Roppongi Yoshinkan Aikido



Roppongi Yoshinkan Aikido: Develop your mind and body while learning practical self-defense

CLASS SCHEDULE
Tue,Thu 7-8am	Regular
Fri 7:30-9pm	Kali Class
Sun 9-11amm	Adults & Kids

Classes take place at the Trinity Building 3F, Roppongi 7-14-7. Click here for more detailed location and access information.

The second Sunday of every month is set aside as a beginner's seminar for adults and kids. If you can't make a regular class, come out for the seminar!

"These days, the differences of ideology, the confrontation of races and conflict between nations, leads to numerous problems from the destruction of the environment to economic frictions. All opposition or antagonism leads to greater conflict. A premise of Aikido is the avoidance of rivalry or any form of opposition. If the people of the world would make an effort to learn how to avoid dissension through the practice of Aikido I am sure that mankind could realize genuine unification. Therefore, we as instructors must do our best to gain this ideal."

-- Soke Gozo Shioda
Founder of Yoshinkan Aikido

AIKIDO

Aikido is a Japanese martial Art that stresses self-defense by harmonizing with an attack and controlling the attacker by joint locks or their own momentum. One of the main concepts in aikido is the blending of your ki (spirit or energy) with that of your partner. Because blending with your partner's power means there is no competition or conflict between you, aikido does not require a great deal of physical strength and is therefore a Japanese martial art that anyone at any age can do.

The three characters (or kanji) representing aikido are translated as follows:

合 Ai - Means harmony
気 Ki - Means energy or spirit, either your own, or the world's collective energy
道 Do - Means the way or the approach to training that includes learning the physical movements as well as developing your whole self.

Aikido was founded by Morihei Ueshiba in the mid 1930's. He is known as O'Sensei, or great teacher. He had mastered several martial arts in his youth and had a very strong spiritual side as well. O'Sensei had a realization that his martial art was not about fighting and winning, but that it was about love and harmony. Thus, Aikido was born.

YOSHINKAN

Yoshinkan Aikido is one of the three main styles of Aikido and was founded by Shioda Gozo in the mid 1950's. Shioda Sensei studied extensively with Morihei Ueshiba Sensei after which he created his own unique style of Aikido known for its dynamic energy and focused Kamae (stance). The three characters representing Yoshinkan are translated as follows:

養 Yo - Means to foster or to raise
神 Shin - Means spirit or to develop divine skilled
館 Kan - Means a large building, a hall

Shioda Sensei said that Aikido is a tool that enables students to learn about themselves, about others, and to enhance their health and vitality.

Established by Roland Thompson Sensei and Michael Stuempel Sensei who studied under Shioda Gozo from the late 1980's to the mid 1990's to further the teaching of Yoshinkan Aikido and to contribute to the realisation of a rich and peaceful society through mental and spiritual training.

Latest News

2013-04-03 Four Week Beginner's Course Starting May 5, 2013

5/5, 5/12, 5/19 and 5/26 9:00- 11:00am Sundays.

The course objective is to provide students with a strong foundation in the basic techniques of Yoshinkan Aikido.

The curriculum includes teachings in the Kamae stance, seiza sitting position, 6 Kata movements, forward and backward rolls, break falls, and four control techniques.

The four, two-hour morning classes are taught in English and Japanese. Classes commence with a warm up and stretching then move into the curriculum as outlined above.

Cost: Yen 10,000 for eight hours of classes.

For more information, contact Saori Watanabe.

HOW TO JOIN

Come on out to the dojo and speak to any of the Roppongi Yoshinkan Aikido instructors.

WebSite Questions and Comments: rya@roppongi-yoshinkan.com