K-W Ki Aikido Club Kitchener

description of the school

KW Ki Aikido teaches Shin-Shin Toitsu Aikido developed by Master Koichi Tohei. We are affiliated with Ki Aikido Ontario and Ki No Kenkyukai in Japan under the guidance of Koichi Kashiwaya Sensei (N.A. Head Instructor).

Ki Aikido means "the way of harmony with universal energy." Ki Aikido is a martial art that focuses on blending with, and then redirecting, the motion of an attacker using minimum effort or force. We learn to protect ourselves without kicking, punching, blocking or other forms of striking. Instead, we learn through practicing together how to be calm, relaxed, and centred when responding to an attack. Because size and strength are not important, people of all ages can enjoy and participate in Ki Aikido.