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Certified Nihon Goshin Aikido
Instructors
Nihon
Goshin Aikido
 Hokkaido,
Japan dojo. The men in suits are
Shodo Morita (left) and Tominosuke Nara
(right). Shihan Bowe, the only American
in
the group, is standing far right.
Founded by Shodo Morita in 1946,
he was a highly regarded martial arts
master from Hokkaido, Japan. After years
of mastering different techniques,
Master Morita concluded that no one
system was complete by itself. He then
combined the best of Jujitsu, Aiki
Jujitsu, Karate, and Judo into Nihon
Goshin Aikido. This resulted in a highly
effective system of self defense for
today's man or woman.
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Master
Morita promoted Richard A. Bowe (Pic
to the right) to the rank of
Black Belt before he died in 1962, thus
becoming the first American to receive
the rank of Black Belt in Aikido. Shihan
Bowe brought Aikido to the U.S. and upon
returning, opened the first Aikido
school in North America.
 The Dynamics of Nihon Goshin Aikido
Aikido employs techniques that are
traditional to the samurai warrior of
history. However, the Twentieth Century
has brought with it its own conditions
that no longer resemble the broad, open
spaces of the battlefield. Today's
citizen is more likely to find it
necessary to defend themselves in a
telephone booth, alleyway or even a
cramped subway car. In other words,
there are times when you simply cannot
execute a broad, sweeping technique and
must strike instead. For that reason
Nihon Goshin Aikido employs an arsenal
of defenses; kicks, punches, chops,
elbow blows, not to mention chokes,
retaining holds, defenses against modern
weapons, etc. that enhance the core of
our traditional Aikido training.
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