Aikido in 2025

We meet at our regular hours in the Fellowship Hall at Luther Memorial Lutheran Church, 600 Prices Fork Road. 

All Levels/Basic Concepts are on Saturday, 2:00-4:00 PM. Interested? Sign up to try through the Intro Course!
Our weekday classes are Tuesday (beginner/intermediate), Thursday (intermediate/advanced), 6:00-7:30 PM.

All classes (Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday) will be for students that have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as we continue to monitor guidance recommendations and trends in COVID-19 cases.

Questions? Contact Us

Fall Aikido 2024 Underway!

SPECIAL TRIAL CLASSES:

 Saturday, August 31, 2:00 pm - 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, September 3, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 7, 2:00 pm - 3:30 p.m.

Space in these special trial classes is limited so please sign up via our registration form.

We will meet our regular hours in the Fellowship Hall at Luther Memorial Lutheran Church, 600 Prices Fork Road.

All classes (Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday) will be for students that have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as we continue to monitor guidance recommendations and trends in COVID-19 cases.

Summer Aikido Underway!

NO CLASS THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2024

We will meet our regular hours in the Fellowship Hall at Luther Memorial Lutheran Church,  600 Prices Fork Road.

All classes (Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday) will be for students that have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as we continue to monitor guidance recommendations and trends in COVID-19 cases.

Saturday classes (2:00 - 4:00 pm) will remain as scheduled for beginning students. 

Tuesday Classes Return

After several discussions we will be adding our Tuesday night classes back on April 11, 2023 for Beginner / Intermediate Students from 6:00pm - 7:30 pm.

All classes (Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday) will be for students that have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as we continue to monitor guidance recommendations and trends in COVID-19 cases.

Saturday classes will remain as scheduled for beginning students. 

Classes will be at our new location at the Luther Memorial Lutheran Church in Blacksburg in their new Fellowship Hall at 600 Prices Fork Road.

Interim Training Schedule 2021

After several discussions and careful consideration of the recent increases in COVID-19 cases, changes in safe guidance recommendations, and figuring out when we can resume normal operations we will be holding classes on Thursdays only.

Beginning Thursday October 7, 2021 classes will be for intermediate and advanced students only that have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as we continue to monitor guidance recommendations and trends in COVID-19 cases.

Saturday classes will remain as scheduled. 

Classes will be at our new location at the Luther Memorial Lutheran Church in Blacksburg in their new Fellowship Hall at 600 Prices Fork Road.

Fall 2019: Basics of Aikido

Saturday, August 31; First Saturdays, October thru December 2019. 

War Memorial Gym Dance Room, 2 PM to 3 PM

No martial arts experience necessary. Join us for special classes designed for participants to practice basic concepts in Aikido -- safely avoiding an attack and responding properly when tripped or thrown. All you need is a t-shirt and long workout pants to cover your knees and bring a water bottle. See you on the mat! 

Sign up to get a reminder for the next session: https://goo.gl/forms/e4ufWS9JQzwQD8Gs2

Hemlock Bluffs Aikido Seminar April 12-14, 2019

Hemlock Bluffs Aikido in Cary, NC will be hosting a seminar taught by Andrew Sato, Nanadan Aikikai and Chief Instructor of the Aikido World Alliance. 

More information about the Sato Shihan Seminar and Hemlock Bluffs Aikido can be found by clicking here.

Seminar flyer and registration form can be found by clicking here. 

Spring 2019: Basics of Aikido

First Saturdays, February thru April 2019.  Extra! Extra! Sat, Feb 9 & Sat, Feb 16 classes added.

War Memorial Gym Dance Room, 2 PM to 4 PM

Aikido is a Japanese martial art focused on channeling an opponent's energy safely and efficiently.  Join us for these special classes designed for participants to practice basic concepts in Aikido -- safely avoiding an attack and responding properly when tripped or thrown. No martial arts experience necessary. You only need three things for this class: a baggy shirt, long athletic/stretchy pants and a water bottle. See you on the mat! 

Sign up soon to get a reminder for the next session: https://goo.gl/forms/e4ufWS9JQzwQD8Gs2

Oct. 27: Intimate Partner Violence - How to Get Out, How to Help

Sponsored by Kodokan Aikido at Virginia Tech and Help Save the Next Girl

War Memorial Gym Dance Room, 2 PM to 4 PM, Saturday, October 27. 2018

Speaker: Leslie E. Kausch, LPC, NCC (Active Healing, LLC)

Space is limited. Sign up and reserve your spot

Covering topics such as:

• General information on domestic/intimate partner violence

• How to recognize a toxic relationship

• How to help (resources for help) 

• How to protect yourself by taking care of yourself

Leslie Kausch is an NC Licensed Professional Counselor who specializes in working with clients dealing with trauma, relationship issues, grief, life transitions, and parenting concerns. She became licensed in 1994, and spent the first decade of her career working primarily with victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. She currently works in the private practice she established in 2010. She is also a 4th degree black belt in Aikido, the Japanese martial art of peace. Her practice of Aikido informs her work with clients, and she sometimes uses the mat space in her office to help female clients learn to take initiative for themselves.

This Fall: Basics of Aikido

Join us for these special classes designed for participants to practice basic concepts in Aikido -- safely avoiding an attack and responding properly when tripped or thrown. No martial arts experience necessary. Practice well, and when you fall, you’ll be ready. You only need three things for this class: a baggy shirt, long athletic/stretchy pants and a water bottle. See you on the mat! 

Sign up soon to get a reminder for the next session: https://goo.gl/forms/e4ufWS9JQzwQD8Gs2

Congratulations! Rank Promotions for 2017

Congratulations are in order to several of our students who undertook examination last year and were successfully promoted by the Aikikai Foundation.

Our Next Event - Bring a Friend to Aikido - Saturday, February 3, 2018

Looking to try a new activity, meet some great new people and throw them around? This is the place to be!

Join us Saturday, February 3, 2018 to learn about Aikido, make new friends, and throw them! Guests pay $5.00. If you do not have a martial arts gi (uniform), wear a relatively loose t-shirt and long workout pants. No jeans please.

If you have any questions about Aikido, or Kodokan Aikido at Virginia Tech you can wander over our FAQs. If you still have questions, feel free to contact us via our Contact Form.

Registration Opens Today, Dec. 13, 2017

Registration for the Kodokan Aikido Spring semester opens today, Wednesday, December 13!

Our registration form can be found  here.

The semester will begin on Tuesday, January 16, 6:30 pm at War Memorial Gym - Dance Room.

You do not need any martial arts experience, and are free to attend classes the first two to three classes to see if it is right for you. Membership dues are collected during the second week of the semester. Non-members may drop-in on Saturdays starting on January 27th at $5.00 per class until February 24th.

If you have any questions about Aikido, or Kodokan Aikido at Virginia Tech you can wander over our FAQs. If you still have questions, feel free to contact us via our Contact Form.