WELCOME TO THE
THE UNITED STATES AIKIDO FEDERATION
(USAF)

Established 1976

 

The United States Aikido Federation (USAF) is the oldest aikido organization in the United States. It was established by Yoshimitsu Yamada, Akira Tohei, Mitsunari Kanai and Kazuo Chiba, all direct personal students of Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of aikido. Through their teachings, the USAF expanded throughout the country and across the globe. With the passing of Yoshimitsu Yamada Shihan, 8th dan on January 15th, 2023, the USAF  is currently under the technical direction of the USAF Technical Committee.

 

The USAF advocates mutual respect for one another and does not support or tolerate any form of discrimination, exploitation, or harassment of anyone for any reason whether based on race, color, ethnicity, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual preference, religion, socio-economic status or national origin. 

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The USAF is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization of independent aikido dojos dedicated to advancing and promoting aikido training to its members.

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We are passionate about aikido. 

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