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The Aikido Resolutions Foundation was founded by Tim Spies to address a growing need of teaching conflict resolution skills to students high school aged and older. Stress is a major contributor to conflict and is at an all time high in our schools and in the workplace. It is imperative that we learn to resolve the conflicts in our lives in a manner that restores harmony.

Using these same concepts of conflict resolution and the philosophy of Aikido, Mr. Spies has created a program to help rehabilitate breast cancer patients called "Cut The Cancer".

Mr. Spies has studied the martial arts for over 40 years, with nearly 30 years in the study of Aikido. He holds the rank of Yondan (fourth degree black belt) with the Aikido Association of America and is dojo-cho (chief instructor) of Ryoshinkan Dojo in Arlington Heights, Il. and Isshinkan Dojo in Libertyville, Il.