aikido a voice in the world of work.
Become a member