Aiki (martial arts principle) Aiki (martial arts principle) Aiki from a Japanese budo term, at its most basic is a principle that allows a conditioned practitioner to negate or redirect an opponent's power. When applied, the aiki practitioner controls the actions of the attacker with minimal effort and with a distinct absence of muscular tension usually associated with physical effort. In Japanese "Aiki" is formed from two kanji: The kanji for "ai" is made of three radicals, "join", "one" and "mouth". Hence, "ai" symbolizes things coming together, merging. Aiki should not be confused with "wa" which refers to harmony. The kanji for "ki" represents
Budo (musician) "The Finger & the Moon". Budo (musician) Josh Karp, better known by his stage name Budo, is an American hip hop producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is a member of A.R.M. along with M.anifest and Krukid. He is one half of the duo Roger Lion along with Joe Pernice. In 2005, Budo produced tracks for Macklemore's "The Language of My World". In 2008, he released a collaborative album with Grieves, titled "88 Keys & Counting". In 2011, he produced tracks for Grieves' album, "Together/Apart". In 2013, Budo released a collaborative single with Grynch, titled "Treadin'", on Fin Records. In that year,