Twin Oaks Aikido Houston

Twin Oaks Aikido Houston This school is dedicated to training mind, heart, and body to work together.

Twin Oaks Aikido started as a group of Aikido friends picking up the pieces of their training after the pandemic by meeting in Spotts Park under a couple of oak trees. The dojo is now located inside the Gymnast Factory in Rice Village on Monday and Wednesday evenings (Friday mornings at 5:30 in Hermann Park in front of the reflecting pool). Under the leadership of head instructor Karen Vargas (4th

dan), and fellow Twin Oaks Aikido LLC members Pam Mencin (2nd dan) and Ann-Michele Bowlin (1st dan), our dojo's goals are to teach and improve our own selves through Aikido and enjoy social activities with our supportive community. The dojo is known for it's high number of dan ranked Aikidoka who assist in the teaching, the high number of non-U.S.-born members, and the strong friendships that are formed.

Ernesto’s yudansha certificate hand delivered by Peter and Karen. Congratulations!!
04/30/2026

Ernesto’s yudansha certificate hand delivered by Peter and Karen. Congratulations!!

Sivaram officially received his shodan certificate yesterday. Congratulations!
04/30/2026

Sivaram officially received his shodan certificate yesterday. Congratulations!

04/16/2026
Thank you Twin Oaks Aikido members for being a part of our Kagami Biraki meeting and celebration of the new year. Thanks...
01/11/2026

Thank you Twin Oaks Aikido members for being a part of our Kagami Biraki meeting and celebration of the new year. Thanks for your camaraderie, ideas, and support! Looking forward to an amazing 2026 and Year of the Horse!

Karen and Sivaram were inspired by the teaching of Saotome Sensei at ASU Winter Intensive. Lucky to get an opportunity t...
01/11/2026

Karen and Sivaram were inspired by the teaching of Saotome Sensei at ASU Winter Intensive. Lucky to get an opportunity to get a picture!

01/01/2026

Twin Oaks Aikido wishes you a very happy New Year!

Happy 100th birthday to the king of the forward roll into a breakfall!
12/14/2025

Happy 100th birthday to the king of the forward roll into a breakfall!

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Monthly “kokyu practice” after class. We love Loro for shared snacks and beer (and root beer of course!)
11/20/2025

Monthly “kokyu practice” after class. We love Loro for shared snacks and beer (and root beer of course!)

Jo training last night at Twin Oaks.
11/20/2025

Jo training last night at Twin Oaks.

Twin Oaks Aikido bids adieu to new black belt, Van, who is moving back home to Vietnam. We will miss her!
10/26/2025

Twin Oaks Aikido bids adieu to new black belt, Van, who is moving back home to Vietnam. We will miss her!

It was great to see Robert Keith as he went through Houston! It’s been a long time.
10/26/2025

It was great to see Robert Keith as he went through Houston! It’s been a long time.

Address

2520 Albans Road
Houston, TX
77005

Opening Hours

Monday 7pm - 8:30pm
Tuesday 5:30am - 6:30am
Wednesday 7pm - 8:30pm

Telephone

+17135165974

Website

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