Many paths. One practice.
Connection grows
through training.
Aikido Shimbokukai connects practitioners, instructors and member dojos through sincere training, friendship and shared learning. Our connection to the Aikikai Foundation brings us together while each dojo keeps its own identity. We welcome opportunities to learn with different teachers and traditions.
Officially recognized by the Aikikai Foundation and Aikido World Headquarters, Tokyo.
Our Aikikai connection →Find your way onto the mat.
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New to Aikido?
Find a local Aikido school, ask questions, and learn what to expect from your first class.
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Already training?
Find seminars, visit other dojos and learn with different teachers.
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Your dojo. Your identity.
Learn how your dojo can join Aikido Shimbokukai while keeping its own identity.
For dojo leaders
A wider community.
Learn from one another.
Seminars and dojo visits bring us together on the mat, building friendships and opening new perspectives on our practice.
Why Aikido Shimbokukai? →Training brings us together.
November 6–8, 2026
Lisa Tomoleoni Shihan at Tampa Aikido/American Butokukan
Tampa, FL, USA
View event (opens in a new tab)November 11–12, 2026
Lisa Tomoleoni Shihan at Naka Ima Dojo
Toronto, Canada
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Our dojo community
A closer look at dojo life
Meet the people and places that make each dojo distinctive.
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