Aiki O'Chu Do (Harmony with the Spirit of the Great Middle Way) is the spiritual / philosophical path of Aiki Ten Shin Sho Kai

It may be viewed as "Shinbutsu", a blend of Shinto and Buddhism with Aiki principles and philosophy

It is not a religion. Rather it is a way (among many) of viewing and interacting with the world and universe in which we live (Shinto)

It is also a way of achieving Mushin Fudo: the Middle Path of the Immovable Mind (Buddhism), the highest state of Be-ing for the warrior

The purpose of Ten Shin Sho Kai is to provide a self contained path to individual enlightenment through the physical practice of the martial way