Tomiki Aikido of the Americas

Tomiki Aikido of the Americas Tomiki Aikido of the Americas is a not-for-profit organization advocating sport aikido in the USA.

Tomiki Style of Aikido: Professor Kenji Tomiki

Kenji Tomiki's style of Aikido is a style that strives to combine the competitive excitement of Judo with the spiritual serenity of traditional Aikido. Kenji Tomiki (1900-1979) was perhaps more suited than anyone else in history to combine the disciplines of Judo and Aikido; during the 1920's and 1930's he studied intensively with both Jigoro Kano, t

he founder of modern Judo, and with Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido. Kenji Tomiki earned the rank of 8th Dan in both Judo and Aikido. Competition
The role of the tournament in Tomiki Aikido is two-fold: (1) to provide a forum where everyone can demonstrate his/her Aikido skills and to come together in friendship and harmony to learn from fellow Aikidoka, and (2) to allow each Aikidoka to test the effectiveness of his or her techniques in the crucible of competition. Because of this fundamental principal and the core recognition that both kata (choreographed moves) and randori (sparring) are essential, while simultaneously realizing that some people may prefer one over the other at any given time, a Tomiki Aikido tournament is comprised of both.

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Just keep moving your feet...

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Getting out of the way...

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Tie your motion to your striking...

Attention: 2026 TAA Summer Gasshuku is Canceled -
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Attention: 2026 TAA Summer Gasshuku is Canceled -

01/17/2026

A good demonstration of activating/engaging tegatana, a skill demonstrated in every goshin kata in Tomiki Aikido.

Shomenate to udehineri
11/14/2025

Shomenate to udehineri

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