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Tomiki Aikido is the style of
Aikido founded by Professor Kenji Tomiki （富木謙治）. It is sometimes
referred to as "Sport Aikido" due to the fact that it is the only style of
Aikido to hold regular competitions. It is also sometimes called Shodokan
Aikido after its
Hombu Dojo,
Shodokan. It places more emphasis on free-form
randori sparring than most other styles, and has some
Judo influence.
There are two forms of randori in Tomiki Aikido: toshu and tanto. Toshu
randori is barehanded, and both aikidoka are expected to perform
techniques on one another and attempt to resist and counter each other's
techniques. In tanto randori, there is a designated attacker (tanto) and a
designated defender (tori). The attacker attempts to stab the defender
with a fake knife (usually rubber or stuffed), while the defender attempts
to throw or lock the attacker with Aikido techniques.
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