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with separate aikido organisations. Aikikai is described as the most traditional; Aikikai has stayed loyal to the
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530:Hombu Dōjō
523:Hombu Dōjō
502:Hombu Dōjō
459:Hombu Dōjō
354:Iwama dojo
339:Hombu dojo
1298:Senshusei
1192:Equipment
1106:Fugakukai
1080:Yoshinkan
1065:Iwama Ryu
1040:Aiki Budō
551:, Tokyo,
540:9th dan.
305:公益財団法人合気会
236:Worldwide
211:Mixed-sex
1233:Practice
1199:Aikidogi
1131:Seidokan
1075:Shodokan
1044:Yoseikan
899:Archived
879:Archived
860:Archived
694:aikibudo
680:Tomiki's
557:Ushigome
549:Shinjuku
500:Aikikai
416:O-sensei
228:Presence
184:Highest
1183:Zanshin
1163:Kuzushi
1121:Korindo
1116:Kokikai
1060:Aikikai
1029:Pre-war
421:Second
358:Ibaraki
323:財団法人皇武会
271:Aikikai
242:Olympic
202:Contact
107:(植芝 守央
91:(植芝 盛平
84:Founder
18:Kobukan
1288:Kamiza
1209:Hakama
1204:Bokken
1178:Tenkan
1001:Aikido
710:said:
626:Tanabe
599:tatami
590:after
534:shihan
509:Hombu
439:Third
395:iemoto
275:Aikido
156:Aikido
120:Aikido
62:c.1948
1281:Other
1224:Tantō
1158:Irimi
833:Forvo
622:Dōshu
604:Gakko
553:Japan
516:Tokyo
441:dōshu
434:dōshu
430:dōshu
423:dōshu
412:dōshu
404:Kaiso
389:koryū
377:Dōshu
371:Dōshu
343:Tokyo
283:Doshu
78:Japan
1245:Tori
1168:Maai
1153:Aiki
656:The
564:dōjō
562:The
521:The
511:Dōjō
507:The
297:The
269:The
261:2005
257:1989
220:Type
1308:IAF
1240:Uke
1219:Obi
1101:ASU
691:war
514:in
356:in
215:Yes
205:Yes
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1214:Jō
835:.)
825:道主
793:^
686:.
667:UN
594:.
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398:.
326:,
308:,
289:.
246:No
136:•
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581:道
578:館
575:武
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