大東流合気柔術, 本部, Daito-ryu, Aiki-jujutsu

Happy New Year.
I hope you all have a wonderful New Year.

Last year and the year before last were extremely eventful years for me, as I underwent a total of four surgeries and was honored with an award (The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Silver Rays) and attending a garden party with the Imperial Family during that time. I apologize for causing you all concern, but I have fully recovered and am no longer worried about the future. I was so happy to be reunited with you all at the Katsuura camp and the celebration party in April of last year. I look forward to seeing you all again this year both in Japan and abroad including the Katsuura camp.

I wish all members of the Daito-ryu family continued good health and success in the coming year.

Kondo Katsuyuki, Somucho

(Kondo Masayuki Hombucho Sensei)

2026 New Year’s Greetings

I sincerely hope that 2026 will be a fruitful and wonderful year for all of you.
This year, as the Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu Headquarters, we will continue to uphold orthodoxy while striving to provide contemporary instruction and transmission, based on the techniques and spirit passed down from our predecessors.

To ensure that students worldwide can master Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu techniques correctly and reliably, we have made the following improvements to our teaching materials and learning environment.

• Updated the “1-kajo” teaching video.
• Planned creation of new “4-kajo” and “5-kajo” teaching videos for advanced practitioners.
• Created an English version of the “Complete Guide to True Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu” video.
• Enhanced content on social media (YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, etc.).
• Regular online seminars held on the second Sunday of each month.

In addition to further enhancing our daily practice, we will also further strengthen our various practical seminars, such as the Katsuura camp, the overseas seminar, scheduled for this year, and joint practice sessions. We also have an international demonstration tournament scheduled for August in Katsuura and a domestic demonstration tournament in November.

In addition, we are also available to hold individual seminars and one-on-one lessons for each branch upon request.

In 2026, we will continue to do our best to help you in your martial arts journey. Let’s continue this year together in “Zekkocho!”.
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2026 Event Schedule
January 6:  First Practice
February 1:  All Japan Kobudo Demonstration (Nippon Budokan)
March 15:  Domestic Joint Practice
Mid-April:   Yasukuni Shrine Spring Festival Demonstration
April 18:  Asakusa Kobudo Demonstration
May 1-4:  Overseas Seminar (Planned)
Mid-July:  Yasukuni Shrine Mitama Festival Demonstration
August 9-15:  Katsuura Camp and International Demonstration
October 3-4: Kashima Shrine Demonstration
Mid-October: Yasukuni Shrine Autumn Festival Demonstration
November 3: Meiji Shrine Demonstration
Mid-November: Domestic Joint Demonstration (Planned)
December 27: Last Practice
Regular Online Seminars held every second Sunday of the month at 9:00 PM (Japan Time)

Kondo Masayuki, Hombucho

(Hasegawa Sumie Sensei)

Happy New Year everyone!
I sincerely hope that you will all be successful in your respective fields this year.

Hasegawa Sumie, Kyoju-dairi

<2>  Information from Headquarters

・ Those who were promoted last year are as follows (in no particular order, titles omitted):

<Sho-dan> Viktória Hupková (Slovakia), Aleksandrova Evgeniia, Krainov Iaroslav, Kharitonov Egor, Kapustina Anna, Aleksandrov Denis (Russia), Harnisch Sebastian (Germany/Italy), Xavier South (Australia), Shiho Aihara (Ryogoku), Takaki Tobe (Setagaya)

<2-dan> Roland Geldner (Slovakia), Dmitrii Kirsanov, Cherednik Artem, Ismailov Artem (Russia), Babini Vanni (Italy), Teodor Lekov (Bulgaria)

<3-dan> Ershov Mikhail (Russia), Montanari Roberto (Italy), Ted Howell (USA)

<4-dan> Sebastianelli Lorenzo (Italy)

We sincerely wish you all continued good health and prosperity this year.
To further develop Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu, we hope that all students, both in Japan and abroad, will work together to expand the base of students and improve their skills through consistent daily practice.

Your understanding and cooperation would be appreciated. We look forward to practicing together.

(Edited by Usuyama Hideto, Fuku-hombucho)

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Publisher:
Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu Headquarters
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