Aikido of Central New Mexico

03/20/2020

A good Aikido warmup

Aikido/Personal Defense warmup. Many of these exercises are foundational to both practices

08/03/2019

04/22/2018

This summer The Town of Bernalillo Dojo will be offering Youth Aikido Camps. There will be 4 sessions, two in June and two in July. Bernalillo Dojo has grown quite a bit in the 8 months we have been open. The Youth camps will be very affordable and is an effort by AOCNM to support the youth of our community.
We have much happening and my thanks to all of you students, parents, our location partners, and suppliers. You have made our programs possible.

03/11/2018

Saturday afternoon March 17th there will be two seperate "free" clinics at the Bernalillo dojo.
1:30 to 2:45 will be a Women's self defense clinic
3:00 to 4:15 will be an Introduction to Aiki weapons clinic and open to everyone age 14 and up.

03/11/2018

Our good friend Joel Nakamura sensei will be the guest instructor Saturday March 17th. The class will be at our Bernalillo Dojo 243 S. Camino Del Pueblo from 9:00 to 11:00 am. Please try to be at the dojo by 8:45.

02/04/2018

Our new newsletter. Mostly weapons. Enjoy!

02/04/2018

AOCNM is now teaching Aikido at the Tamaya Wellness Center located on Santa Ana Pueblo. As part of the introductory curriculum AOCNM will be offering 2 clinics on February 24th at the wellness center. The first clinic will be a women's self defense class and the 2nd will be a Aikido weapons clinic. A flyer is attached.

01/29/2018

AOCNM NEWS

Sad news for all of us at AOCNM. Mike sempai will be moving out of Albuquerque to Prescott, Arizona. Mike has been a huge part of our dojo and we will miss his presence on the mat and his friendship. The good news is that he wants to keep his Aikido connection with us. Maybe if it all goes correctly he will open his own dojo in Prescott sometime. As you all know both his Aikido and teaching skills are first class. He will make a great sensei.
Now the good news. Naomi Sinclair and Peter Borman both passed their 2nd Kyu test last Saturday. Congratulations to you both. Earlier this month Gustavo Angel passed his 7th Kyu test at the Bernalillo Dojo. It was the first test ever in Bernalillo. Congratulations Gustavo.
Last week was our first Aikido class at Santa Ana Pueblo Tamayo Wellness Center. We are going to arrange a Women’s Self Defense clinics for the Santa Ana location soon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8JAlHEbU08&t=10s Peter Part One 2nd Kyu Test

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQKp3m0mlBo Peter Part Two 2nd Kyu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE-TrAfsPCk&t=1049s Naomi Sinclair 2nd Kyu Test

01/29/2018

Aikido at the University of New Mexico
This semester, spring 2018, AOCNM is teaching two (2) credit hour courses at UNM. One is open hands and the other Aiki weapons. Most of the Tachi waza (open hands) are beginners. Some (in Gi's) are returning students. The Aikido program at UNM is beginning to take root and already some of the UNM students have begun training at our regular Dojos.
Attached are two short video clips of the first week of training.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkNnoGFNa0w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFVSQYq_TiE

01/21/2018

Newsletter of upcoming events. to subscribe to our newsletter, please send us an email at [email protected]

01/14/2018

The first test in our new Dojo. Congratulations Gustavo on your successful 7th kyu test.