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Adult Aikido Beginners Course
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What to Expect
from our
Aikido program
In our aikido classes, students can expect to experience a transformative journey towards physical and mental growth.
EXPERIENCED INSTRUCTORS
Our certified, professional instructors have over 60 years of accumulated experience, both in practicing technique AND teaching technique. We are fully dedicated to providing individual attention to each student, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for substantial learning and progress. For more on our instructors, check out their bios on our instructors page.
SAFETY FIRST
Safety is our top priority. We ensure that all training activities are conducted with safety in mind. From beginner through black belt, we tailor each part of practice to the level of each student’s skill-level. This allows students to feel challenged while also remaining capable of handling those challenges.
EMPOWERING COMMUNITY
Aikido is not just a martial art; it's a community—a community that values personal growth, mutual respect, and continuous learning. You will have the chance to make new friends, build lasting relationships, and be part of a supportive dojo family.
INCLUSIVITY
Our classes emphasize inclusivity and respect for all individuals, creating a welcoming community where students can feel supported and encouraged to reach their full potential.
Aikido is a martial art that can be practiced by anyone, regardless of size or strength, making it inclusive and welcoming for all. Our community is beginner-friendly and supportive.
What You will Gain
from our
Aikido program
PROGRESS & ACHIEVEMENT
We have a strong curriculum that is designed for appropriately gradual advancement in skill. As students develop skill, they become eligible to move to the next rank and belt. Achieving higher ranks and belts in aikido serves as a measure of progress and achievement, motivating practitioners to continue pushing themselves to new levels of skill and understanding.
SELF-DEFENSE SKILLS
Aikido places emphasis on redirection of an attack to neutralize it. It does not rely on brute force, it relies on recycling the attacker's energy and movements, often using an attacker’s force against them. Aikido emphasizes control rather than aggression, and, in this way, is often referred to as ‘The Art of Peace’.
FOCUS SKILLS
Through Aikido training, and the practice of being attacked over and over again within their skill-level, students learn to remain calm and focused under times of pressure. By practicing and refining techniques, students improve their ability to manage stress, focus on tasks, set goals, and achieve them.
PHYSICAL FITNESS
Aikido is an excellent way to increase fitness and cardio health. Depending on the class on any given day, you will experience a cardio workout, or flexibility enhancement, or coordination and focus skills, or sometimes all of these. Our aikido classes develop flexibility, mental and physical balance, strength, and overall physical fitness.
SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT
Through practicing technique and the philosophy behind it, Aikido encourages self-reflection and personal growth. In this way, Aikido practice can be considered spiritual.
As practitioners work towards mastering techniques, they not only face their attacker but they face how they manage that attacker. Students learn where to make self-improvements to better deal their attacker, and this improvement extends to how they deal with life challenges. Some students learn to be more assertive, others learn to relax and accept imperfections, and some learn to be more decisive to minimize anxiety.
By cultivating a deeper understanding of themselves, students develop valuable skills for managing interpersonal relationships and overcoming obstacles in their lives. Ultimately, aikido offers a path towards continuous personal improvement that can be deeply fulfilling and rewarding.
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
Through the practice of aikido, students gain confidence in their abilities to navigate and control conflict and opposition. Aikido is not just about self-defense techniques; it is also about learning effective conflict resolution strategies that can be applied both on and off the mat.
CONFIDENCE BUILDING
Aikido develops self-confidence through mastering techniques and successfully handling challenging situations. When we deal with opposition, we develop strong decision-making skills that help eliminate anxiety and lead to empowered confidence.
ENGAGING FUN
Aikido provides an excellent personal challenge that is both puzzling and invigorating! This practice is physically and mentally fun, and the philosophy behind it extends to daily problem-solving skills.