The Aikido Ohana is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to the practice of Aikido in a friendly and open environment since 1981. The Aikido Ohana is affiliated with the Aikikai Foundation - Aikido World Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. The Aikido Ohana is located in Honolulu Hawaii, on the island of Oahu.

Classes are taught in rotation by the chief instructor, Alan Nagahisa, the dojo instructors, Alex Tripp, Roger Kwok, Bill Doi, Chris Li, Daijo Kaneshiro, and other senior members of The Aikido Ohana.

The Aikido Ohana does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status.

All students of Aikido, regardless of affiliation, are welcome to practice.

New members may join at any time; no previous experience is necessary.

Visitors are welcome to watch classes at any time.

About The Aikido Ohana Logo

"The triangle represents the generation of energy and initiative; it is the most stable physical posture. The circle symbolises unification, serenity and perfection; it is the source of unlimited techniques. The square stands for form and solidity, the basis of applied control."

"When the triangle, the circle and the square become one, it moves in spherical rotation together with the flow of ki, and the Aikido of sumi kiri ("total clarity of mind and body") appears."

- Morihei Ueshiba, Founder of Aikido

The "sangen", or three origins, of Aikido are "Masakatsu" ("true victory"), "Agatsu" ("victory over oneself"), and "Katsuhayahi" ("victory with the speed of light", doing things so perfectly that time is no longer a factor).

The "sangen" are represented visually by the triangle, the circle, and the square.

• The triangle represents "iku-musubi", the power of birth and creation, the gaseous dimension. It symbolizes initiative, the animal realm, and Masakatsu. Technically, the triangle is the key to entering and flowing movements ("Ryutai").
• The cicle represents "taru-musubi", the enriching power, the liquid dimension. It symbolizes unification, the vegerable realm, and Agatsu. Technically, the circle is the key to blending and soft movements ("Jutai").
• The square represents "tamatsume-musubi", the power that fixes the soul in the physical body, the solid dimension. It symbolizes form, the mineral realm, and Katsuhayahi. Technically, the square is the key to control and firm or "hard" movements ("Gotai").

In The Aikido Ohana symbol a musubi (rice ball) takes the place of the triangle. The rice ball is a favorite food in both Hawaii (where Spam musubi are a common local variation) and Japan (home of "Omusubi-man"). Another meaning of "musubi" is a knot that ties two things together, and in Aikido, the connection between nage and uke. "Ohana" is the Hawaiian word for "family" - the musubi in the Aikido Ohana log is the "knot" that ties the members of The Aikido Ohana "family" together. Also, in yet further layers of meaning, the "musubi" in the sangen above ("iku-musubi", "taru-musubi" and "tamatsume-musubi") is yet another "musubi", this one meaning "The spirit of birth and becoming".




The prayer for world peace was the inspiration of a Japanese poet and philosopher named Masahisa Goi (1916-1980). After witnessing the terrible destruction of the Second World War, Mr. Goi searched for a way to bring people together in our common desire for peace. "May Peace Prevail on Earth" came to him as a universal prayer that transcends all divisions of nationality, religion, race or culture. Masahisa Goi was a close acquaintance of Morihei Ueshiba - the founder once said that Goi was the only person who truly "knew his heart". Morihei Ueshiba gave a series of lectures to Masahisa Goi's Byakko Shinko Kai that are published in "Take Musu Aiki" (Japanese only) and remain the most extensive collection of the actual philosophy of the founder in print. A partial translation of "Take Musu Aiki" is available in English from the Aikido Journal website:

An English translation by John Stevens is available from Kodansha as The Heart of Aikido: The Philosophy of Takemusu Aiki.

A Peace Pole is a monument that displays the message and prayer "May Peace Prevail on Earth" on each of its sides, usually in different languages. The Peace Pole Project was started in Japan by The World Peace Prayer Society in 1955, shortly after World War II, by Masahisa Goi. Since then, more than 200,000 have been placed around the world, in 180 countries.