Greenwood Aikido

It’s been 21 years since Nishio Sensei’s passing. He had a unique impact on everyone who saw him. His energy, passion, imagination and dedication to the furthering of aikido was an enduring inspiration. He is greatly missed, but his legacy lives on through us.

Join us for a day of Aikido and Iaido training in the tradition of Shoji Nishio Sensei. Visitors from all styles are welcome!

Nishikaze Aikido Society of America will be presenting a seminar at the Venice Japanese Community Center in Los Angeles, Sunday March 22, 2026. Visitors from all styles are welcome.

Sign up here: https://nishikazeaikido.org/nishikaze-2026-03-22/

Great things take time and effort. Endure and advance, step by step.

Congratulations to those that tested- Frank Pavone (4th kyu) Shaun Hoak and Trenton Davis (5th kyu) and Kellie Sukhi (6th kyu)

Testing day! 👊Congratulations to Frank Pavone on 4th kyu, Trenton Davis and Shaun Hoak on 5th kyu and Kellie Sukhi on a successful 6th kyu. Keep up the great work everyone!

Join us in our upcoming seminar in Los Angeles.

Sign up here: https://nishikazeaikido.org/nishikaze-2025-11/

Nishikaze Aikido Society of America will be presenting a seminar at the Venice Japanese Community Center in Los Angeles, Sunday November 16, 2025. Visitors from all styles are welcome.

Sign up here: https://nishikazeaikido.org/nishikaze-2025-11/

A great big thank you to Albert Stevense Sensei for hosting us for the special seminar for the Kyorakukan 30 year and the Enbukan 15 year anniversaries. It was an honor to teach along with Tomasz Suder Sensei from Warsaw. Great training and spirit by all!

Congratulations to Stevense Sensei for his 45 years in aikido. We celebrated with a banquet after the seminar. Stevense Sensei's students and organization are lucky to have him!

Nishio Sensei was deeply concerned that aikido should not become stagnant, but that it should retain its aliveness, its vitality and its “budo nature.”

In one interview he said, “I want my Aikido to change and develop from day to day. Change keeps my students and me ‘fresh’ in both mind and spirit. That's my interpretation of O-Sensei's wish. Society changes. So why shouldn't Aikido? You have to be more independent and create your own way of Aikido – a way that is influenced by your own roots and traditions. Do not just copy the ‘Japanese way.’ If you are independent, you can develop your specific nature, and that is very, very important.”

Nishio Sensei pointed specifically to iaido, karate and judo as essential elements within his own aikido. In a broader sense there are striking arts and grappling arts. In the West our “roots and traditions” include things like boxing and wrestling which can naturally be incorporated into our understanding, expression and practice of aikido. It’s important to always use the whole body – hands, hips and feet.

Congratulations to Trenton Davis and Shaun Hoak on their promotion to 6th kyu. Keep up the great work!

Join us! One day aikido seminar July 13, 2025 (10am-3pm)

Venice Japanese Community Ctr
12448 Braddock Drive
Los Angeles, Ca 90066