Aiki Education Group

  • About the Group

    The Aiki Education Group explores the application of aiki principles in all disciplines and at all levels of the education field. Areas of focus include pedagogy, curriculum, student support, and educational administration.

  • Barry Kroll, PhD - Group Moderator

    Barry Kroll, PhD, is professor of English at Lehigh University where he specializes in Rhetoric and Writing Studies. In his book The Open Hand: Arguing as an Art of Peace, Barry draws on aikido and mindfulness practices as alternative approaches to arguing.

  • Invitation

    The Aiki Education Group comprises two broad perspectives. One is the support for traditional aikido programs for youth students around the world. The other is the application of aiki principles in the field of teaching and learning. In both cases, Group members explore best practices, and seek ways to infuse aikido training and aiki principles in a variety of educational settings.

Aiki Groups provide participants with a way to engage more meaningfully with their colleagues around a particular topic. Each Aiki Group is coordinated by a Moderator, and will set its own agenda based on the desire of its participants: one group might discuss best practices, while another might sponsor an event or even start a new program. AE will provide ongoing support through the AE Website and other means.

Currently, there are four (soon to be five) Aiki Groups. Visit one of the pages below for more information. If you are interested in Moderating a new group, please Contact Us

  • The Aiki Peacemaking Group discussion forum is a place for group members to share ideas, ask questions, and connect with other members. If you would like to join the Group, please click Join Group above.

  • The Aiki Education Group explores the application of aiki principles in all disciplines and at all levels of the education field. Areas of focus include pedagogy, curriculum, student support, and educational administration.

  • The Aiki Business Group brings aikido principles and embodiment practices into the business world by establishing a network of experienced, successful practitioners to advise and enable others interested in this work.

  • The Aiki Veterans Group is dedicated to expanding opportunities for veterans to participate in aikido programs, with emphasis on the role that aikido plays as an adjunct therapy for the treatment of combat-related PTSD.

  • (coming soon)