The Atlanta Budokan is a Shibu (branch) of the international Shinkendo Federation, and a member of the Aikibujutsu Tanren kenkyukai under Obata Toshishiro Kaiso. As such, the Japanese martial arts curriculum is divided into two complementary tracks of study. Shinkendo is a realistic and combative system of Japanese swordsmanship. Aikibujutsu is an integrated system of throwing, joint locks, ...