Aikido Schools of Ueshiba
CAC is a member of the Aikido Schools of Ueshiba, a network of Aikido dojo and clubs in the United States and Canada. Formed in 1975 ASU provides certification recognized by Aikido World Headquarters in Japan and advanced instruction at special seminars and camps held throughout the year.
ASU is lead by its founder, Mitsugi Saotome Shihan. Saotome Shihan began training in Aikido at age 18, eventually rising to senior instructor at Hombu Dojo and serving as uchi-deshi to Aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba for 15 years. Saotome Shihan teaches at seminars and camps throughout the world and presides over special training sessions at the Aiki Shrine in Myakka City, Florida.photo: Jamie Tipton
Hiroshi Ikeda Shihan began studying Aikido in 1968 at Kokugakuin University in Tokyo. In 1976 he followed Saotome Shihan to the United States and established the Boulder Aikikai in 1980. That year he also began Summer Camp in the Rockies, an annual week-long training camp that hosts top instructors from all over the world.