GET STARTED

TRYING IS EASY

You can try a class for free any time that an aikido class is scheduled, just text or email to let us know you're coming. Wear comfortable exercise clothes that cover your elbows and knees, and remove all jewelry for safety reasons. 

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TRAINING IS A COMMITMENT 

If you like it and want to continue, great! Beginning a martial art is brave, and a profound commitment to make to your own development.

We live in a culture that prioritizes short term comfort over the discomfort that comes from learning something new. For this reason, I ask for two things to set you up for success: 

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• Three months of dues. This commitment is not refundable for any reason and must be paid in advance

• Write down your training plan. I strongly recommend writing down why you're deciding to train, when you are planning to come to class, what kinds of obstacles could come up, and how you're going to address these obstacles. You do not have to share this with me or anybody else unless you want to. 

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There are few cultural handholds for regularly deciding to challenge yourself with training. Formalizing this commitment for yourself for a specific period of time can help overcome that inertia. 

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WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

Be patient and compassionate with yourself for the first six classes. These are the hardest classes you will ever take! Aikido trains your nervous system to respond to conflict with openness and grace. That is easy to say and hard to do. The things that make aikido beautiful over a whole lifetime are the things that make it hard to start. 

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After three months, if you consistently train at least twice a week, you should expect to see:

• Improved posture, sleep, strength, endurance, confidence

• More calm

• Basic mastery of 2-3 techniques

• Ability to do conditioning exercises and fall safely

• New friends

• At least one ah-ha moment