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NEWS & EVENTS

Dojo closed Sunday, April 13

April 3, 2025 By Dwight

The 11:00 am – 12:30 pm class will be cancelled for Sunday, April 13.

Chicago Aikikai is serving as a location for a local independent film production for the day.

We apologize for the inconvenience. No changes to our regular schedule for the remainder of the week.

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Fundraiser for Chicago Aikikai’s new building

April 1, 2025 By Dwight

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Happy Birthday, Saotome Sensei!

March 7, 2025 By Dwight

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Chicago Aikikai is moving

March 5, 2025 By Dwight

In January, Chicago Aikikai learned its lease would not be renewed. We must vacate by June 2026.

Change has been part of the dojo since it began informally in 1961 in a Lakeview basement on Clark Street, then moved across the street the following year as Illinois Aikido Club. It has since relocated to Uptown (Bryn Mawr, 15 years), Rogers Park (Howard Street, 4 years – as Chicago Aikikai), Northcenter (Lincoln Avenue, 15 years), and presently West Town (Chicago Avenue, currently 16 years).

 

 

 

 

A new dojo presents challenges. Competition for space in Chicago is high, as are prices for construction and materials. And like many dojo, we are still rebuilding membership since the COVID-19 pandemic. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE KEVIN CHOATE SENSEI MEMORIAL BUILDING FUND

However, we are ready to meet that challenge, and to that end, we are launching the Kevin Choate Sensei Memorial Building Fund. Choate Sensei was Chief Instructor of Chicago Aikikai from 1981 until his passing in 2012, and is strongly credited with creating the dojo’s distinctive interior design. It seems only fitting we honor his legacy in this campaign.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


You may donate by check made out to “Illinois Aikido Club dba Chicago Aikikai” and mailed to the dojo at 1444 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642, or click here to donate online. Chicago Aikikai is a 501(c)3 not for profit and all donations are tax deductible.

 

Thank you.

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Embodied Leadership workshop with Qin Coe

February 25, 2025 By Dwight

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Seminar with Marsha Turner Sensei at Inaka Dojo

February 25, 2025 By Dwight

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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.

 

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Aikido

Aikido, the art of peace, offers a modern-day path to achieving inner balance. Rooted in the traditional disciplines of the Japanese samurai warriors - including jitsu (hand), ken (sword) and yari (spear) - Aikido is a contemporary martial art that can effectively repel any attack, but the goal is nonviolent conflict resolution.

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Chicago Aikikai

1444 W. Chicago Ave, 2nd Floor (above Beauty Bar)
Chicago, IL 60642

‪(312) 870-0687‬
info@chicagoaikikai.org

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