World of Aikido
Lineage
The USU Aikido Club and Jyushinkan Dojo can trace their lineage to the founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba (known as O'Sensei, meaning venerable teacher). Fumio Toyoda Shihan, a student of O'Sensei, came to the USA to spread Aikido in 1974. Ten years later he founded the Aikido Association of America (AAA), which provides teaching and guidance for our Logan Aikido school and its instructors.
Aikido Association of America (AAA)
The AAA is based in Chicago and has affiliates throughout the United States. Members follow a program of instruction developed by the late founder, Fumio Toyoda Shihan. Toyoda Shihan brought more than 40 years of Aikido experience to the AAA, and he created simple, clear teaching methodologies. The goal of AAA is to contribute to American Aikido by raising instruction to its highest level. The AAA offers school recognition, workshops for students and instructors, instructor certifications, rankings from Aikido Headquarters in Japan, live-in programs, etc. For more information about the AAA please see: www.aaa-aikido.com
Aikido Association International (AAI)
The Aikido Association International (AAI) is the international arm of the Aikido Association of America and has affiliated dojo in more than 20 countries. The AAI offer the same services as the AAA to an international audience.
Aikido of Northern Utah (Jyushinkan Dojo)
Aikido was introduced to Logan as Aikido of Northern Utah in 1982 by Chief Instructor Ronald Sims Sensei. In 1993, with the assistance of founder member John Fitch, Aikido of Northern Utah formally became a dojo (school) affiliated with the AAA. The name Jyushinkan, which means “place of the concentrated mind”, was given to the dojo by Fumio Toyoda Shihan.
The goal of Jyushinkan Dojo is to contribute to Cache Valley by encouraging individuals from all walks of life to train and work together in a spirit of cooperation and support. The dojo provides opportunities for both children and adults to pursue Aikido as a way to develop good health, physical skills and a calm mind.
Jyushinkan Dojo belongs to the AAA’s Western Region, an Aikido network that meets several times each year for training and black belt testing in Logan, Salt Lake City, and Southern California.