Aikido Kenkyu Dantai

Aikido Kenkyu Dantai is a martial arts school in Kalispell rooted in the aikido lineage of O’Sensei Morihei Ueshiba. Its approach emphasizes aikido as an integrated discipline of movement, principle, and philosophy rather than a simple collection of techniques. The school’s instruction is informed by more than 60 years of martial arts experience, including an 8th Degree Black Belt in aikido, direct study with Morihei Ueshiba, Dosshu Kisshomaru Ueshiba, and Koichi Tohei Sensei, and national recognition through seminars taught across the United States and induction into the USMA Martial Arts Hall of Fame as Aikido Grandmaster in 2000. Its perspective also reflects respect for the broader Japanese martial tradition, including kendo, reinforcing a lineage-conscious and historically grounded approach to budo.