Capital Aikikai

Capital Aikikai http://www.capitalaikikai.org/ Clyde Takeguchi Shihan is the founder and director of Capital Aikikai. He began his study of aikido in 1958 in his native Hawaii.

Takeguchi Sensei is a shichidan — a seventh degree black belt — and a Hombu-certified shihan instructor. In addition to founding Capital Aikikai in 1973, Takeguchi sensei founded the aikido clubs in Madison, WI, and Charleston, SC. He has taught aikido at the police departments in Honolulu and Madison, as well as at the US Customs Academy in Washington, DC. Bill Plank is the chief instructor of Ca

pital Aikikai. He holds the rank of rokudan — sixth degree black belt — and is a Hombu-certified shidoin instructor. He has been training with Takeguchi Sensei since 1981. Plank Sensei teaches several beginning and advanced classes during the week and is also chief instructor of the Jackson Hole Aikikai, in Jackson, Wyoming. Dave Millar is assistant chief instructor at Capital Aikikai. He began studying aikido in 1981 under Shuji Maruyama Sensei in Philadelphia. In 1987 he moved to Washington, D.C., and began training with Takeguchi Sensei at Capital Aikikai. He also trained for three years in Aomori, Japan. Millar Sensei is responsible for Capital's popular Saturday children's class and teaches several beginning and advanced classes during the week.

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923 Sligo Avenue
Silver Spring, MD
20910

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 9pm
Tuesday 6:30pm - 9pm
Wednesday 7pm - 9pm
Thursday 7pm - 9:45pm
Friday 7pm - 9pm
Saturday 7:30am - 12:30pm
Sunday 10am - 8pm

Telephone

+12402425179

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