[2][need quotation to verify] It was in 1967 when Kenji Tomiki established the Shodokan hombu dojo in Osaka, Japan, to teach, train and promote his style.

Nariyama as the technical director of the JAA and chief instructor of the Shodokan hombu dojo in Osaka, Japan.

Shishida is Professor of Intellectual History of the Japanese Martial Arts at Waseda University in Tokyo.

This book, first published in 1985, was subsequently translated into English under the title, "Aikido: Tradition and the Competitive Edge".

In recent years, Sato Tadayuki was made Shihan of Waseda University Aikido Club.

He, along with the now late Kenshi Uno, of Shikoku Japan, created Shidokan, with the blessing of Shishida Shihan.

Old stream self defense kata, includes many techniques that harken back to pre-war aikido (when the art was still taught as Daito-ryu aiki-jujutsu).

The appearance of this form is heavily influenced by judo randori with a few changes designed to enhance the use of aikido technique (for example, one is not allowed to grasp the opponent's keikogi).

The Aikido World Championships are held every two years, rotating between Japan and a foreign location.

[citation needed] Instructors from Shodokan Hombu regularly teach internationally.