Independence Day, July 4th – Dojo Closed
In honor of Independence Day, July 4th, the dojo will be closed. Salute the country and have a great time!
Hiroshi Ikeda Shihan Fall Seminar
Chicago Aikikai 1444 W. Chicago Avenue, 2nd Floor (Located above Beauty Bar), Chicago, IL, United StatesWe are pleased to announce that Hiroshi Ikeda Shihan, 7d, returns for our annual Fall Seminar, September 6-8, 2019. Ikeda Shihan will be teaching his powerful "Internal Power" aikido concepts. Hiroshi Ikeda Shihan is the founder and Chief Instructor of Boulder Aikikai, a non-profit school of Aikido in Boulder, Colorado. He currently holds the rank of […]
Seminar with Jim Alvarez Sensei
Chicago Aikikai 1444 W. Chicago Avenue, 2nd Floor (Located above Beauty Bar), Chicago, IL, United StatesChicago Aikikai welcomes Jim Alvarez Sensei (6th Dan, Aikido of Livermore) for a weekend of instruction in swordwork and Aiki movement. Please be sure to bring your own bokken for practice. Attendees are encouraged to register early as this is a rare opportunity and space is limited. For more information, contact the dojo at info@chicagoaikikai.org. […]
Midwest Aikido Bridge Seminar
Milwaukee Shobukan 9450 N 107th St,, Milwaukee, WI, WI, United StatesThe 2020 Midwest Bridge Seminar will be held on March 20-22nd, 2020. Many of us will be heading up to the Bridge Seminar at the Milwaukee Shobukan again this year. This year will boast an additional 3 hours of classes for a total of 18 hours of instruction! The instructor line up for this year […]
Third Friday Practice
Chicago Aikikai 1444 W. Chicago Avenue, 2nd Floor (Located above Beauty Bar), Chicago, IL, United StatesAll Aikido friends are invited to join us each third Friday at 6:30 till around 8:00 pm, for our monthly special practice. And then the festivities will begin. We will enjoy getting together around a potluck of beverages, dinner, and desserts, after class. So, it would be great if you are able to bring a dish […]
Tres Hofmeister Sensei Summer Seminar (Now on Zoom!)
Chicago Aikikai 1444 W. Chicago Avenue, 2nd Floor (Located above Beauty Bar), Chicago, IL, United StatesChicago Aikikai is pleased to announce that its Summer Seminar with Tres Hofmeister Sensei, 7d, will still be going forward, though now via Zoom. Hofmeister Sensei will teach two classes: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm (CT) on Friday, June 5 and 10:00 am – 11:00 am (CT) on Saturday, June 6. The Friday evening class […]