Alfred Aikido 合氣道

Welcome to Alfred Aikido! Our group aims to build an inclusive and supportive learning environment for the martial art of Aikido and personal growth.

Currently our group is unaffiliated, but the head instructor, Joshua Thomas, is a memeber of the Aikido School of Ueshiba (ASU) and earned a 2nd degree black belt in 2023. He trained with Leslie Russek (6th Dan) at North Country Aikido for 12 years.

Kanji Ai

Aikido (合氣道)

Aikido "the way of way of harmony with universal energy" seeks to resolve conflict in a non-destructive way. Aikido attempts to solve conflict by blending with the attacker's movements and redirecting the attack energy to off-balance the attacker. As such aikido does not rely on physical strength, which means any one of any physical ability has something to gain from Aikido. Aikido it is not a competitive sport, its benefits include: conflict resolution, physical and mental conditioning, self-confidence, discipline, and self defense.

Kanji Ki
Kanji Do

Training Schedule

Currently we will be training on Mondays 5:30pm to 7:30pm. Send us an email to join us in training.