Aikido

Aikido has its roots in the JuJitsu styles of ancient Japan, some of
which date back hundreds of years. Modern Aikido was was created
by Morihei Ueshiba based on his years of study in JuJitsu, AikiJitsu
and Japanese weapons. The techniques of Aikido allow you to control
an opponent by the use of evasion, disruption of balance, and joint
locks, usually to the elbow and wrist. Aikido includes many graceful
techniques which are designed to use an attackers strength against
him.

Aikido is well known for being not only a highly effective art, but one
that can restrain opponents without severely hurting them.

The style of Aikido practiced at our Dojo is Kentai Aikido. It is based
primarily on Tomiki Ryu Aikido . This style contains an organized
system of katas (forms, or exercises) that makes it possible for
students to learn the basic principles of this flowing and adaptive art in
a structured and easily understood format. Our style of Aikido also
incorporates quite a bit of JuJitsu to add even more to it's self-defense
capabilities. This includes practice in basic striking and blocking
techniques as well as throws, ground fighting, and weapons defense.

Aikido is an excellent way to learn self-defense and to improve
balance, coordination, and overall physical conditioning. One of the
great things about Aikido is that a wide variety of people can practice it
since it allows everyone to work at their own level and pace.

The Minimum age for Aikido is 15.