Chushinkan Dojo was
founded in 1990 by James Moritaka Nakayama, who has been practicing Aikido
for more than 30 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 fourth degree black belt in Iaido. He is a national and
international instructor of aikido, leading seminars and camps each year
both in the USA and Eastern Europe.
Classes are offered through the City of
Buena Park, and at California State University, Fullerton.
Teaching emphasis at
Chushinkan Dojo is upon precise technique.
