Aiki Budokai kanban (sign.)

Harmony, energy, 'martial', path/way and group which we translate as 'The Harmonious Warrior Way Association'.


Who we are:
We are dedicated to the study, practice and preservation of traditional Japanese combative, healing and cultural arts, especially those within the Nakayama-den and Koyama-den.


School history:
1996- founded as Kenbukai (Martial Research Association), in Natick, Massachusetts.
1997- moved training to share space with Jo Ha Kyu Bugaku in Allston, MA
1998- changed name to Aiki Budokai
2000- Jo Ha Kyu gives up space, moved to Tenchi Kenpo Dojo, also in Allston
2000 - 2004- phasing-out of composite curriculum
2008- Tenchi Kenpo gives up space, training moves outdoors
2009- instructor received license to teach through Chuden of Tenshin Shintai Ryu Heiho 
2012- Aoi Koyamakan Dojo opens as a dedicated training space


Our philosophy:
We have five major goals or aims-
-  To provide a safe, supportive environment for learning, growth and development

-  To instill the 'Warrior' spirit in practitioner's everyday lives

-  To give practitioners, through the sincere practice of Bujutsu ('martial' skills), tools to continually better themselves and their world

-  To present a correct view of 'martial' arts (and artists) to the general public

-  To help train safe, sane, healthy individuals who are beneficial members of their communities, and of society as a whole
 
Guided by these Aims, we use shugyo (austere training) and kenkyu (research) as the core of dojo activities.