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The Isshinkai Association is an Association of Aikido Clubs, Teachers and Members following the technical direction of Denis Burke Sensei, 7th Dan Aikido Yuishinkai and affiliated to the Isshinkai School of Aikido, in Fyfield near Andover, Hampshire, in the UK.

The Isshinkai School of Aikido is affiliated to Aikido Yuishinkai International and incorporates the teaching of Master Koretoshi Maruyama, founder of Aikido Yuishinkai, who visits once a year to teach a seminar.

The name "Isshinkai" means "One Heart Society," and reflects a belief that personal development takes place most healthily in the context of a community, not in isolation. The Association's role is to safeguard opportunity for its individual members, be they adults or children, students or teachers. To do this it must assure the quality of Aikido practiced within it, and nurture its community of members by promoting respectful relationships. These things, in turn, are built on teaching-standards and clear leadership.

All those licensed to teach within the Isshinkai Association hold Fixed-Term Teaching Licenses, renewed annually, which offer the best possible guarantee of the highest standards and up-to-date practises with regard to:

Technical Standards
Teaching Techniques
Code of Conduct
National and Isshinkai Teaching Qualifications
Continual Professional Development
Current Policies, including H&S, Equity and Child Protection
CRB Checks
Insurance Cover

In other words, a "Golden Standard."