History

1979

John Havan introduced aikido at Kishi Dojo, the Aikido Section of Kishi Dojo.

1980

John Havan officially founded Shinbu Dojo, which started oeprating March 1980.

There was a keiko at Makati YMCA in February, while the regular classes in Shinbu Dojo started a few weeks after.

1983 February 01

John Havan founded the Makati Aikido Club. He worked to bring Shinbu Dojo and Makati Aikido Club into the orbit of Aikikai.

Since 1983, Aikidoka from both clubs have been taking Tokyo-sanctioned exams before Japanese shihan sent by Aikikai.

1984

The first interclub practice held at Makati YMCA were participated by Phil. Aikido Sports Ass. (Tapondo), Manila Aikido Club, Makati YMCA and Shinbu Dojo.

In the same year, Shinbu Dojo transferred to Makati Aikido Club.

John Havan was a driving force behind the creation of the Aikido Association of the Philippines. The Signing of Articles of Incorporators, Aikido Association of the Phlippines also took place in 1984.

1985 March 29

John Havan left the Philippines, Marielle Macapawa took over MAC Chief instructorship.

1988

A Japanese national by the name of Tadashi Komenoi came to the Philippines for a five-year tour of duty under the Kawasho Corporation. Serendipitously, Mr. Komenoi was also a 3rd Dan practitioner of Aikido who joined sessions at the Makati YMCA Aikido Dojo.

In August, Marielle Macapawa turned over Makati Aikido Club headship to Tadashi Komenoi, who eventually became its Chief Instructor. Mr. Komenoi also shared his expertise with several other dojos such as the Red Tiger Aikido Club (now Takemusu), Quezon City Aikido Club (now Tachi Kaze Dojo), Shinbu Aikido Dojo and the Makiling Aikido Dojo.

Tadashi Komenoi inroads prompted the Aikikai Hombu Dojo to appoint him as their official representative in the Philippines. The Hombu Dojo, through Komenoi, conveyed its objective of uniting all Filipino aikido practitioners from various dojos and organizations into one federation. However, Mr. Komenoi realized this was impossible.

Instead, he convinced all the dojos under his tutelage to unify into one organization. Heads of said organizations, the Makati YMCA Aikido Club, the Quezon City Aikido Club, the Red Tiger Aikido Club, the Makiling Aikido Club and Shinbu Dojo, held several meetings, they adopted a constitution and officially formed Aikido Philippines.

1992 November 21

Aikido Philippines gained recognition as an accredited Aikido organization under the Aikikai Hombu Dojo. The previous Doshu, the late Kisshomaru Ueshiba, signed the certificate of recognition.

1993

Aikido Philippines was featured during the 1993 Metro Manila Grand Exhibition Of Martial Arts.

1993 November

Kawasho Corporation recalled Mr. Komenoi back to Japan. Aikido Philippines relied on its own strength and flourished despite being orphaned by the departure of Mr. Komenoi.

1997

Aikido Philippines, Inc. registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

1997 November 30

The organization achieved one of its greatest milestones: a memorandum of agreement was signed between PAPA and AIKIPHIL to bond together and to assist each other in the propagation of Aikido as taught by O'Sensei Morihei Ueshiba.

1998

The Aikikai Foundation gave Aikido Philippines, Inc. and PAPA a grant for the training of blackbelts of both organizations by an instructor from Hombu Dojo.

1998 July 01 to December 15

Hiroshi Fujimaki Shidoin trained blackbelts from both organizations. This training modernized and upgraded Aikido in the Philippines to its present level. the three federations Aikido Philippines, Filipino Federation of Aikido, and Pilipinas Aikido Propagation Association have been inviting shihans three times a year to the Phillippines for instruction.

2014

Aikido Philippines moved further to greater heights to cope up with its growth by adopting new management structure and organizational changes.

Present

Since its formation, Aikido Philippines, Inc. has grown into one of the strongest and most stable aikido organizations in the Philippines. Yearly summer camp hosted by different dojos all over the country is one of its major activities and continuously developing and training new dojos.

Aikido Philippines being true to its mission to propagate Aikido, went on propagating and teaching students of various universities, Coast Guard of the Philippines and security guards assigned at Ayalaland properties.

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