aikido

Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba
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aikido

Summary

aikido is a sports discipline[1]. aikido ranks in the top 2% of sports_discipline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,437 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • aikido is credited with the discovery of Morihei Ueshiba[3].
  • aikido is in the country of Japan[4].
  • aikido's instance of is recorded as sports discipline[5].
  • aikido's founder is recorded as Morihei Ueshiba[6].
  • aiki is named after aikido[7].
  • aikido is a type of budō[8].
  • aikido is a type of martial arts[9].
  • aikido's Commons category is recorded as Aikido[10].
  • aikido's country of origin is recorded as Japan[11].
  • aikido's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Aikido[12].
  • aikido's Commons gallery is recorded as Aikido[13].
  • aikido's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as sport=aikido[14].
  • aikido's topic has template is recorded as Template:Aikido[15].
  • aikido's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '合気道'}[16].
  • aikido's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '合氣道'}[17].
  • aikido's history of topic is recorded as history of aikido[18].
  • aikido's has list is recorded as Aikido concepts[19].
  • aikido's practiced by is recorded as aikidoka[20].

Body

Definition and Type

aikido's instance of is recorded as sports discipline[5]. Recorded subclass of include budō[8] and martial arts[9].

Origins

aiki is named after aikido[7]. aikido's founder is recorded as Morihei Ueshiba[6].

Why It Matters

aikido ranks in the top 2% of sports_discipline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,437 views/month).[2] aikido has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] aikido is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

aikido has been cited as an influence by Contact Improvisation[23], a type of dance[24], founded in 1972[25].

FAQs

Who did aikido influence?

aikido has been cited as an influence by Contact Improvisation[23].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Treccani's Enciclopedia on line. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin Japan
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    Topic has template Template:Aikido
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