Besides the physical training the intellectual training and concentration stands in the center. Aim is not encountering an attack by a bare physical strength and fight but compensating and harmonizing for the contrary poles.

"The attacker shall not be defeated or destroyed but he is led so that he gives up his hostile adjusting." Morihei Ueshiba (1883 - 1969, Founder of Aikido)

THE TRAINING COVERS:
Keep fit, stretching and breathing exercises, unfold and the practice of the real AIKIDO movements. Depending on degree of the progress, at first they get slow, executed later always more dynamically and movement more intensively.
There is neither winners nor losers and therefore also no competition in the AIKIDO since the one of the idea of the harmony would contradict.
For AIKIDO none pass ahead putting actions gene what concerns sportsmanship, strength, sex and ages.

"Aikido is like hot water which cools down if one doesn't permanently keep it warm" _____

HOW DO YOU PRACTICE?
AIKIDO is essentially seen technically an art of the alternative solution and end this balance-take. The strength of an attack is headed off and continued most in circle and spirally movements for different throw and retaining technique.
For this reason AIKIDO movements frequently appear to the observer like dance.

WHERE DOES AIKIDO LEAD?
With practicing the different AIKIDO techniques the students learn to track down and to develop their life energy. You win by the self-confidence, openness and an inner quiet, which finally leads to an attitude which is liberal of fear and aggression.
So appeals AIKIDO to people who search more than an effective form of the self-defense although this is also possible according to a long exercise with the AIKIDO techniques.