Indoor classes on Monday and Wednesday evenings.
A free trial class for you, before we offer a Beginners Deal of 10 classes for € 90.
We are an Aikido Club of people in Amsterdam that is interested in the Art of Peace (Aikido) as a practice that benefits the quality of life. We see it as an opportunity for self-development, awareness and stress-reduction. Aikido is combined with Mindfulness, because it helps us to become more aware and awake in the face of challenge and stimulates growth. It increases our health.
Practicing together in an inviting and respectful sphere helps us to support each other’s development. There is personal attention for adaptations and recreations so that everyone can train and embody the principles of the art.
Aikido is a martial art in which we harmonize with the energy of conflict, and leading this to a better place. It is a gracious and non-competative art. It contains many principles that benefit our quality of training ánd daily life. Through training body-mind-heart it increases our potential for a more consious and awake life.
It cannot be said to be offensive or defensive, hard or soft, but rather it is responsive and proactive, capable of being what the moment requires. It primarily emphasizes the principle of non-resistance and harmony.
Aikido is a Budo (Martial Way) in the sense that it is a way of personal and spiritual development. As such, it is not a sport and it is non-competitive. Training is a cooperative engagement where partners train with and not against each other.
