Aikikai

The Aikikai Foundation is an organization created as of 1940 by Kisshomaru Ueshiba (second wire of Morihei Ueshiba) with the support of his/her father to promote the development of the Aïkido. The central dojo of Aikikai is the Hombu Dojo, located at Tokyo.

Aikikai is also the term used to indicate the style of Aikido initiated by Kisshomaru Ueshiba. It is about the aikido by far most widespread. Kisshomaru Ueshiba attempted to index, codify and to simplify the teaching left by his/her father in order to allow his international expansion. It is thus in very great part with Kisshomaru Ueshiba that the aikido owes the fact of being particularly known today.

The style aikikai is characterized by:

the fluidity of the techniques;
relative concision of the panel of techniques;
a refusal of the immediate effectiveness but rather a research of the accuracy and acquisition of the principles of the aikido.

The style aikikai is adapted perfectly to the contemporary aspirations. Its practice accessible, is relaxed, which supports the user-friendliness of its dojo.

Aikikai is for a long time the object of criticism on behalf of other styles of aikido, in particular concerning its will “to unify” the world of the aikido by imposing its type of practice. However, it would be false to believe that the aikikai itself is perfectly homogeneous. The aikikai contains actually a great number of different practices.

Today, Aikikai of Tokyo is represented by the grandson of the founder, the Doshu Moriteru Ueshiba.

See too

Site of Aikikai Hombu Dojo

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