Aikido Yuishinkai

Aikido Yuishinkai
Date founded9 May 1996
FounderKoretoshi Maruyama
Current headKoretoshi Maruyama
Arts taughtAikido
Ancestor schoolsAikikai, Ki-Aikido
Official websiteaikidoyuishinkai.org

Aikido Yuishinkai (Japanese: 合氣道唯心会) is a style of aikido founded in 1996 by former Aikikai instructor and Ki no Kenkyukai president and chief instructor[1] Koretoshi Maruyama.[2] Aikido Yuishinkai has many dojos operating in Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, the Philippines, Argentina, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Norway, and the United States. Koretoshi Maruyama was a personal student of the founder of aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, 4th generation, receiving a sixth dan,[3] and today travels the world giving seminars.[4] The school focuses on four levels of aikido technique and is influenced by the Daito Ryu and Shinkage-ryū sword style. In February 2016, Maruyama Sensei appointed Peter Kelly and Martijn van Hemmen as international instructors.[5] In January 2019, he appointed Peter Kelly, tenth Dan,[6] as international chief instructor.[7]

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  2. ^ "Founder of Aikido Yuishinkai". Aikido Yuishinkai International. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Koretoshi Maruyama Sensei by Clement Choo". Aikido Journal. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  4. ^ "The Joyous Path: Interview with Koretoshi Maruyama by Antonietta Ferrari & Federico Gobbo". Aikido Journal. Archived from the original on 5 August 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  5. ^ "Aikido Yuishinkai International Instructors". Aikido Yuishinkai International. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  6. ^ Admin (11 September 2020). "Peter Kelly 10th dan". Aikido Yuishinkai (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Aikido Yuishinkai International Instructor". Aikido Yuishinkai International. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2020.