Short review of the events which preceded the establishment of MAF- Aikikai Macedonia

1978 – First promoter of the aikido in Macedonia- Hrista Janchulovski (Macedonia was still part of the SFRY).
1986 – 1989 – aikido as a section at a judo club in Bitola.
1991 – Republic of Macedonia becomes an independent country.
1992 – A group of enthusiasts guided by Ljubisha Petrovski starts to train aikido in an improvised conditions in Kumanovo.
1993 – Registration of the first officially registered aikido club in Macedonia - Aikido Club “KUMANOVO”- in Kumanovo, 27.12.1993. The club works independently under the leadership of Ljubisha Petrovski, who while learning himself teaches others i.e. members of the club.  
1995 – AC “Kumanovo” establishes connections with, at that time, Yugoslavian Aikido Federation and organizes the first official aikido seminar in R. Macedonia with Mr. Novak Yerkov (at that time 2nd Dan).
1996 – Another martial art so called “Real Aikido” entirely separates it self from the aikido with dojos in Bitola and the capital Skopje.
1996 – AC “Kumanovo” participates at the seminar in Belgrade, Serbia, held by Masatake Fujita sensei (8.Dan), representative of the Aikikai headquarters in Japan.
1997 – Shihan Masatomi Ikeda sensei (7. Dan) becomes technical director of YAF.
1998 – Mustafa Aygun sensei from Turkey holds a seminar in Bitola, R. Macedonia.
2000 – Two newly opened aikido clubs (one from Skopje and one from Bitola) established the first aikido organization in Macedonia - Macedonian aikido association and elected Mr. Mustafa Aygun as their technical director.
2001 – Shihan Masatomy Ikeda sensei, technical director of YAF at that time, retires from the active aikido life for health reasons, and the seminars in Serbia continued to be held by Michele Quaranta sensei from Switzerland, who was his first assistant for a long time. 
2002 – The seminars of Mr. Michele Quaranta sensei in Serbia were started to be visited without exception by the young aikido enthusiast Damjan Cingarski from Skopje.
2003 – AC “Kumanovo” expands into "Center for Martial Arts – Kobukai Shingen"
2004 – AC “CMA – Kobukai Shingen” participates at the seminar in Belgrade, Serbia, held by Masatake Fujita sensei – sent by the Aikikai headquarters, Tokyo, Japan.
2004 –  “CMA – Kobukai Shingen” organizes a seminar in Kumanovo with Njegosh Gjakovich sensei (4th Dan).
2005 – Damjan Cingarski establishes AC “Henbo” in Skopje and AC “AGATSU” is formed in Kumanovo by Ivan Skrchevski from “CMA – Kobukai Shingen”.
2005 – AC “Henbo” organizes the first seminar with Michele Quaranta sensei in Skopje, R. Macedonia.
2006 – The number of people practicing aikido in its original form is growing rapidly and another aikido club is formed in Skopje – "Aikido Ikeda dojo"

2008 – Ljubisha Petrovski's AC “Zanshin” from Kumanovo joins the MAF - Aikikai Macedonia.
2009 – AC “Fudoshin” is formed in the federation.