The concept of Shugyo translated to English would be something like "the purification of the body and soul through daily practice". The spirit of Shugyo represents the untiring search of the harmony with the nature.

Aikido is a spiritual way, and its ideal is the accomplishment of the harmony and the love through discipline of mind, body and daily practice and the repetition of the movements. Aikido leads to the perfection of personality and humanity. What we teach is not brute force nor violence, but the culture of Ki through the training mind-body in the dojo, which in the long run will contribute on confidence, dignity and the faculty of controlling your own life.