Tomiki Aikido of the Americas

he founder of modern Judo, and with Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido. Kenji Tomiki earned the rank of 8th Dan in both Judo and Aikido. Competition
The role of the tournament in Tomiki Aikido is two-fold: (1) to provide a forum where everyone can demonstrate his/her Aikido skills and to come together in friendship and harmony to learn from fellow Aikidoka, and (2) to allow each Aikidoka to test the effectiveness of his or her techniques in the crucible of competition. Because of this fundamental principal and the core recognition that both kata (choreographed moves) and randori (sparring) are essential, while simultaneously realizing that some people may prefer one over the other at any given time, a Tomiki Aikido tournament is comprised of both.