Burloak Aikikai Aikido

Burloak Aikikai Aikido Aikido for beginners & experienced We welcome new people to join us in starting the day off right with a good sweaty aikido practice!!!

This dojo began in 2017 when Ben Peacock started teaching some early morning classes to Shudokan Family Karate members and friends in the Oakville-Burlington-Hamilton area as a summer pilot project. The students' response was very positive and we are grateful to Shudokan's Nakamura-sensei for offering us his space to continue training! Ben Peacock has a 6th-dan from the Aikikai, and has trained consistently for 40 years in many places around the world, including over a decade of regular practice at the headquarters (Hombu) in Tokyo. We have four practices a week: Mon & Wed evenings 9:00-10:15pm and Sat & Sun mornings 8:15-9:30am.

09/16/2026

Whenever Brandon walks into Burloak, it’s a mini‑event — that classic “Oh, look who’s here! 😁” These moments are part of our dojo charm.

Trust us — we never let a throwing opportunity slip! 😂

Happy 41st Birthday, Brandon!

09/15/2026

Hong is one of the pillars of our dojo — the steady senpai whose movement guides our beginners and whose warm humor makes the mat feel safe for every woman training here.

We are happy to celebrate your birthday at the dojo! 🥳💕

Andrew’s 2nd‑dan certificate has arrived from Hombu Dojo in Japan🇯🇵. Ben sensei and the entire Burloak dojo respectfully...
09/14/2026

Andrew’s 2nd‑dan certificate has arrived from Hombu Dojo in Japan🇯🇵. Ben sensei and the entire Burloak dojo respectfully recognize his achievement.

We deeply appreciate Andrew’s dedication — his ukemi training, his support during test preparation, and his leadership whenever Ben sensei is absent.

Congratulations on your well‑earned 2dan, Andrew! 🥳

09/11/2026

Scott’s birthday ritual 🎉

At 67, Scott trains with unmatched dedication — always asking questions to sensei.

Our dojo members admire him deeply for the heart he brings to every class.

And during the ritual, he even gives his son a playful little kick, the kind only a dojo dad can get away with. 😂

Happy Birthday, Scott!🎉🎂

birthdayritual

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!!!We're very excited to invite you to a unique seminar led by ten senior Aikido instructors from a...
09/07/2026

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!!!

We're very excited to invite you to a unique seminar led by ten senior Aikido instructors from across North America. Besides an overwhelming passion for Aikido, they all share that they trained intensively for various lengths of time at Hombu in the late 90s. They will each lead a one-hour class at Burloak Aikikai, in Burlington, over Friday-Saturday-Sunday, November 13th-15th.

Lots of information and the registration link are available here:

https://www.burloak-aikido.ca/hombu96reunionseminar

We’re officially halfway through the lineup. Time to meet instructor number 6! Meet Tim Cooper, 5th Dan from Aikido Nort...
09/06/2026

We’re officially halfway through the lineup.

Time to meet instructor number 6!

Meet Tim Cooper, 5th Dan from Aikido Northway in New York!

https://www.aikidonorthway.com/

With nearly four decades of training in Japan and the US, he blends awareness, honesty, and connection in his Aikido.

He’s also a professor of Japanese History — bringing culture and insight right onto the mat.

Tim founded Aikido Northway to build a strong, respectful community that keeps growing together! 🔥

Now we’re introducing the 5th instructor!Liese Klein, 5th Dan from New Haven Aikikai – Fire Horse Dojo!She started Aikid...
09/05/2026

Now we’re introducing the 5th instructor!

Liese Klein, 5th Dan from New Haven Aikikai – Fire Horse Dojo!

She started Aikido back in ’89 and trained all over, including Hombu Dojo in Japan.

Liese’s teaching blends deep experience with creativity — she even writes books and runs one of the biggest Aikido video channels online.
Her energy and stories really bring Aikido to life!

Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/newhavenaikikai/

Books
https://a.co/d/05Wa7qGx

https://a.co/d/07ss6o0Z

YouTube channel
https://youtube.com/?si=_0JOGcB-XLPt-VUD

Our Hombu ’96 reunion seminar is coming up in just two months — can you believe it!Now we’re introducing the 4th to 6th ...
09/04/2026

Our Hombu ’96 reunion seminar is coming up in just two months — can you believe it!

Now we’re introducing the 4th to 6th instructor profiles one by one, a quick look at the teachers you’ll want to know before the seminar. 😉

(We shared the 1st to 3rd profiles in the previous post!)

The 4th instructor is….

Dan Nishina — 6th Dan, Aikido Hibiki Portland Oregon

https://www.aikidohibiki.com/about

— an instructor whose Aikido is all about deep connection, softness, and true cooperation.

09/02/2026

Kevin’s Sunday class! : Variations of morotedori techniques

We covered…..
Morotedori nikyo
Morotedori kokyunage with atemi
Morotedori ikyo(Omote/Ura)
Morotedori udekiminage
Morotedori kokyuho
Morotedori Shihonage
Morotedori kotegaeshi
Morotedori jiyuwaza

😆💦💦💦

Thank you Kevin! We all enjoyed! ☺️💕

08/31/2026

“Uno, Dos, Tres, Quattro…”
Sounds like a Spanish class, right?

Nope — that’s just Gustavo kicking off training at Burloak.🔥😆💕

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5125 Harvester Road, Unit 7
Burlington, ON
L7L6A2

Opening Hours

Monday 9pm - 10:15pm
Wednesday 9pm - 10:15pm
Saturday 8am - 9:30am
Sunday 8am - 9:30am

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