Aikido isn’t just about technique. It’s about balance, awareness, and using energy wisely. It teaches us that force isn’t always the answer-sometimes, the best way forward is to move with the challenge rather than against it.
Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido, once said: Aikido is not a technique to fight with or defeat an enemy. It is a way to reconcile the world and make human beings one family. And honestly, in today’s world, we could all use a little more of that philosophy!
On this episode of “Infinitely Curious” with Katerina Batzaki listen to Spyros Boviatsos, a dedicated Aikido instructor and martial artist with deep roots in the philosophy of Budo, talking about his journey, his training under world-class instructors, and what keeps him hooked on Aikido after years of practice.
Hear Jenny Flower, a 6th-degree black belt and one of the leading Aikido instructors in Greece. She’s trained with some of the best in the world, spent time as an Uchideshi (live-in student), and even integrates Zen philosophy into her practice.
Produced and presented by Katerina Batzaki