Aikido Philadelphia

What we do on Saturdays. Photos by Barbara Craig.

Our annual Misogi Purification Practice will be held at the dojo on 12/31/23 Sunday at 6pm. This long tradition at the dojo helps to bring in the New Year and to refocus our minds and bodies on the challenges of the upcoming year.

After class, we normally have a toast to the New Year and to Henry Smith Sensei.

Please welcome the New Year with a vigorous mindful Aikido class.

Announcing our new kid's class (all ages)
Monday 5-5:45 pm
Sensei Roderick Johnson will be teaching.

Please visit our new website- www.aikikaiofphiladelphia.com

Aikikai of Philadelphia

Nizam Taleb Sensei will be back next week to teach two classes, Wed Oct 19 at 6-8pm and Saturday Oct 22 11am-1pm.
Don't miss it.

Nizam Sensei will be a visiting/ teaching at the Aikikai of Philadelphia on October 8th at 11am – 1pm.

Smith and Nizam Senseis have worked together for the past 25 plus years to create the foundation for the Aikikai of Philadelphia.

Please welcome Nizam back into the area by attending one of his scheduled classes.

Be prepared for a lively class - please bring you weapons.

May 19, 2022: Due to Covid exposure of some dojo members in the kid's class, today's 5pm class is canceled as a safety precaution. The adult class at 6pm is still on.

The dojo will be re-opening for classes starting today – Monday 4/4/22. We will be going back to the regular weekly class schedule.

In the past few days,- two dojo members have been exposed to COVID via their family members. No practicing students or teachers are displaying any COVID 19 symptoms-as of today.

However, to ensure everyone's safety, the dojo will be closed until Sunday - 4/3/22. A second status update will be sent out on Sunday.

Both tonight's class (Mar 31) and the Saturday (Apr 2) class are cancelled.

Congratulations to Sensei Dr. John for 25 years of Aikido. Thank you for being part of our dojo.

Flowers by , aka The Flower Ninja

Dr. John Porter (5th dan) teaches on Thursdays 6-7:30pm.

Reminders:
Black Belt class this Saturday, Mar 5, 12-1pm (3rd kyu and above are welcome) This is also a celebration of Dr. John's 25th year of aikido practice
Kid's classes and regular class will be the same:
Kids 1: 9:30-10:15AM
Kids 2: 10:15-11am
Reg. Adults: 11-12pm

Announcement from Sensei:

Black Belt classes (3rd kyu and above are welcome)
Black Belt classes will now be held once a month. The BB classes will be
scheduled the 1st Saturday of each month from 12pm- 1pm.

Included is the scheduled dates for the next few months so that you
can appropriately plan ahead.

March 5th 12pm- 1pm
April 2nd 12pm - 1pm
May 7th 12pm- 1pm

The dojo will be closed tomorrow due to snow- 1/29/22 (Saturday)

These "kiddos" with Sensei John are excited to see their keys added to the dojo wall. Moving up to adult class.

FYI, this is our new schedule:

Monday 6pm - Sensei
Wednesday 6pm- Carlton
Thursday 5:00pm- 5:45pm (New Kids Class with Farrah) and 6pm Adult class with Dr. John
Saturday- 9:30am 5-8 yr old class: 10:15am 8- 12 yr old class: 11am Adult Class with Sensei
Sunday class - 11am Adult class with Ed
Also, we are restarting the "black belts" class, 7-8pm on first Monday of each month. Black Belts and 1st kyu are invited.
Masks are required inside the dojo.
Visitors are welcome to observe or try a class.

Aikido Philadelphia updated their business hours.

Congratulations to our newest 5th Kyu, Amelia and Nat. And Sensei John Holt.

Other announcements: We will have Dojo Cleaning on Aug 21. 1-3pm.

We have a new (expanded) class schedule starting next week (Aug 2, 2021)

Monday 6pm - Sensei
Wednesday 6pm- Carlton
Thursday 4:30pm- 5:30pm (New Kids Class with Farrah) and 6pm Adult class with Dr. John
Saturday- 9:30am 5-8 yr old class: 10:15am 8- 12 yr old class: 11am Adult Class with Sensei
Sunday class - 11am Adult class with Ed

Also, we are restarting the "black belts" class, 7-8pm on first Monday of each month. Black Belts and 1st kyu are invited.

Masks are required inside the dojo.
Visitors are welcome to observe or try a class.

Aikido Philadelphia updated their info in the about section.

We are back to our pre-Covid Saturday schedule:
9:30-10:15 small kid's class
10:15-11:00 advanced kid's class
11:00-1pm adult class

2nd hour of the adult class tend to be shorter, as we are all still getting back in shape 🙂

As of May 17th, any dojo member or visitor, who has been vaccinated, will be allowed to train with contact on any of our three training days:

Monday 6pm,
Thursday 6pm,
Saturday Mixed class at 10:30am.

We are eliminating the pod system.

All participants (vaccinated and unvaccinated) should sign a waiver, check their temperatures prior to class, and wear a mask.

We also have children's class Saturdays 9:30-10:30AM.

Hey ALL!!!
MARCH 15, we are re-opening the dojo for in-person classes. We start with the same format as before, each member will join a pod consisting of up to 10 members and meet once a week. Masks are required to join the class.

Here is the schedule:
Monday - Sensei and Ed (6pm- 7:30pm)
Wednesday - Sensei (6pm- 7:30pm)
Thursday -Dr. John and Carlton (6pm- 7:30pm)
Saturday - John Holt (9:30- 10:15 Kids age 5-11) and 10:30am - 11:30am Mixed Class)

Contact [email protected] to sign up for a pod, or if you have other questions.