A place to belong
A real martial art, honestly taught.
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A place to belong
A real martial art, honestly taught.
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No experience necessary. No mat fee. Come see what real Aikido looks like — then decide if it's for you.
The Aikido Center of Los Angeles as an organization is officially recognized
by the Aikikai Foundation — Aikido World Headquarters in Japan.
Aikido
Aikido is a modern Japanese martial art that practitioners can use to defend themselves while also protecting their attacker from injury.
Iaido
Iaido drawing, cutting and re-sheathing the sword. This movement has so many layers and is so precise that it can take a lifetime to perfect.
kids Classes
Children are taught the principles of respect, self-discipline, and care in an atmosphere that cultivates the mind and the body.
Aikido
合氣道
Aikido
合氣道
Aikido
ai·ki·do/ īˈkēdō/
An effective Japanese martial art based upon centeredness which balances technical proficiency with spiritual discipline so that the practitioner can utilize their opponent’s power and redirect that energy with just enough force into a throw, joint lock or pin which will result in the least amount of pain or injury to the aggressor.
dojo
do·jo/dōˌjō/
A community where a person goes to find and learn how to harness their personal power through intense physical training which is pursued as a spiritual path towards self-improvement.
our dojo
The Aikido Center
of Los Angeles
An old school not-for-profit traditional dojo which offers open and willing students the opportunity to forge themselves with the Japanese arts of Aikido and Iaido in an understandably strict but supportive learning environment.
Ready to see it for yourself?