Maruyama Shuji was born 01Avril 1940, 6e
dan Aikikaï. Graduate
in economics from Nihon University. Entered the AIKIKAI
HOMBU DOJO as an UCHIDESHI in the late 1950s. Dispatched to Cleveland,
Ohio in March 1966 and relocated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
shortly thereafter. Maruyama remained in the U. S. through
the early 1980s before returning to Nagoya, Japan. He sided
with Koichi TOHEI upon the latter's separation from the Aikikai
in 1974. He visits the Philadelphia area regularly and heads
an organization known as the KOKIKAI established c. 1986.
Maruyama is also an avid collector of Japanese swords. Nagoya
Dojo, 4-2-5 Kinjiyo, Kita-ku, Nagoya, Aichi-ken Japan (052)914-0595
Kokikai Dojo, 6907 Rising Sun Ave. , Philadelphia, PA 19111
USA (215)728-9380.