Training ranges of the rigorous and aerobic to the detailed and meditative.

Training ranges of the rigorous and aerobic to the detailed and meditative.

Adult Classes: Weekly Schedule

Mondays
6:15 - 7:15 pm Aikido all ranks
7:15 - 7:30 pm Zen Meditation. (Open to all)
7:30 - 8:00 pm Aikido and Weapons all ranks
8:00 - 8:15 pm Dojo Cleaning

Tuesdays
6:30 - 7:30 pm Children’s Aikido (Select days), RSVP required
7:30 - 8:30 pm Aikido Open Mat (for dojo members only), by reservation)

Wednesdays
5:15 - 6:15 pm Aikido, by reservation)
6:20 - 6:40 pm Zen Meditation. (Open to all)
6:45 - 7:00 pm Aikido Warmup (Open to all)
7:15 - 8:15 pm, Aikido and Weapons

Thursdays
6:15 - 7:15 pm Introduction to Aikido/Beginner Aikido/Low Impact Aikido.
7:15 - 7:30 pm Aikido Warmup (Open to all)
7:30 - 8:15 pm Aikido all ranks (Open to all)
8:15 - 9:15 pm, Advance Weapons (Jo and Bokken) and/or Iaido (Iaido is on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month). This class requires permission from Sensei to attend

Saturdays
8:30 - 9:55 am (Aikido all ranks, open-hand, and weapons)
10:00 - 11:00 am (Children's Aikido) RSVP required
10:00 - 11:00 am Yoga. This will take place in the front social room on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the Month). by reservation

***Updated March 12th, 2024

Contact the dojo for more information.


Aikido, All Ranks, Class Description

In the all ranks class students of all levels train together. Attention is given to novice students to assure they are learning in a comfortable environment. We cover a range of skills in this class including tumbling techniques, strikes, and defenses as well as refining and more deeply exploring breathing, meditation, and integration exercises. Intro to Aikido means that prospective students are welcomed but are still encouraged to contact the dojo before class.

Curriculum includes

  • Exploration of Breathing, Meditation Exercises

  • Rigorous warm-up

  • Body Movement and Coordination Exercises

  • Tumbling skills and introduction to advanced tumbling

  • Strikes

  • Self-Defense Techniques

This course is ongoing and part of the standard dojo membership fee.


Aikido, Weapons, Class Description

Aikido is derived from the battlefield techniques of the samurai, so understanding the art requires a level of training with weapons. Traditional Aikido weapons training includes the bokken (wooden sword), jo (short staff), and tanto (dagger).

Weapons class is open to students of all levels and should be considered appropriate for any student of Aikido. Curriculum includes:

  • Posture and holding weapons properly

  • Striking and cutting practice (suburi)

  • Forms (kata)

  • Partnered forms (kumitachi, kumijo)

  • Disarming and attacker (bokken-dori, jo-dori, tanto-dori)

  • throwing an attacker attempting to grab your weapon (jo-nage)

Weapons requirements begin showing up on belt exams at the advanced-beginner level. As such, it is critical that students of Aikido begin to attend weapons classes early on in their training.

This course is ongoing and part of the standard dojo membership fee.


AIKIDO, ADVANCED, CLASS DESCRIPTION

Because this class moves at a swift pace and assumes a higher level of tumbling skills, it is only open to students ranked 2nd kyu (brown belt) and higher. The course is designed to explore the more advanced techniques of the art and to increase power in basic and intermediate techniques. It is essential for students who wish to test into advanced ranks and eventually, Dan (black belt) ranks to attend this class on a regular basis. Curriculum includes:

  • Deeper exploration of Breathing, Meditation Exercises

  • More rigorous warm-up

  • Deeper exploration of Body Movement and Coordination Exercises

  • Advanced tumbling skills

  • Kneeling techniques against kneeling and standing attackers

  • Strikes

  • Advanced Self-Defense Techniques

  • Multiple person attacks

  • Weapon retention

This course is ongoing and part of the standard dojo membership fee.