Aikido

What is Aikido?

O'Sensei Morihei Ueshiba

Founder of Aikido

Aikido is a Japanese Martial Art which has its roots in Daito-Ryu Aikijujitsu. The Founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, O’Sensei, transformed the Aikijujitsu form into a flowing, subtle, mysterious and dynamic Martial Art form. In its current form, Aikido promotes mind and body coordination, awareness, physical conditioning, calm mind, sincerity and self-defense all in one package.

Aikido dynamics takes many years to develop, and many not be for those who expect instant gratification when it comes to the self-defense part of the art. But through continuous sincere training, a student will gain self-confidence and possibly a different view of the world around him or her.

The dynamics of Aikido, allows the Defender (Nage) to deal with an Attacker (Uke) in a way that gives the Defender the choice of doing damage to an Attacker, or turning the confrontation into something less violent and controlled. The ability of the Defender to use the Attacker’s energy along with the relaxed, blended energy of the Defender, makes for a splendid self-defense form that can be used equally well by either men, women, or children with equal skill.

Traditional weapons that are taught are the "Jo”, a four foot long short staff, the "Bokken" or wooden sword, and the "Tanto" or knife. The weapons are taught in conjunction with the open hand forms to help teach the students correct body positioning and movement.

Monday

7:00 - 9 pm

Tuesday

8:00 - 9 pm

5:00 - 5:45 pm

Wednesday

7:00 - 8 pm

8:00 - 9 pm

Thursday

5:00 - 6 pm

Friday

5:00 - 5:45 pm

6:00 - 6:45 pm

Saturday

10:30 - 11:30 am

11:30 - 12- noon

Sunday

10:00 - 11 am

11:00 - 12 noon