合気道聖武館道場 | Washington, DC, USA
Aikido Shobukan Dojo is the headquarters school of Aikido Schools of Ueshiba under Mitsugi Saotome Shihan. A unique space, with a large training mat, diverse instruction throughout morning, mid-morning, evenings and weekends, the dojo is a cultural icon for Aikido dojo around the world.
Our dojo offers two distinct programs for membership consisting of a Adults and Children & Teen Programs. Each program is lead by a team of instructors and supported by membership, of which support the dojo’s mission and operating and maintenance…
The Adult Program at the dojo is complete with morning, mid-morning, evening, and weekend practice sessions. With access to approximately 80-100 sessions per month, we are passionate about the art and its benefits for daily life. Intensity will vary based on focus, weather, and member attendance.
Our youth program for children and teens runs during the school year and offers a great program for physical activity, discipline, structure, and setting the foundation for martial arts practice and Aikido.
The dojo welcomes members of other dojo and martial arts. We offer daily mat fees for visiting and request an additional fee when we are hosting Saotome, Shihan.
Aikido Shobukan Dojo is a premier dojo for Aikido keiko in North America, and hosts seminars throughout the year to offer aikido practitioners (“aikidoka”) opportunities for extended and more intensive training with senior Aikido Schools of Ueshiba (“ASU”) instructors. On occasions we will host visitors and special instructors for seminars to augment training programs. All our seminars are open to all aikidoka regardless of affiliation. Some seminars and events have special sites of their own, where registration is handled separately.
2024 Summer Camp will be July 3-7
Join Aikido Shobukan Dojo for our annual Summer Camp. This year it will start on Wednesday July 3rd and run through July 7th.
We’re excited to welcome back Saotome Sensei and Gleason Sensei as our lead instructors. They will be joined by other senior ASU Instructors including Stephane Le Derf from France to fill out 5 full days of training.
Classes will be held indoors and outdoors, with several weapons workshops intended just for yudansha and some open to all. This will be an exciting and memorable opportunity to train with these Shihan together. This event is limited to 60 participants and begins on 7/3 10am Wednesday morning.
Registration fee is $250. Register Here
Past Events:
2024 Winter Seminar Feb 16-18
2023 Fall Seminar Oct 27-29
2023 ASU Summer Camp July 1-5
2023 Cherry Blossom Seminar March 31-April 2
2023 Ikeda Shihan Seminar Feb 17 -19
2022 ASU Summer Camp July 1
2022 Ikeda Sensei June 17-19
We are deeply sad to announce the passing of Lewis Cuffy, Godan (5th Dan) in Aikido, on March 20, 2021. He was the Head Instructor of our exemplary Youth Program, a senior instructor of the adult classes, a pillar of Aikido Shobukan Dojo and a mentor to young and adults in our diverse Aikido Schools of Ueshiba community.
The Annual Cherry Blossom Festival meets the dojo’s Cherry Blossom Seminar. For beginners and advanced practitioners alike, this seminar is an intimate opportunity to practice with Saotome Sensei conducting keiko.
Come out this weekend, February 7th through February 9th to train with Hiroshi Ikeda and Tres Hofmeister.
Every session is part of a whole, as our name implies Shobu. Uniting 聖 (sho) and 武 (bu) is the challenge that O’Sensei inspired Sensei to undertake. This is our connection to O’Sensei.
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