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Aikido: The Art of Peace. We are an independent queer-friendly Aikido dojo in Berkeley, CA.

11/10/2026

Here is a helpful guide to some basic grabs. The ranking students are available to help with vocabulary, so you can ask any of them before class.

katate tori
Same side (mirror image) wrist grab

gyakute tori
Opposite side (like a handshake) wrist grab

ryo kata tori
Both shoulders push or grab

11/09/2026

As we head into the holidays, here is our schedule:

Our last class before winter break is Tuesday, December 15 and we return on Sunday, December 27.

11/09/2026

Thank you for supporting November in becoming a black belt. We always appreciate your warmth, compassion, and depth of observation.

11/07/2026

We made this video for the youth class parents. Our classes meet Tuesdays and Thursdays, for ages 7 and up.

11/02/2026

The call and response part of closing bows is beautiful. If the Sensei initiates in Japanese (domo arigato), here is how to answer them.

"Domo arigato gozaimash*ta, Sensei."

10/25/2026

New adult aikido students train free all month in October, and we have a week to go. You can get to know our head instructor, Nick Walker Sensei, with this awesome podcast interview.

Somatic grace under fire

10/23/2026

We have five Mondays in November, and will make them a Beginner Series focusing on Jo Kata 2.

Much like Jo Kata 1, it has twenty-two moves and can be practiced solo or with a partner.

More information here:
https://aikiarts.com/video-jo-kata-2/

See you at the dojo.

Aiki Arts Center instructors Alan Hodges Sensei and Steve Tomich Sensei created this instructional video on the second 22-move jo kata we practice in our dojo. That’s Alan Sensei demonstrating the kata, and Steve Sensei attacking him during the partner ... Read more

10/21/2026

“It is high time for the living to get tough, for toughness is indispensable in the struggle to safeguard and develop the life-force; this will not detract from their goodness, as long as they stand courageously by the truth.”

- Wilhelm Reich

Address

2525 8th Street, Studio 12
Berkeley, CA
94710

Telephone

+15107764341

Website

http://www.aikiarts.com/

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