Aikikai

Aikikai Foundation
(公益財団法人合気会 Kōeki Zaidan Hōjin Aikikai)
Also known asAikikai; Aikikai Honbu
Date foundedc.1948
Country of originJapan Japan
FounderMorihei Ueshiba
(植芝 盛平 Ueshiba Morihei, December 14, 1883–April 26, 1969)
Current headMoriteru Ueshiba
(植芝 守央 Ueshiba Moriteru, born April 2, 1951)
Arts taughtAikido
Ancestor schoolsDaitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsuTenjin Shin'yō-ryūYagyū Shingan-ryū
Official websitehttp://www.aikikai.or.jp
Aikido
Mitsuteru Ueshiba at the 55th All Japan Aikido Demonstration held at the Nippon Budokan (May 2017)
Highest governing bodyInternational Aikido Federation
Characteristics
ContactYes
Mixed-sexYes
TypeMartial art
Presence
Country or regionWorldwide
OlympicNo
World Games1989 – 2005 (invitational)

The Aikikai is the original school of Aikido.[1] It is centered on the Aikikai Foundation in Japan, and its figurehead is the Doshu (the family heir of the founder of Aikido). It is represented globally through the International Aikido Federation.

  1. ^ Carter, Robert Edgar (2008). The Japanese Arts and Self-Cultivation. SUNY Press. p. 27.