What is aikido?：
First of all, do you know Aikido? Aikido is a modern martial art founded
by Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969, hereafter referred to as "the
Founder"). The Founder developed a new martial arts based on
his depth knowledge of various martial arts and mastery of advanced fighting
techniques, and found in it a revolutionary spirituality and universal
philosophy. In other words, the Founder realized that the true goal of
Aikido training is not to fight, but to improve one's mind and body according
to the rules of nature, and to deepen cooperation and mutual understanding
among people around the world. In accordance with this core principle,
Aikido techniques are performed by blending into the opponent's movements
and redirecting the force of the attack. Aikido has no competitions or
matches. And today, Aikido is practiced in more than 140 countries.
Visit Our Club：
If you would like to observe our practice, you are welcome at any time
during our practice hour. A e-mail or telephone call prior to the office
(kotani3@gmail.com or 090-8244-5579) about your visit is required, and
then please visit our training place! Telephone inquiries should be made
between 19:00 and 21:00.
How to Sign-Up：
For those who would like to start aikido with us, application to the
membership is acceptable at any time. Please drop-by our training place
whenever we have a class, we will give you application forms to sign-up.
To start the practice, monthly membership fee (1,000 yen per month) is
required, but admission fee is free.
Once you become a member, you will be required to join the sports safety
insurance. In addition, you will be required to pay the cost for the first
time. For your information, the annual insurance fee (for FY2021) is 800
yen for children and junior high school students, 1,850 yen for high school
students and older, and 1,200 yen for those 65 years and older, in addition
to a system usage fee of 140 yen. Thereafter, the membership will be based
on the registered members as of April 1 of each year, and the cost will
be paid from the membership fee.