Our History
Our organization has a rich history of innovation and excellence. We continually strive to improve ourselves and our teaching methods.
Founder, Koichi Tohei (1920 - 2011)
![Koichi Tohei Sensei](http://cdn.nwkf.org/images/instructor_toheik.jpg)
Master Koichi Tohei was the founder of the Ki Society. He developed Ki Training, Kiatsu® and Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido over a lifetime devoted to personal development. Beginning with Hawaii in 1953, he traveled the world to teach Ki Principles and Mind & Body Coordination. His extraordinary performance of Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido arts and his masterful teaching inspired students for over 60 years.
President, Shinichi Tohei (1973 -)
![Shinichi Tohei Sensei](http://cdn.nwkf.org/images/instructor_toheis.jpg)
Shinichi Tohei is the president and chief instructor of the Ki Society. He is a dedicated, life-long student of his father, Ki Society founder Koichi Tohei. He presides at Ki Society HQ in Japan, in charge of teaching, training and the organization in Japan and internationally.
Under his dynamic leadership, the Ki Society has grown dramatically. In addition to over 400 dojos in Japan, there are Ki Society branches in 24 countries.
The Oregon Ki Society
The Oregon Ki Society was founded by Calvin Tabata. He began his training in Hawaii and is a life-long direct student of Ki Society founder Koichi Tohei sensei. Tabata sensei has been teaching in the Northwest since 1970. He established the Oregon Ki Society in 1974 and the Personal Kiatsu School in 1993.
The organization has dedicated training facilities in the major cities in Oregon. In addition, satellite programs in community centers, grade schools and universities provide training throughout the state.
To find out more about the Oregon Ki Society you can visit their web site by clicking here.
The Takushinkan Dojo
Since 1974, "Southwest Dojo" was located at various rented facilities in the SW Portland area. In 1988 the first Oregon Ki Society dojo was built and opened for training. The name of Takushinkan dojo, meaning "Frontier dojo", was given by Koichi Tohei sensei when he visited in 1997. It serves as the Headquarters for the Oregon Ki Society as well as the Regional Training Center for the Northwest Ki Federation (NWKF). In addition to regular weekly dojo classes, most camps, seminars and special training events for the NWKF are held at this location. The Kiatsu School, built in 1994, is also located on the same site and is the only registered Personal Kiatsu School outside Japan.