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NEWS & EVENTS

Vintage Aikido Films of Illinois Aikido Club (UPDATE)

December 17, 2025 By Dwight

We have a video update to our previous post about some old 16 mm films from the 1960s the Chicago Aikikai recently recovered.

Filed Under: NEWS & EVENTS Tagged With: 16 mm film, Chicago Aikikai, Chicago Film Archives, History, Illinois Aikido Club, Japanese American

December 17, 2025 By Dwight

https://www.chicagoaikikai.org/news-events/5097/

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Kagami Biraki 2026 at Chicago Aikikai Third Friday Class

December 9, 2025 By Dwight

Chicago Aikikai members, their families and friends are invited to its annual kagami biraki event, held at the dojo’s first Third Friday Class of 2026.
Reflect upon the last year and welcome the new with a round of training, followed by a potluck dinner and social hour. The event is FREE and open to members of the general public. Newcomers to aikido may observe or try things out. If planning to step on the mat, please wear loose-fitting clothing.
ABOUT KAGAMI BIRAKI
Kagami biraki (鏡開き, lit. ‘opening the mirror’; understood as “breaking of the mochi”) is a traditional Japanese ceremony where a kagami mochi (a large ceremonial rice cake) is broken open. It traditionally falls on January 11 (odd numbers are associated with good luck in Japan). The term also refers to the opening of a cask of sake at a party or ceremony. The fourth Tokugawa shōgun, Tokugawa Ietsuna, was the first to hold a kagami mochi ceremony 300 years ago. Many Japanese martial arts dojo use the kagami biraki ceremony to signify their first practice of the New Year

 

 

 

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Happy Thanksgiving from Chicago Aikikai!

November 26, 2025 By Dwight

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Support Chicago Aikikai on Giving Tuesday 2025

November 25, 2025 By Dwight

Donate to Support the Dojo

 

Filed Under: NEWS & EVENTS Tagged With: building fund, Chicago Aikikai, fundraising, Giving Tuesday, Moving, Relocation

Black Friday T-Shirt Sale

November 25, 2025 By Dwight

https://www.etsy.com/shop/ChicagoAikikai

 

Filed Under: NEWS & EVENTS Tagged With: Black Friday, Black Friday sale, Christmas Holiday, T-shirts, Thanksgiving, Winter Holiday

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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

Aikidō is a modern non-competitive Japanese martial art for developing flexible response to situations with a calm mind and relaxed body without relying on size or muscular strength. Today, 1 million people in 130 countries do aikidō for personal interest, physical conditioning, stress relief, and cultural appreciation.

About Chicago Aikikai

Chicago Aikikai is a registered DBA of Illinois Aikido Club, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

 

Location and Contact Info

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

‪(312) 870-0687‬
info@chicagoaikikai.org

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