General Info

The Aikikai Tanshinjuku dojo was founded in February of 2000 by Kei Izawa sensei, 6th dan. Izawa Sensei, chief instructor of Aikikai Tanshinjuku, began his practice of Aikido in Tokyo, Japan, at Aikikai Hombu Dojo in 1969, under the later Doshu Kisshomaru Ueshiba, a week after O Sensei passed away.In 1976, Izawa Sensei moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts where he studied under Mitsunari Kanai Shihan, 8th Dan of New England Aikikai. Izawa Sensei has also practiced under numerous instructors at Hombu Dojo such as Osawa Sensei (senior), and the third Doshu Moriteru Ueshiba. Izawa sensei has taught at New England Aikikai, as well as in the United Kingdom and Germany.Since 1995, Izawa sensei has been a member of the Aikido Council in Tokyo, Japan. Izawa Sensei is the translator of the biography of O Sensei "A Life in Aikido" written by second Doshu Kisshomaru Ueshiba and published by Kodansh International. Izawa sensei has the title of Secretary General of the International Aikido Federation (IAF) since 2008.