Yesterday, I had the honor of attending the celebration for Ueshiba Moriteru Doshu receiving the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette at the Keio Plaza Hotel in Tokyo. Over 1,100 practition...

On Sunday, July 27th, members of Yokohama AikiDojo proudly took part in the 21st Kanagawa Prefecture Aikido Federation Demonstration, held at the Kanagawa Budokan. This annual event brings together ai...

This summer, Guillaume Erard Shihan—6th Dan Aikikai and esteemed instructor of both Aikido and Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu—led a remarkable series of seminars across Europe, visiting Emmendingen, Bayonne, ...

We are pleased to announce that during the Kanagawa Prefecture Aikido Federation Board Meeting held on June 7th, Yokohama AikiDojo Dojo-cho, Guillaume Erard Sensei, was officially elected to the Feder...

At Yokohama AikiDojo, Aikido practice is framed around katageiko — a formalized and cooperative method for engaging with the Aikido curriculum. Historically rooted in the transmission of traditional m...

In Japanese martial arts, ranking systems serve as markers of a practitioner's progress, skill, and understanding. As one of the modern martial arts founded in the early 20th century, aikido incorpora...