{"id":54364,"date":"2017-03-07T15:29:58","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T21:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=54364"},"modified":"2017-03-07T15:33:24","modified_gmt":"2017-03-07T21:33:24","slug":"in-a-combative-world-aikido-teaches-defense-not-aggression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/in-a-combative-world-aikido-teaches-defense-not-aggression\/","title":{"rendered":"In a combative world, Aikido teaches defense, not aggression"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Puja Bhattacharjee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Aikido is a non-violent and non-aggressive\u00a0Japanese martial art form developed by Morehei Ueshiba in the early twentieth century.<\/p>\n<p>It\u00a0is a comprehensive system of throwing, joint-locking, striking and pinning techniques, complemented with training in traditional Japanese weapons such as\u00a0the sword, staff and knife. 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