Chushinkan Dojo was founded in 1990 by James Moritaka Nakayama, who has been practicing Aikido for more than 35 years. The dojo (martial arts school) is affiliated with the Aikido Association of America.

Nakayama Sensei holds the title of Shihandai (assistant to the late Fumio Toyoda Shihan, founder of the Aikido Association of America). He is also the Aikido Association of America’s Western States Regional Director, a member of the Aikido Association of America's National Teaching Committee, director of the Western Region Test Committee, and director of the Western States Black Belt Association (Hakamakai).

Nakayama Sensei holds a sixth degree black belt in Aikido, and a fifth degree black belt in Iaido. He is a national and international instructor of aikido, leading seminars and camps each year in the USA and other countries.

Classes are offered through the City of Buena Park and at California State University, Fullerton.

 

 

 

Teaching emphasis at Chushinkan Dojo is on demystifying techniques and systematically explaining centering and mechanics in a clear and simple methodology