Traditional Aikido and Aiki Toho Iai under 6th Dan Sensei Tony Tartaglia — trained at Tokyo’s Hombu Dojo, teaching in Bangkok since 2003. All levels welcome.
Beginners train alongside senior grades from the first class — Nishio Sensei taught that footwork and safety come before speed.
Home of the Mushin Ronin Dojo since 2003 — see map on the contact page for directions.
6th Dan in Nishio‑ryu and Aikikai Aikido since January 2016, with honorary Yondan in Yoshinkai Aikido. Fifty years on the mat, from Florida to Tokyo’s Hombu Dojo to Bangkok.
In Nishio Budo you study precise footwork to understand irimi — entering — so that you are always in a position of safety, and half a step ahead of your opponent.
From that point through the finish of the technique, you remain in control while safely managing your opponent’s movement.
Aiki Toho Iai — “Iaido using the sword methodology of harmony with energy” — is a series of kata founded by Shoji Nishio Sensei directly on Aikido’s techniques and principles.
Nishio Sensei held that you cannot truly understand Aikido without studying the sword, just as studying Iaido deepens your understanding of Aikido.
Victory is determined at the moment of contact.O’Sensei Morihei Ueshiba
Held every year at the Racquet Club, open to visitors and newcomers from anywhere in the world.
Every year a delegation of senior Sensei from Tokyo’s Hombu Dojo joins the Mushin Ronin Dojo for the annual seminar — led by Arisue Shihan and Nakamichi Sensei, both 7th Dan, together with instructors from other Tokyo dojos.
Over three days, sessions cover kumitachi hand-to-hand technique alongside weapons work.
Students from Bangkok and abroad train side by side at Mushin Ronin — every grade, every nationality, welcomed onto the mat.
Come train with us — first-timers are always welcome on the mat.
Tell us your experience level and which class you’d like to try — we’ll reply with directions.