Welcome to The New York Aikikai

Where the living tradition of Aikido continues

The New York Aikikai is home to chief instructor

Yoshimitsu Yamada Sensei, 8th Dan, Shihan.

He is a direct student of Morihei Ueshiba, the

founder of aikido, and he is the Technical

Director of the United States Aikido Federation.

With over fifty-eight years of history, the New York

Aikikai is an international hub for aikido,

drawing students from around the world because

of its high level of aikido instruction. It

offers unmatched training for beginners and

advanced students alike.