Aikido in the Daily Lives of our Members

Most of our instructors received their training through the Y program and are giving back to the program by volunteering.

A Dan ranked instructor and a case worker successfully defused violent persons and defended himself when attacked.

A Dan ranked instructor and a State Hospital Psychologist successfully defended himself when attacked by an out of control patient.

A Dan ranked student and State Hospital attendant successfully handled dangerous patients, without injury to himself or the patient.

A Dan ranked student and instructor at a VoTech School successfully defused potential violence in conflict situations.

A Dan ranked student sucessfully avoided a potential physical assult whiling walking in an unfamilar city by performing a 'no touch' tenkan around an overly 'friendly' drunk

A Dan ranked former instructor fell down a flight of stairs, automatically falling in mae ukemi. She came out of the experiece with just a small bruise.

A 2nd Kyu ranked student went to the aid of a friend and defended herself from multiple attackers without serious injury to herself or her attackers until police arrived.

A 3rd Kyu ranked student went to the aid of a person being attacked, defended himself when he was in turn attacked, causing the attacker to flee.

A 3rd Kyu ranked student caught a companion as he tripped preventing him from taking a serious fall.

A regional sports official and former student expressed how much he appreciated what he learned from us and how it has helped him in his sport.

Several students in our children's class have used our techniques to avoid injury or recover in playground accidents:

One boy (age 11) rolled out from a fall and another (age 10) used our breathing techniques to recover after having the breath knocked out of him.

Many students have reported using Aikido principles in successfully dealing with people in daily interactions such as arguments, sales transactions, and negotiations.