The IYBF offers personalized teaching of Aikido for adults of all ages in a safe and enjoyable atmosphere, with an emphasis on its traditional and educational values. Each student receives individual attention and is encouraged to progress at his or her own pace.
Ranks awarded are equivalent to Japanese ranks.
The teachers of the IYBF have received their ranks from Master Minoru Mochizuki , who founded Yoseikan Budo in Japan. They studied for nearly twenty years with Patrick Aug Sensei , the Technical Director of the North American Division of the IYBF , who regularly directs training clinics and ranking examinations of the IYBF . Both events are sponsored by Aikido Journal . The Rolling Hills dojo has moved See all the pictures of the move of Patrick Aug Sensei 's dojo in Rolling Hills last month.