Beartooth Aikido

Beartooth Aikido was established in 2007 by Bruce Schmoetzer, the chief instructor and head of the dojo, in the foothills of the Beartooth Mountains of Montana. Beartooth Aikido moved to it’s current location in the Tri Cities (Kennewick, Pasco, Richland, West Richland) area of Washington state in 2011. Beartooth Aikido is affiliated with Aikido Schools of Ueshiba, which is headed by Mitsugi Saotome Shihan and affiliated with Aikikai World Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.