Its foundation reflected Tohei's differences with the Aikikai, and his own emphasis on developing the concept of Ki.
The Ki Society has its organizational headquarters in Chiyoda-ku in central Tokyo, and its head dojo at the Tenshinkan in Tochigi Prefecture, a large facility built on the Tohei family ancestral land.
Aikido is just one of the disciplines in Tohei's holistic art of Shin Shin Toitsudo; there are five disciplines learned by students at a Ki Society Dojo: Being one of the first to bring Aikido to the West from Japan in 1953, Tohei discovered numerous obstacles in teaching.
Through his lifetime in wars abroad and at home, and through his experiences with Aikido, in Sokushin no Gyo at the Ichikukai dojo, and the Japanese Yoga teachings of Tempu Nakamura, Tohei realized four universal principles that he felt should be used in all Ki Society practice, and in everyone's daily life.
Various techniques are grouped into 31 sets of about 6 throws, each of which are called a 'Taigi', often based around a specific attack or another theme.