hello there Hope you're doing good I would like to ask about " aikikai,takemusu,iwama " aikido styles What are the major differences? And which style is the best " specially if used at street fights " A lot of thanks
Aikikai is umbrella organization for all of aikido. The head of the organization is O'Sensei's grandson. The headquarters is in Tokyo, Japan. The idea initially was that each country would have one national aikido organization affiliated with the Aikikai, but in reality numerous high-ranking aikido instructors migrated from the Aikikai headquarters and started numerous organizations around the world that are recognized by the Aikikai. Iwama style aikido is that taught by Morihiro Saito, a longtime student of O'Sensei. Saito preserved aikido exactly as it was taught to him, without any changes, whereas other masters taught their own interpretations. That's why "Aikikai" is not, strictly speaking, a style of aikido, but Iwama is. Takemuso aikido = Iwama aikido
Aikikai is much like how there are different federations of Jiu jitsu a good style of aikido imho is yoseikan
