SC Ki Aikido

SC Ki Aikido is a martial arts school in Greenville, SC. It teaches Ki Development and Shinshin Toitsu Aikido as passed down through Soshu Koichi Tohei and his successor, Kaichou Shinichi Tohei. The school operates in Greenville under the guidance of Joshua Queen Sensei and is a member dojo of the Eastern Ki Federation. The skills taught in Ki and Aikido cover physical balance and centering, mental focus and calmness, and students apply them in the classroom, at work, in athletics, the performing arts, and daily life. The school holds a rating of 5.00 from 8 reviews.

Instruction centers on the principle of non-dissension. Aikido techniques begin and end with it, and students learn to remain peaceful in daily life and in all situations by removing the idea of conflict from their own hearts and from the hearts of others. The teaching holds that physically struggling to throw a person is performing with a fighting mind, and that a fight is bound to result, while moving a person's mind lets the body follow, avoiding conflict and collision. Four principles frame the training: keep one point, calming the mind at the one point in the lower abdomen; relax completely, releasing tension from the entire body and mind; keep weight underside, letting the weight of every part of the body settle at its lowest point; and extend Ki.

The Ki Society International was established in 1971 by Koichi Tohei, 10th dan in Aikido, a rank awarded directly by Aikido Founder Morihei Ueshiba. Its purpose is to teach the principles of Ki, based on Aikido arts, that coordinate and unify mind and body. The school notes that Aikido performed with only physical strength is limited, while mastering the principles of Ki unifies mind and body, and that Ki Society teachings apply in everyday life.

The dojo sits on Wade Hampton Boulevard, about 0.1 miles from Educators' Marketplace and the same distance from Wade Hampton Boulevard itself. University Park is roughly 0.3 miles away, as is an elementary school, with Majesty Music Academy about 0.4 miles off. The studio is on the lower level, behind the building.

SC Ki Aikido has built a solid reputation among the students it has served, reflected in a perfect rating from 8 reviews.

Services:

• Harmony in Daily Life Workshops
• Ki Development Classes
• Personal Well-being Programs
• Physical Balance and Centering Sessions
• Shinshin Toitsu Aikido Training