Basic Classes (studio 2): Tues. 6:30-7:45 p.m. and Thurs. 7:30-8:45 p.m.

Intermediate Class (studio 2): Tues. 7:45-8:45 p.m.

Aikido Weapons Class (studio 4): Thurs. 6:30-7:15 p.m.

Advanced Class: Occasionally scheduled to replace Intermediate Class

*Cancelations are announced to members by email.

Students who belong to other dojos are welcome to visit with consent of their instructor and prior permission of Ken McGrew sensei.

Participants are expected to practice cooperatively and avoid resisting their partners, unless otherwise instructed by the sensei leading the class. They are likewise expected to train what that sensei is showing. For discussions of the proper roles of Uke and Nage see Saotome Sensei's Harmony of Nature and Principles of Aikido (book and DVD).

"The old conception of Aikido which Saotome sensei views as tragic has to do with crushing, destroying an enemy... O-Sensei abandoned this conception of the art... Often when practicing Ikkyo, students will struggle against one another. Nage...will sometimes grab Uke's arm, and Uke will sometimes brace and resist. According to Saotome sensei, such struggles reveal arrogance and ignorance. As the study of the old concept of Aikido reveals, once the Ikkyo movement has begun both the participants enter a fluid martial arts situation whose outcome is undetermined. In this situation Uke may be completely open to elbow breaking strikes, punches, kicks and so on. Those who struggle or brace in Ikkyo have forgotten the arts original martial purpose."

-Narration from Saotome Sensei's The Principles of Aikido Video