Ito is the head of the Academy's Martial Arts programs, and the instructor of most of the pure martial arts classes. He is primarily a practitioner of Aikido and his own style based on Aikido, prefering a mix of non-damaging, redirecting moves with avoidance and some hard strikes, believing that is the most appropriate style to teach empowered individuals. He is hard but fair on his students, earning himself the private nickname of 'Evil Old Man' from more than one of them due to his penchant for setting up incredibly mis-matched sparring matches.