AIKIDO SHUSEIKAN

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We hope that by visiting our website you will learn more about Aikido, about our system, about our lineage and about our organization. We are a certified branch dojo of International Shuyokan Aikido Federation - USA under Soke David Dye, and our Chief Instructor is Sensei Ronald Nilo. Members are recognized in all Shuyokan branch dojos around the world.

Since 1997 Sensei Nilo has been providing instruction in Aikido and related martial arts in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia area, and has travelled in other cities of Saudi Arabia to teach and propagate Aikido. He has taught individuals from many walks of life – OFWs, expatriates, students, kids, professionals, Prince Mohammad and his bodyguard, practitioners from other martial arts discipline and others. He has developed a teaching method and curriculum based on his study of different styles and derivatives of Aikido since 1993 and his teaching experience since 1997. This curriculum is the standard syllabus for all individual members, black belt members, instructor members and organizational members of Shuseikan Aikido Federation.

Aikido is an efficient method of self-defense developed by Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969) - considered to be the greatest martial artist during his time. As Aikido practitioners, we call him O’Sensei, meaning ‘The Great Teacher”. He studied different forms of jujitsu and kendo. Immediately prior to his discovery of Aikido, he was an instructor of Daito-ryu Jujitsu under Grandmaster Sokaku Takeda. Hence, it can be said that Aikido has its roots from Daito-ryu Jujitsu. Asked about when he discovered Aikido, O’Sensei said that it was around 1925 when he had his first vision of Aikido. The name Aikido was officially registered with the Ministry of Education in Japan in 1942. The basic self-defense technique of Aikido is to get off the line of attack, harmonize with it, and use the power of the opponent against himself.

The word AIKIDO is derived from three Japanese characters - ai, ki and do. Ai means harmony and coordination and is synonymous to love. Ki refers to spirit or energy. Do means the way. Directly translated from its etymology, Aikido is the way of harmony with the spirit. Many Aikido proponents define Aikido in different ways. Some practitioners define it as a method for mind and body unification. Others define it as simply the way of harmony. Morihei Ueshiba O’Sensei, Founder of Aikido, himself defined Aikido as a way to reconcile the world and make human beings one family. You and me, we can make our own definition of Aikido based on our experiences in practicing the art. Sensei Nilo defines Aikido as a way of developing harmony within oneself, harmony with others, and ultimately harmony with the whole world. Harmony should begin within oneself. This is what O’Sensei calls masakatsu agatsu or “true victory is victory over oneself”. When you are attuned to yourself, you project that positive feeling to others thereby harmonizing with them automatically. And when everybody is attuned to each other, then universal harmony is attained, which is the ultimate goal of Aikido.

Aikido is practical - practical in the sense that its principles can be applied not only inside the dojo but in everyday life as well. Harmony in Aikido can be translated to different areas of our lives. In practice, it means blending with the movement and energy of your partner. In dealing with other people, it is the ability to control encounters for the good, changing a hostile approach to a healthy encounter or an attack into a handshake.

"The Art of Peace begins with you. Work on yourself and your appointed task in the Art of Peace. Everyone has a spirit that can be refined, a body that can be trained in some manner, a suitable path to follow. You are here to realize your inner divinity and manifest your innate enlightenment. Foster peace in your own life and then share the Art to all that you encounter."

-Morihei Ueshiba O'Sensei, Founder of Aikido

I would like to extend my sincere wishes for your continued training and growth in the martial arts under your Sensei, Ronald Nilo. It is because of the dedication and continued efforts of your Sensei in his study of the martial arts that you are where you are today. There is a saying in the martial arts that says, “When it is time, you will find your teacher.” I truly believe that all of you have found your teacher. Nilo Sensei has shown a strong dedication to his students and the growth of your dojo as a Shuyokai. Your actions as students reflect your Sensei in the way that you act both in the dojo and outside the dojo in your daily lives. You represent what your dojo stands for and all of you should be very proud..

Please continue to train hard not letting obstacles get in your way and learn all that you can from your Sensei remembering that you are a product of your teacher in all that you do in your everyday life.

-Soke David A. Dye, 10th Dan, Founder of Shuyokan Ryu Aikido