Aikido Cedar Rapids

Welcome  to Aikido Cedar Rapids 

Cedar Rapids Aikikai offers authentic Aikido training in Cedar Rapids Iowa

 We practice Aikido, a Japanese martial art emphasizing harmony, redirection and personal development. Students of all ages and experience levels are welcome. 

Classes meet Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings  6:30-8:30 PM and Saturday mornings 9:30-11:30 AM

4420 Centerpoint Rd NE

Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

inside St.Andrew Lutheran Church community building (look for the sign)

Aikido is a highly effective form of self defense that can subdue an aggressor using minimal force.

Aikido is a traditional Japanese martial art that teaches students to remain centered and connected through times of conflict and stress.

Training provides an opportunity to calm the mind, find balance, and direct energy mindfully.

Benefits of Aikido: The Japanese Martial Art of Power and Movement

• Body
  Aikido is full-body exercise that builds strength, stamina, flexibility, agility, balance, and coordination.

• Mind
  Students learn to stay calm and focused under pressure. Training fosters improved attention, self-awareness, and emotional stability.

• Spirit
  The philosophy of Aikido can be used to cultivate harmony and to overcome conflict in everyday life.

• Community
  Our dojo is made up of people from many different backgrounds, training together in an environment of mutual trust and respect.

What is Aikido? Although the roots of Aikido technique reach back into the fighting styles of feudal Japan, present day Aikido is the creation of a remarkable man, O Sensei Morihei Ueshiba. O Sensei studied a variety of traditional martial arts and became one of the most renowned martial artists of his day. He was a deeply spiritual man and came to understand that ultimate victory came from not fighting at all. He saw that by manipulating and harmonizing with an attacker’s movement, destructive violence could be avoided. In this way Aikido became a physical expression of his spiritual beliefs.

The essence of all Aikido technique is spherical motion around a stable, energized center. In Aikido you learn how to blend with the motion of an attack, redirecting assailants’ movement and taking them off balance. Properly executed, techniques can send opponents flying through the air or immobilize them on the ground. Ultimately, it is the energy of the attack itself which brings down the attacker.