合気道 breaks into three characters: 合 (ai, to join or harmonise), 気 (ki, spirit or energy) and 道 (do, the way). Morihei Ueshiba settled on that name in the 1940s for the art he had built out of Daitō-ryū aiki-jūjutsu — a discipline organised around blending with an attack and redirecting it rather than opposing it. The name is the philosophy, which is why it is the kanji Aikidoka display rather than a club crest.
Cut as one column
The characters here are set vertically in a brushstroke face, with the sweeping diagonal of 道 running under the whole column the way it would in hand-inked calligraphy. Because it is cut from a single colour with no background, the wall or glass behind it becomes the paper.
What You Get
- 2 die-cut vinyl decals per pack
- 10–55cm / 4–21in, custom sizes to 120cm
- 19 colour options
- Applied with transfer tape
- Removes cleanly without residue
The kanji reads the same across Aikikai, Yoshinkan, Tomiki and Ki Society lines, so it suits a mixed dojo where a style-specific badge would not. Common placements are the dojo wall or mirror, the flap of a kit bag, a car rear window, and the lid of a laptop.
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Reference17-003123
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Sticker typeDie cut