ant ▁ki ”. ▁ ▁The ▁style ▁lists ▁four ▁basic ▁principles : ▁ ▁Keep ▁One ▁point ▁( to ▁develop ▁calm ness ) ▁Rel ax ▁progress ively ▁Find ▁Correct ▁Post ure ▁( in ▁everything ) ▁Develop ▁your ▁Pos itive ▁Mind ▁ ▁The ▁style ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Sh u ji ▁Mar uy ama , ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁led ▁by ▁him . ▁He ▁continues ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁art , ▁so ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁set ▁text book ▁way ▁of ▁performing ▁any ▁technique . ▁ ▁Mar uy ama ▁was ▁originally ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁by ▁the ▁A ik ikai ▁Hom bu . ▁He ▁taught ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁When ▁Ko ichi ▁To he i ▁left ▁A ik ikai ▁to ▁found ▁Ki - A ik ido , ▁Mar uy ama ▁followed ▁him . ▁This ▁was ▁consistent ▁with ▁Japanese ▁mart ial ▁arts ▁tradition , ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁direct ▁student ▁of ▁To he i . ▁Mar uy ama ▁separated ▁from ▁Ki - A ik ido ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁to ▁found ▁the ▁K ok ikai ▁organization . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁there ▁are ▁K ok ikai ▁do jos ▁listed ▁in ▁Australia , ▁Germany ▁( A ik ido ▁K ok ikai ▁Berlin ), ▁Canada , ▁Israel , ▁Japan , ▁Russia ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁which ▁are ▁now ▁organized ▁as ▁A ik ido ▁K ok ikai ▁Federation ▁USA . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁K ok ikai ▁A ik ido