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The UKA's relationship to Hombu Dojo

The UKA is affiliated with the Hombu Dojo in Tokyo, the world headquarters of Aikido.

The present head of Hombu Dojo is Moriteru Ueshiba - the grandson of the founder - who travels throughout the world teaching seminars. In 1999, the UKA was honoured to receive Moriteru Ueshiba as its guest.

The Hombu Dojo monitors the standard of aikido amongst the hundreds of thousands of practitioners around the world.

Senior teachers from Hombu Dojo regularly visit the UKA to ensure that the high standards of teaching within the UKA are maintained.

All UKA grades are awarded by senior UKA teachers (Shidoin), who are authorised by Hombu Dojo. This authorisation guarantees recognition of all ranking throughout the world.