Date founded | 9 May 1996 |
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Founder | Koretoshi Maruyama |
Current head | Koretoshi Maruyama |
Arts taught | Aikido |
Ancestor schools | Aikikai, Ki-Aikido |
Official website |
aikidoyuishinkai |
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]