# Yoshokai

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Yoshokai
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Yoshokai.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshokai
> Source revision: 1282579760
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

The **Aikido Yoshokai Association of North America** (合氣道耀尚會; abbreviated as AYANA)[1] is an American [aikido](/source/Aikido) organization founded in 1991 by former [Yoshinkan](/source/Yoshinkan)-affiliated master [Takashi Kushida](/source/Takashi_Kushida).[2] Its *[hombu](/source/Hombu) [dojo](/source/Dojo)* is the Genyokan (玄耀館) in [Ann Arbor, Michigan](/source/Ann_Arbor,_Michigan).

## Style

Yoshokai Aikido is a "hard" style of aikido by common parlance, and very similar to [Yoshinkan](/source/Yoshinkan). Full tenkan movements are present, but partial pivots and more conservative blending motions are perhaps more usual. [Atemi](/source/Atemi) is common. Yoshokai [ukemi](/source/Ukemi) is also distinct (similar to Yoshinkan ukemi), with more slapping of the spare hand/foot, and a more forward-feeling 'high fall' (called 'jumping breakfall' or 'hiyaku ukemi') than the other sideways motions employed in different aikido styles. A special emphasis is placed on aikido as a form of conflict resolution and a cooperative study of making harmony between two people. Like Yoshinkan Aikido, [Daito-ryu aiki-jujutsu](/source/Daito-ryu_aiki-jujutsu) names for basic techniques are retained (e.g. "ikkajō" rather than "ikkyō")

Yoshokai Aikido is organized in a rather centralized fashion relative to other styles, with technique lists and explanations distributed annually. This goes hand in hand with its emphasis on meticulous attention to detail.

Yoshokai Aikido closely links techniques, basic movements, and weapons techniques. Weapons techniques (buki-waza) are prominent in the curriculum, mostly with [bokken](/source/Bokken), [jō](/source/J%C5%8D), and [tantō](/source/Tant%C5%8D).

## References

1. [About Aikido Yoshokai](http://www.aikidoyoshokai.org/Ayana/AyanaInfo/AboutAyana.aspx) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100628053612/http://www.aikidoyoshokai.org/Ayana/AyanaInfo/AboutAyana.aspx) June 28, 2010 at the Wayback Machine

1. [Takashi Kushida-sensei](http://www.aikidoyoshokai.org/Ayana/AyanaInfo/KushidaSensei.aspx) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100628053629/http://www.aikidoyoshokai.org/Ayana/AyanaInfo/KushidaSensei.aspx) June 28, 2010 at the Wayback Machine

## External links

- [Aikido Yoshokai](http://www.aikidoyoshokai.org)

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Yoshokai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshokai) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshokai?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.