With our main dojo operating out of Trout Lake Community Centre, 3350 Victoria Drive in Vancouver, British Columbia. Shohei Juku Canada Shohei Juku Canada (formerly known as Pacific Aikido Kensankai) was established to promote the art of Aikido as practiced by Morito Suganuma Sensei (Aikikai 8th dan).

Shohei Juku Canada represents the Canadian branch of Suganuma Sensei’s organization which is based in Fukuoka, Japan. In addition to offering Aikido classes to all levels of interested students, our dojo hosts a yearly seminar with Suganuma Sensei in Vancouver.
Morito Suganuma Shihan (Aikikai 8th Dan) is the founder and Director of Aikido Shoheijuku and was the last uchideshi (live-in student) of Aikido’s Founder, Morihei Ueshiba.

About Suganuma Shihan

Morito Suganuma Shihan, Aikikai 8th Dan, is the founder and chief instructor of Shohei Juku Dojo in Fukuoka, Japan and its’ 80 branch dojo. He was born in 1942 in Fukushima, Japan. He attended Juntendo University in 1962 and in the following year he attended Asia University. It was here that he was first introduced to Aikido and trained under Nobuyoshi Tamura Shihan. After graduation from university in 1967, he became the last Uchi-deshi (live-in student) of the Founder of Aikido, Morehei Ueshiba, until the latter’s death in 1969. In 1970, Suganuma Sensei was sent by the late Doshu Kisshomaru Ueshiba to Fukuoka as the shihan in charge of the Kyushu district. Currently, Suganuma Sensei conducts Aikido seminars all over the world. His other interests include calligraphy, Zen meditation and Yoga. The Chief Instructor of Shohei Juku Aikido Canada, Tamami Nakashimada Sensei, is a direct student of Suganuma Sensei.