SHOUBUKAN TENSHIN FEDERATION
Federation of Shoubukan Tenshin Aikido is run by Luis Santos Renshi, all dan ranks are issued by the DNBK (Dia Nippon Butoku Kai, Kyoto Japan).
The purpose of the Shoubukan TenShin Federation [the STF] is to promote the training in the Art of TenShin Aikido, and to foster quality, professional and consistent Aikido instruction. To adhere to the teaching methodology of Luis Santos Renshi for future generations. Consistent quality and professional instruction will ensure long term growth of Shoubukan TenShin Aikido. The STF offers an organized method of instruction, through instructor seminar's and the certification of instructor levels.
The benefit of joining the STF is that the Aikidoka [student] will learn TenShin Aikido step by step at each kyu level, and it's respective origin. Each Akidoka [student] will learn Ukemi [Proper falling] to techniques, and everyone will be consistent. Some would recommend just producing videos and selling them, however by attending our classes you will receive personal instruction that will allow you to learn properly. When joining the STF, we request that you hold your rank and start from the beginning in TenShin Aikido and learn each kyu level so that you can teach it correctly to others. Our goals is to develop a federation with TenShin Aikido instructors certified by the STF so we can spread TenShin Aikido to the world and keeping it as pure and original to it's form in which it was created.
The Federation of Shoubukan Tenshin Aikido operates under the Dia Nippon Butoku Kai, Kyoto Japan.
AIKIDO OF BRISTOL COUNTY
TENSHIN AIKIDO
1 Wamsutta Street
New Bedford, Ma 02740
(508) 542-9437
aikidoofbristolcounty@gmail.com
