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Published Nov 20, 2022 11:08

Guidelines of The 3rd WSAF Aikido World Championships

Learn the guidelines of the 2023 WSAF Aikido World Championship, being held in Nara, Japan. Download entry forms.

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Published Aug 7, 2022 15:23

Original 2021 Shodokan t-shirt reprinting

We are re-printing the 2021 Official Shodokan T-shirts due to popular demand! Deadline is August ninth, so order yours now.

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Published Aug 7, 2022 15:11

Original 2022 Shodokan t-shirts

The 2022 Official Shodokan T-shirts are now available for order! There will be two printings – one in August, one in September.

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Published Nov 21, 2021 12:00

Time change for the winter children’s grading

Notice about the time change for the winter 2021 children’s grading.

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Published Nov 2, 2021 15:04

Kansai University Tournament on December fifth

Information about the 41st annual Kansai University Student Tournament, being held in December, 2021.

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Published Aug 18, 2021 13:56

SAF Update and Patreon Annoucement

Regarding current training at Shodokan Honbu; details on our Patreon, which has instructional videos and live streamed training sessions.

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Published Mar 7, 2015 11:44

Shodokan Aikido Federation Poster

Download the official SAF recruitment poster for your dojo or website. Can printed at A3 size.

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Published Feb 27, 2015 14:21

SAF crest

The name Shodokan (昭道館) takes one character from the name of the Showa period (昭和) in which it was established.  This character can also be found in the name of the dojo’s location, as well as the name of the company which constructed the dojo. The etymology of the word Showa is derived from the […]

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