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Home About Team Events Affiliation Donate Contact Aikido Doshinokai About The Aikido Doshinokai Association, established in 2000 by Haruo Matsuoka, 6th dan Shihan, is dedicated to promoting the principles, practice, and philosophy of Aikido as developed by its founder, Morihei Ueshiba. Members of the association work together towards this common goal.
Haruo Matsuoka Sensei is a direct student of Seiseki Abe Sensei (1915-2011), one of the highest-ranking and closest disciples of Aikido’s founder. Abe Sensei was not only a master of Aikido but also a shodo (Japanese calligraphy) instructor to the founder. Matsuoka Sensei’s Aikido skills have been featured in numerous films, and he played a significant role in introducing Aikido to the United States in the 1980s, along with his first teacher Steven Seagal.