THE UNITED STATES AIKIDO FEDERATION IS A NON-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION CREATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SPREADING AND MAINTAINING THE INTEGRITY OF THE JAPANESE MARTIAL ART OF AIKIDO, AS EXEMPLIFIED AND DEVELOPED BY ITS FOUNDER, MASTER MORIHEI UESHIBA AND AS DISSEMINATED BY THE AIKIKAI FOUNDATION, AIKIDO HOMBU DOJO, THE AIKIDO WORLD HEADQUARTERS IN TOKYO, JAPAN.