Our Aikido

Hikarikan follows the style of aikido developed by Kenji Tomiki, a personal student of both Morihei Ueshiba and Jigoro Kano, the founders of aikido and judo respectively. Kenji Tomiki, held the rank of 8th dan in both aikido and judo and perfected a style that used the judo methodology of sequenced kata and randori (unstructured free practice) to teach aikido.