Aikido should be tai-iku or learned with one’s body first. However, after that happens, students move on to chi-iku or intellectual cultivation. Here are some articles that might help to understand Aikido a little bit better. - David Ito
AIKIDO
Neaikikai.org
A Thought About Reigi-Saho
by Mitsunari Kanai Sensei
Sansho
Explanation of O’ Sensei’s Philosophy of Masakatsu Agatsu Katsuhayabi
by Kazuo Chiba Sensei
Translated by Furuya Sensei
Tozai Times January 1995
The Art of Aikido Video Series Review
by Taitetsu Unno
Inside Kung-Fu Magazine July 1974
2nd Doshu Kisshomaru Ueshiba
Bridging Friendship and Goodwill Through the Harmony of Aikido
By Celeste Easton
REV. KENSHO FURUYA
Aikido Today Magazine July 1987
Aikido and Zen
by Rev. Daniel (Kensho) Furuya
Budovideos.com 2004
Interview with Kensho Furuya
IAIDO AND SWORDSMANSHIP
Inside Karate July 1985
Nakayama Taisaburo: Japan’s Master of Practical Swordplay
by Dan and Doug Ivan
Westcoast Fencing Archive July 2019
Mori and Kendo
By Doug Nichols
Aikido Center of Los Angeles
Torao “Tiger” Mori: His Sword and Life
Kick Illustrated November 1981
Zen Swordsmanship
by Eugen Herrigel
ARTICLES ABOUT THE DOJO
Rafu Shimpo April 8, 2019
Harmony in the Face of Change
by Chris Komai
VoyageLA February 4, 2020
Meet David Ito of Aikido Center of Los Angeles in Downtown Chinatown