aikido

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At 6ft 2in and a practitioner of kick-boxing and aikido, Rennie was an imposing figure who players soon learned would be more than comfortable standing his ground during an exchange.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2023

Eventually, Barrish became an international aikido instructor and ardent Shinto student, making several trips to Japan each year for intensive study with the priests at Tsubaki Grand Shrine in Mie.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2023

By the time he moved back to the United States in eighth grade, Neilon excelled at baseball, basketball, soccer and aikido, a Japanese martial art based on self-defense.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2022

Before Ava got sick in March, said Ms. McKinney-Taylor, she was a “super-energetic kid” who took dancing and aikido lessons five days a week.

From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2020

Riots have almost always been the result of poor prison administration or operation, not inmate knowledge of our top secret aikido grips.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover