Schools 道場

For over eight centuries, the Daito-Ryu Aikijujutsu was taught almost exclusively to the members of the Takeda Samurai clan. In the late 19th century, Grandmaster Sokaku Takeda (1859-1943) has opened the art to non-members of the family but still keeping it extremely selective. The Aikido's founder O-Sensei Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969) kept that principle only teaching Aikido to the nobles, high military ranks and masters of other martial arts, until the WWII. The original vision of Aikijujutsu wasn't a mainstream martial art like we see today with Aikido, but something effective, secret and exclusive. Therefore, it's not our purpose to be a large martial arts organization but to preserve a modernized vision of the original concept. 

Shinken-Ryu is not a style of Aikido, but rather a comprehensive martial arts/esoteric system that incorporates multiple disciplines — including Aikido — within its curriculum. It represents a broader framework that integrates traditional and modern approaches to self-defense, philosophy, meditation, religion, and personal development.

It should also be noted that HRH Prince Gharios El Chemor is a recognized master of traditional Aikido, with formal certifications and international recognition independent of his creation and teaching of the Shinken-Ryu system.  He continues to devote his life to the teaching of Traditional Aikido alongside his other endeavors.