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119 S. Cayuga Street, Suite 302
Ithaca NY 14850
646-401-3858
PLEASE PLAN TO STAY 15 MINUTES AFTER CLASS TO TAKE CARE OF OUR DOJO
TIGHTEN THE SLACK
TOUGHEN THE BODY
POLISH THE SPIRIT
Aikido is a martial way of life that develops the spirit by rigorously training the body and mind in an accountable community.
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Serious training in aikido pushes you beyond who you think you are by developing a wide range of physical and emotional skills. You'll get strong, learn perseverance and openness, gain confidence, and increase coordination.
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Aikido is for anybody who wants to challenge themselves!
You can start at any time in your life
You can do it your whole life
It will change your life
Ithaca Aikikai is committed to creating an environment that welcomes and challenges students of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, races, ethnicities, and ability levels.
CHIEF INSTRUCTOR
DEBORAH FISHER
NIDAN, FUKUSHIDOIN
Deborah began studying aikido as a graduate student at UC San Diego in 2001. She was a student of Yoshimitsu Yamada Shihan at the New York Aikikai for more than a decade, and is currently a student of aikido, misogi, iaido, and zen under Ryugan Savoca Shihan at Brooklyn Aikikai. She is a proud board member of Birankai North America, the federation that links our dojo to a larger community of practice and support.
Deborah has studied aikido deeply with multiple teachers. Her teaching style reflects this range of influences, and is focused on the precise, holistic curriculum developed by T.K. Chiba Shihan.
She is motivated by the way aikido can meet anybody where they are, and turn each individual toward an intentional community of practice. And she sees aikido as a way of life that prioritizes continual self development.