El aikidō en japonés: 合気道、合氣道 (“el camino de la energía y la armonía”), es un Gendai Budō o arte marcial moderno de Japón. Fue desarrollado inicialmente por el maestro Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969), aproximadamente entre los años de 1930 y 1960. La característica fundamental del Aikido es la búsqueda de la neutralización del contrario en situaciones de conflicto, dando lugar a la derrota del adversario sin dañarlo, en lugar de destruirlo o humillarlo. El Aikido al estar bajo la influencia del sintoísmo, y en menor medida por el budismo zen, busca formar a sus practicantes como promotores de la paz.

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Aikido (Japanese: 合気道 Hepburn: Aikidō) [a.i.ki.doː] is a modern Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs. Aikido is often translated as "the way of unifying (with) life energy" or as "the way of harmonious spirit." Ueshiba's goal was to create an art that practitioners could use to defend themselves while also protecting their attacker from injury. Aikido techniques consist of entering and turning movements that redirect the momentum of an opponent's attack, and a throw or joint lock that terminates the technique. Aikido derives mainly from the martial art of Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu, but began to diverge from it in the late 1920s, partly due to Ueshiba's involvement with the Ōmoto-kyō religion. Ueshiba's early students' documents bear the term aiki-jūjutsu. Ueshiba's senior students have different approaches to aikido, depending partly on when they studied with him. Today aikido is found all over the world in a number of styles, with broad ranges of interpretation and emphasis. However, they all share techniques formulated by Ueshiba and most have concern for the well-being of the attacker.

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