About UsOur Head Instructor, Master Instructor
and the ASU
Our head instructor is Craig Slack, a third-degree black belt in Aikido. Sensei Slack practiced under Master Instructor (Shihan) Mitsugi Saotome at his dojo in Washington D.C., and received his rankings directly from Saotome Shihan.
Saotome Shihan lived as a personal student of the founder of Aikido, Morihei
Ueshiba, for fifteen years until the founder's death in 1969. In 1975
Saotome Shihan left a highly respected position as senior instructor at the
World Aikido Headquarters in Tokyo in order to spread the teachings of
Aikido in the United States. Saotome Shihan is now headquartered in Florida where he runs a school of Aikido, and heads the international organization Aikido Schools Of Ueshiba (ASU). He travels extensively throughout the United States, teaching seminars and giving generously of his extensive knowledge about Aikido. As members of the ASU, our dojo has a direct link to the principles and techniques of Aikido as taught by Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido, through the teaching and guidance of Saotome Shihan.
To learn more about Saotome Shihan and the ASU, please visit the ASU
website at:
www.asu.org
Video of Saotome Shihan
Our Organization
Alamo City Aikido is a non-profit school devoted to teaching
aikido to the San Antonio community. Alamo City Aikido is an affiliate
dojo of the Aikido Schools of Ueshiba (ASU) under the leadership of Mitsugi Saotome Shihan
and Hiroshi Ikeda Shihan. The ASU is affiliated with World Aikido Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Membership is open to all:
Alamo City Aikido does not discriminate based upon age, sex, race, handicap, color, nationality, or creed.
As a federal 501(c)3 non-profit organization, donations made to Alamo City
Aikido are tax-deductible.