Chicago Aikikai aikido dojo

An inclusive community for exploring the Japanese martial art of aikido

An inclusive community for exploring the Japanese martial art of aikido

Class Schedule

May 2026

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
2
  • 10 am All Levels (Vitale)
  • 11:30 am Open Mat (Vitale)
3
  • 10:00 am Advanced (Sirota)
  • 11:00 am Intro/Fundamentals (Sirota)
4
5
  • 6:30 am All Levels (Bourdaghs)
  • 6:15 pm All Levels (Reiff)
  • 7:30 pm Special Topic (Vitale)
6
  • 6:30 am All Levels (Turner)
  • NO CLASS
7
  • All Levels (Coe)
  • 7:30 pm Advanced (Turner)
8
9
  • 10 am All Levels (Turner)
  • 11:30 am DOJO DISMANTLE & WORK DAY
10
  • 11:00 am Intro/Fundamentals (Coe)
11
12
  • 6:30 am All Levels (Turner)
  • 6:15 pm All Levels (Reiff)
  • 7:30 pm Special Topic (Vitale)
13
  • 6:30 am All Levels (Turner)
  • NO CLASS
14
  • All Levels (Sirota)
  • 7:30 pm Advanced (Turner)
15
  • Third Friday (Turner)
16
  • 10 am All Levels (Turner)
  • 11:30 am Open Mat (Vitale)
17
  • 10:00 am Advanced (Sora)
  • 11:00 am Intro/Fundamentals (Sora)
18
19
  • 6:30 am All Levels (Turner)
  • 6:15 pm All Levels (Reiff)
  • 7:30 pm Special Topic (Vitale)
20
  • 6:30 am All Levels (Turner)
  • NO CLASS
21
  • All Levels (Coe)
  • 7:30 pm Advanced (Turner)
22
23
  • 10 am All Levels (Turner)
  • 11:30 am Open Mat (Bourdaghs)
24
  • 11:00 am Intro/Fundamentals (Coe)
25
26
  • 6:30 am All Levels (Turner)
  • 6:15 pm All Levels (Reiff)
  • 7:30 pm Special Topic (Vitale)
27
  • 6:30 am All Levels (Turner)
  • NO CLASS
28
  • All Levels (Coe)
  • 7:30 pm Advanced (Turner)
29
30
  • NO CLASS
  • Phase 1 Dojo Move 9am start
31
  • 11:00 am Intro/Fundamentals (Reiff)

Chicago Aikikai is located at:

1444 W. Chicago Avenue, 2nd Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60642

(Above the Beauty Bar)

Driving

Free parking is available along the North and South bound streets, and (weekends and after 4:30 PM on schooldays) in the diagonal spots behind Golder Prep.

Public Transportation

The dojo is located near the Chicago & Greenview stop for the Westbound #66 CTA bus, and the Chicago & Bishop stop for the Eastbound #66 bus.
It is also an 11 minute walk from the Chicago Avenue CTA Blue Line station.