About Us

Taikikai Aikido Club's journey on the Estonian martial arts landscape

Taikikai Trainers

Rein Ausmees

Rein Ausmees

Rokudan (VI dan)Head Coach & Club FounderAikidoEKR professional level 6, senior coach
Hardi Ojaste

Hardi Ojaste

Yondan (IV dan)TrainerAikido
Priit Lepik

Priit Lepik

Yondan (IV dan)TrainerAikido
Eero Liiv

Eero Liiv

Nidan (II dan)Shomokuroku (Suio Ryu)TrainerAikido & Suio Ryu Iai Kenpo
Robert Müürsepp

Robert Müürsepp

Nidan (II dan)Trainer (Children & Youth)AikidoEKR professional level 3, assistant coach
The Story of Aikido Club Taikikai The Aikido section of Aikido Club Taikikai is part of the Centre Kumano association, which, in addition to us, the Taikikai dojo, also includes the Centre Kumano Biel dojo and Jintsu dojo from Geneva (both Switzerland), the Shinfukan dojo from Marseille (France) and the Centre Kumano Creta (Greece). The association operates according to the principles of Aikikai Hombu and based on the teachings of Hikitsuchi Michio and Anno Motomichi senseis.
Tallinna sadam kaheksakümnendatel

Tallinn harbor in the eighties. From right to left - first Jorma Rissanen, next to him Janno Põldma and Vello Salumets. Second from left - Igor Neemre

1995 Tallinn

1995 Tallinn. From left: Rein Ausmees, Jorma Rissanen and Ants Tedresaar

1997 Lahti, Soome

1997 Lahti, Finland. Taikikai dojo members with Moriteru Ueshiba (Waka sensei at that time)

O-sensei with Anno and Hikitsuchi senseis

Historical photo. From left: Motomichi Anno sensei. Center: O-sensei, and right: Michio Hikitsuchi sensei

Juerg Steiner sensei

Juerg Steiner sensei (Shichidan, VII dan) Centre Kumano president

Magglingen seminar Anno sensei

Magglingen seminar, Switzerland. Anno Motomichi sensei

Funada dojo members

Funada dojo members, including names from Taikikai dojo and Tartu Aikido Club

Rein Ausmees receiving 6th dan certificate

2024 Aikikai Hombu headquarters Tokyo, Japan. Aikikai Doshu Moriteru Ueshiba presenting Rein Ausmees with rokudan (VI dan) certificate

Kagami Biraki 2024

January 27, 2024. Estonian Aikido joint event Kagami Biraki 2024. Organizers: Centre Kumano Taikikai dojo, Estonian Aikido Union and Tartu Aikido Club

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