About Us
Houston Aikikai is a traditional Aikido dojo started by the students of T. K. Lee Sensei.
Unbroken Lineage
O Sensei
Morihei Ueshiba
Founder of Aikido
Yamada Sensei
Head Instructor, New York Aikikai
Founder, United States Aikido Federation
Student of Morihei Ueshiba, Hombu Dojo
T.K. Lee Sensei
Head Instructor, Aikido of Houston
Student of Yamada Sensei,
New York Aikikai
Houston Aikikai traces its lineage back to the Founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba.
Yamada Sensei and T.K. Lee Sensei
New York Aikikai early 1960's
T.K. Lee Sensei
T.K. Lee Shihan and Walla Sensei
Aikido of Houston 2008
Houston group photo with Yamada Sensei at Aikido of Dallas Kagami Biraki 2012
Houston Aikikai is a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit dedicated to practicing and teaching Aikido. Our instructors are unpaid volunteers that have attained teaching certification from the United States Aikido Federation.
Head Instructor:
Christopher Walla, 4th Dan, Shidoin
Walla family at USAF Summer Camp 2025, New York Aikikai 60th Anniversary, photo by Jaime Kahn
Our USAF Friends in the Houston Area
Houston Aikido & Iaido