New Year’s Greeting (2025)
We extend our heartfelt wishes for a joyous New Year. We are deeply grateful for the tremendous support and cooperation we received from everyone walking the path of Aikido together…
Iwama Shinshin Aiki Shurenkai 20th anniversary Commemoration
Iwama Shinshin Aiki Shurenkai Dear Shihan and Dojo Cho We have an announcement from the Iwama Headquarters. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Iwama Shinshin Aiki Shurenkai. To…
Saito Sensei’s Kagami Biraki speech
Please carry out the Dedication Embu as usual; this is an opportunity to showcase your daily accomplishments and to feel entrusted as if the divine spirits were present. Remember to…
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! I sincerely wish everyone's health and happiness. Iwama Shinshin Aiki Shurenkai Hombu
New seminar by Morihiro Saito Nidame in Kyoto
We are glad to announce a new seminar by Morihiro Saito Nidame in Kyoto Date/Time/Contents October 14th (Sat) ①14:15-15:15 (Sword) / ②15:30-16:30 (Taijutsu) October 15th (Sun) ③9:15-10:15 (Jō) / ④10:30-11:30…
Etiquette, Alignment, and Seating Arrangements
Despite being a small town in rural Japan, Iwama is a special place in the world of aikido. Not only did the founder, Ueshiba Morihei O’sensei, retire there to focus…
3 kinds of Aikido
The annual Aiki Taisai (合気神社例大祭) festival occurred on April 29, 2022in Iwama, Japan. Despite the rain, the event brought a surge of people towhat is normally a relatively quiet and…
Kagami Biraki 2022
On Sunday, January 9, 2022, the Iwama Shin Shin Aiki Shurenkai (ISSAK) conducted the annual Kagami Biraki ceremony to officially welcome a new year of aikido training in the tradition…
Happy new 2022!
Happy new year! It has been a year full of challenges and learning. This last 2021 showed us that even when students and teachers can be physically apart from each…