History

Aikido was discovered and developed by Founder Morihei Ueshiba (Osensei) of Japan in the 20th Century. The first dojo in the United States was created by Osensei's student Koichi Tohei in 1953 in Hawaii.

Kakushi Toride Dojo was founded in 2004 by Corky Quakenbush sensei who was joined in 2005 by Patrick O'Bell sensei.

Quakenbush begain his training in 1983 under Megan Reisel sensei of Aikido Schools of Ueshiba in Venice, California with whom he studied for seven years. Reisel sensei was a student of Mitsugi Saotome Shihan, former teacher at the World Aikido Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan and a direct student of the Founder Morihei Ueshiba.

Quakenbush studied for more than a decade under the late Don O'Bell sensei, creator of the ACE aikido system, and Lawrence Novick sensei of ACE Aikido. O'Bell sensei was a student of Koichi Tohei Shihan, and Roderick Kobayashi sensei, founder of Seidokan Aikido.

In addition to teaching at Kakushi Toride Dojo, Quakenbush continues to receive instruction and inspiration from a variety of Shihan. He is heavily influenced by instruction from Kanshu Sunadomari Shihan and Terumasa Hamada Shihan-cho of Aiki Manseido as well as a number of Shihan in the U.S. such as Mitsugi Saotome sensei, Frank Doran sensei, Mary Heiny sensei, Hirochi Ikeda sensei, and Wendy Palmer sensei.

Patrick O'Bell sensei began practicing aikido in 1974 under Koichi Tohei Shihan and Roderick Kobayashi sensei. He continued his study under his father, the late Don O'Bell sensei.