Aikido is one of those martial arts that focus on both the use of the body as well as the mind. It doesn't place and emphasis on physical skills but it also places an emphasis on the spirituality of practitioners and other people who wish to study the art. Aikido employs moves that are more of a defensive than offensive nature. It aims not to injure but to prevent or stop a person. Weapons are rarely used in this far eastern martial art, mostly movements and different techniques. Some advanced practitioners of this martial art however tend to employ the use of weapons. The weapons in Aikido are the tanto, the jo and the bokken. At this advanced stage techniques are taught which focus on taking weapons from your opponents and keeping these weapons. Rather than the focus on specific weapons Aikido experts focus on the moves that they were taught with. By mastering these movements they can effectively handle people whose only aim is to harm them. These are some of the movements and techniques that are taught in Aikido....
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