Where:
Lenape Aikikai
16 Mill Street
Mays Landing NJ 08330

You are invited to a morning of Aikido instruction.

We will receive two hours of introduction. This includes some exercises and how they relate to some basic moves. See our last Aikido Introduction http://www.meetup.com...

Donation: $10.00 to the Dojo

Link: http://www.lenape-aik...

Minimum Attendance: 5

As a courtesy to Acxel I need 5 committed YES RSVPs. Acxel does have to pay rent. Please, by Thursday night February 25, know your RSVP commitment. I will check on Friday morning, February 26 and MAYBEs will be converted to NO Please RSVP responsibly.

What is AIKIDO? from Acxel

I would need volumes of books to explain it and more important countless hours of practice, try a lifetime like O’Sensei; the founder. It will suffice to say that aikido’s objective is to enable the practitioner to stop, resolve a conflict and restore harmony. At the heart of this beautiful Art lie an altruistic philosophy that embraces peace and harmony. Although a genuine Martial Art that has its linage traced back to a militaristic society, the feudal Japanese Samurai (warrior class), It was transformed into a discipline for self knowledge and self-control. O’Sensei’s goal was to create an art that practitioners could use to defend themselves while also protecting their attacker from injury.
Aikido is performed by blending with the motion of the attacker and redirecting the force of the attack rather than opposing it head-on. This requires very little physical energy, as the aikidōka (aikido practitioner) "leads" the attacker's momentum using entering and turning movements. The techniques are completed with various throws or joint locks