Aikido Schools of Ueshiba. This site provides information regarding the Aikido Schools of Ueshiba, an international federation of more than ninety dojos, of which Aikido of Northern Virginia is a member. Two thousand students train through these ASU schools. Mitsugi Saotome Shihan is the master instructor for ASU. The ASU is affiliated with World Aikido Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.
ASU Handbook. The third editon of the ASU Handbook is available as a .PDF file in low-bandwidth and high-bandwidth version. (NOTE: The handbooks require Adobe Acrobat Reader.)
Yudansha Application Forms. Students testing for Shodan need to submit a Application for Dan Grades and Application for International Yudansha Card (Passport) to ASU. Further details are contained in this letter from ASU Headquarters. (NOTE: These are fillable forms and require Adobe Acrobat Reader.)
Other Local ASU Dojos
Aikido Shobukan Dojo . Located in Washington, DC (about 2 blocks away from the Takoma Metro station), students of Aikido of Northern Virginia can be found supplementing their training at "Takoma."
Baltimore Aikido Club
Charles Page & Chuck Weber
Georgetown University Aikido Club
Nicholas Kiritz & Alan Wonnacott
Other Dojos
Aikido of Arlington
Yvonne Thelwell. An Iwama Style dojo also located in Arlington.
Aikido Suimei
Garrett Fuller. Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Aikido West Reading
Eric Weber. West Reading, Pennsylvania
Aikido Eibukan
Dwayne Bolt. King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Okinawa Aikikai US Dojos
Michael Veltri
Northern Virginia Aikikai
Gordon Sakamoto. The USAF dojo in Arlington.
Aikido Seishinkan
David Goldberg. Norristown, Pennsylvania
Aikido West
Frank Doran-sensei
Aikido of Berkeley
Kayla Feder
Itten Dojo
Dojo near Harrisburg, PA, where Ellis Amdur is an advisor.
Misogi Dojo
Budapest, Hungary. Jim Sorrentino taught in Hungary in October 1998 and May 1999.
(Note: At present the website is only in Hungarian.)
DC Self Defense Karate Association (DCSDKA)
A source for tae kwon do, women's self-defense, and children's martial arts classes.
General Aikido Information and Other Information
Suppliers
Bu Jin Design
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Boulder, CO 80301
303-444-7663
Information
Kingfisher Woodworks
71 Passumpsic Ave
PO Box 734
Wilder, VT 05088 USA
802-295-9908
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Kiyota Company, Inc.
2326 N Charles St
Baltimore, MD 21218
1-800-783-2232, 410-366-3540 (FAX)
Tozando Co., Ltd (Japan)
GPO Box 10
Kyoto, Japan 600
+81 75-344-4847 (Japan)
Products inquiry
Mugendo Budogu, LLC (USA)
616-534=9800; 616-534-7576 (FAX)
6025 S Division Ave
Grand Rapids, MI 49548
Sales
Zanshin Art
1-888-366-8614
236 West Portal Avenue, #767
San Francisco, CA 94127
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