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Chicago Aikikai at Anime Magic

August 10, 2024 By Dwight

Chicago Aikikai will be at this year’s Anime Magic anime convention, August 30 – September 1 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare & Donald E Stephens Convention Center. The dojo will have an info booth and performing onsite demos throughout the weekend. More details to come!

Filed Under: NEWS & EVENTS Tagged With: Aikido, anime, anime convention, Chicago Aikikai, demo, demonstration, Donald E Stephens Convention Center, Hyat Regency O'Hare, Japan, Japanese, Japanese Culture, science fiction

Chicago Aikikai at Ginza Holiday Festival

July 28, 2024 By Dwight

Ginza Holiday Festival demo team.
LtoR: Rob Brose, Satoko Bourdaghs, Qin Coe, Dwight Sora, Eric Sirota, Philip Bell (not pictured: Randy Smith)

Chicago Aikikai received a warm reception for its demonstrations on the Friday night and Saturday afternoon of the annual Ginza Holiday Festival held July 26-28 at the Midwest Buddhist Temple.

Obligatory goofy shot

Filed Under: NEWS & EVENTS Tagged With: Aikido, Budo, Chicago, Chicago Aikikai, culture, demonstration, festival, Ginza Holiday Festival, Illinois, Japan, Japanese, martial arts, MBT, Midwest Buddhist Temple, Old Town

Furoshiki – The Japanese art of wrapping

July 9, 2024 By Dwight

Filed Under: NEWS & EVENTS Tagged With: arts and crafts, Chicago, Chicago Aikikai, culture, Furoshiki, Japanese, West Town

New Chicago Aikikai T-Shirt Design!

May 16, 2024 By Dwight

 

Unveiling our new T-shirt design for 2024! Celebrating six decades of teaching and training.

First batch available for sale at our June 7-9 seminar with Tres Hofmeister Sensei. Will be accepting cash, checks and PayPal.

 

Filed Under: NEWS & EVENTS Tagged With: Chicago Aikikai, T-Shirt

Nanadan Seminar with George Ledyard Sensei and Chuck Weber Sensei

February 27, 2024 By Dwight

Click here to register.

Please note registrations limited to 50.

 

SCHEDULE:

Friday evening

6:30pm-7:25 – 55 min

Break 10 min

7:35pm-8:30pm – 55 min

Saturday morning

9:30am-10:45am – 75 min

Break 15 min

11:00am-12:15pm – 75 min

Group photo following circle after class

2 hr lunch break – 12:30pm-2:30pm

Saturday afternoon

2:30pm-3:45 – 75 min

Break 15 min

4:00pm-5:15pm – 75 min

Evening party / food at the dojo 6pm+

 

Sunday morning

9:30am-10:45am – 75 min

Break 15 min

11:00am-12:15pm – 75 min

Filed Under: NEWS & EVENTS Tagged With: Aikido, Aikido Eastside, Aikido Schools of Ueshiba (ASU), Baltimore Aikido, Chicago Aikikai, Chuck Weber, George Ledyard, martial arts, Seminar, workshop

Seminar with Tres Hofmeister Sensei (7th dan, Boulder Aikikai)

February 27, 2024 By Dwight

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Filed Under: NEWS & EVENTS Tagged With: Aikido, Chicago Aikikai, Seminar, Tres Hofmeister

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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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