Boys and Girl Club Open House

more details » Boys and Girl Club Open House Aikido class registration When Sat Nov 21, 2015 8am – 3pm Eastern Time Where 1040 Spruce St, Lawrence Township, NJ 08648, USA (map) Calendar Aikido Kokikai Delaware Valley Attachments b&gclub-mercer-holidayNov2015 final.pdf

Boys and Girl Club Open House

more details » Boys and Girl Club Open House Aikido class registration When Fri Nov 20, 2015 6pm – 8pm Eastern Time Where 1040 Spruce St, Lawrence Township, NJ 08648, USA (map) Calendar Aikido Kokikai Delaware Valley Attachments b&gclub-mercer-holidayNov2015 final.pdf

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Come on out!

Boy/Girls Club Open Houses

1040 Spruce St 
Lawrence, NJ

Fri 10/09 9-12 & 6-8

Sat 10/10 10-3

 Enroll in Aikido Class!

(609) 695-6060

 609-695-6060 
5 week program starts 10/17

Come on out!

Boy/Girls Club Open House

 1040 Spruce St Lawrence, NJ

Meet and greet families 

Fri Aug 28th 10-5

 Sat Aug 29th 9-3

(609) 695-6060

Kids Festival Aikido Demonstration

 Tue Sep 1st 6-8 

609-695-6060

609-695-6060

(609) 695-6060

NEW Class location

New classes will start in Trenton on September 2nd and 3rd, at the Boys & Girls Club of Mercer County's new Spruce St. facility. We will now have a youth (13-18) as well as adult class. Download the guidebook for more information. (Class is no longer held at Higher Power Yoga). An additional new locations may be announced.

AIKIDO CLASS

Grab your gi and go!

AIKIDO CLASS   Higher Power Yoga - Regular Adult. When Mon Jun 8, 2015 7:30pm – 9pm Eastern Time Where 101 N Broad St, Trenton, NJ 08608, USA (map) Who (Guest list has been hidden at organizer's request)

Pork Roll Festival

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AIKIDO CLASS

AIKIDO CLASS Higher Power Yoga - Regular Adult. Review police video. When Mon May 18, 2015 7:30pm – 9pm Eastern Time Where 101 N Broad St, Trenton, NJ 08608, USA (map) Calendar Aikido Kokikai Delaware Valley Topics Analysis of video of attack New test requirements.

Attack on the police officer leading to the shooting of the suspect by police. pic.twitter.com/HFy8iENZPF — NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) May 13, 2015

Spring Into Action!

Spring classes from Leon Brooks

Spring Misogi at 3PM.

Your Arm's Too Short to Box with Kokikai

We keep it real in Kokikai. While others say roll with the punches, we say if you punch, you'll get  rolled up.

Class

Tonight we will cover defense techniques for the 6th kyu test.

Attack terms commonly used in Aikido practice:

Mune tsuki - Punch to stomach

Shomen uchi - Strike downward to top of head

Yokomen uchi - Diagonal strike to temple or neck

Katate tori - Grab wrist with one hand

Kata tori - Grab shoulder or lapel with one hand

Ryote tori - Grab both wrists

Ryo kata tori - Grab both shoulders or lapels

Katate ryote tori - Grab one wrist with two hands

Ushiro - Attacks from behind

Ushiro kata tori - Grab both shoulders from behind

Ushiro hiji tori - Grab both elbows from behind

Ushiro tekubi tori - Grab both wrists from behind

Ushiro kubi shime -Wrist grab and choke  rom behind

Keri - Kick

Training

Don't stop for snow!

Updated Joint AIKIDO CLASS

This event has been changed. »   Changed: Joint AIKIDO CLASS Changed: Special class visit to Fairless Hills Dojo. When Wed Jan 14, 2015 8:30pm  Where Changed: 169 Lincoln Highway, Fairless Hills PA 19030 (map) Calendar Aikido Kokikai Delaware Valley, Capital Dojo

AIKIDO CLASS

Regular Adult Class When Weds. 8pm to 9pm Where 101 S Warren St.St, Trenton, NJ 08608, USA (map) Calendar Aikido Kokikai Delaware Valley

This class we'll continue the timing and application of forward projecting techniques.

TRENTON AIKIDO CLASS - New start time.

» TRENTON AIKIDO CLASS Regular Adult. When Weekly from 8pm to 9pm on Monday, Wednesday Where 101 S Warren St, Trenton, NJ 08608, USA (map) Calendar Aikido Kokikai Delaware Valley

How We Practice Misogi

 Misogi, originates from the Shinto religion, and means "to go to the river and cleanse oneself". It is a type of purification ceremony. Its purpose is to unify mind and body.  In Aikido it is used for certain breathing and meditation exercise through which a student may reach the most powerful state. 

The basics of formal misogi are sitting on the mat in seiza (kneeling), chanting, ringing of the suzu (bell), and controlled breathing. When performing misogi, the sound of the voice and the sound of the bell must be unified, with the student giving full exertion to each sound, with each ring of the suzu. The chanter loudly pronounces eight syllables, "TOHO KAMI EMI TAMI", keeping pace with the suzu. 

A misogi session may incorporate kokyu ho (breathing exercise), and also kenkyu ho (sword training) in which participants utter kiai (a sharp shout) while striking with bokken (wooden sword). 

A misogi session may take anywhere from 30 minutes to 90 minutes. Most non-Japanese not accustomed to sitting seiza, or persons with knee problems, will find the position painful. If the pain is acute, it is better to change position, sitting with the legs crossed, or in the case of the latter, just sit cross legged from the start. The most important thing is to be relaxed, and hold the torso erect to facilitate breathing. A cushion can be used to help. Otherwise, misogi can be practiced while seated in a chair or standing.