The organization teaches Keijutsukai Aikido and Keijutsu (a specialized method of defensive tactics for law enforcement personnel).
He was sent to Japan and was stationed in Yokohama, where he was assigned to the 8th Army’s military police criminal investigation division.
[citation needed] He also contributed to a number of articles for martial arts publications such as Black Belt magazine.
In Hawaii, Makiyama was instrumental in forming the first official branch of the Aikido Yoshinkai outside Japan, at the personal request of the late Gozo Shioda, a close friend and professional acquaintance since 1948.
[citation needed] Makiyama created the Keijutsukai (Police/Security Techniques Association) in February 1980 after training as an independent system commenced during the early part of 1979.