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Aikido Institute A Bay Area center for study of traditional aikido. Classes for adults and teens. Have fun while learning self-defense, focus, and balance! Visitors welcome!

Inquire about our Beginner specials. Stop by and watch a class. A California non-profit located in Emeryville, our dojo is a member of the Takemusu Aikido Association, affiliated with Aikido World Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.

Kata. A dan essay by Aikido Institute member Susan Martinez. Posted on the dojo's blog The KIAI:
10/08/2026

Kata. A dan essay by Aikido Institute member Susan Martinez. Posted on the dojo's blog The KIAI:

Kata

Coming up November 8th is the 2nd Annual Women's Aikido Seminar. We had a lot of fun last year and look forward to anoth...
10/01/2026

Coming up November 8th is the 2nd Annual Women's Aikido Seminar.

We had a lot of fun last year and look forward to another fabulous day on the mat.

Be sure to mark your calendars.



We had a great time at the Friendship Seminar hosted by Bay Marin Aikido in San Rafael.Thanks to Senseis Pete Breeland, ...
09/27/2026

We had a great time at the Friendship Seminar hosted by Bay Marin Aikido in San Rafael.

Thanks to Senseis Pete Breeland, David Yoshinaga and our own Dave Lewin for amazing classes.


We are celebrating the International Day of Peace with some wisdom from O'Sensei.
09/21/2026

We are celebrating the International Day of Peace with some wisdom from O'Sensei.


We kicked off the weekend with Craig's Shodan test and enjoyed watching his hard work pay off with a solid exam. We cele...
08/23/2026

We kicked off the weekend with Craig's Shodan test and enjoyed watching his hard work pay off with a solid exam.
We celebrated his results with a kampai and gave Cathy and Susan their sandan certificates.

おめでとうございます (omedetō gozaimasu) !!

Bay Area/CA Iwama Aikido friends: Mark Larson Shihan will be in Emeryville at Aikido Institute for a 3-day seminar Octob...
08/21/2026

Bay Area/CA Iwama Aikido friends: Mark Larson Shihan will be in Emeryville at Aikido Institute for a 3-day seminar October 16-18. This will be a good opportunity to learn from someone with great depth and clarity into Saito Shihan's teachings. Come join us!
Register at: https://www.aikidoinstitute.org/events.html

Address

5515 Doyle Street, Unit 2
Emeryville, CA
94608

Opening Hours

Monday 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Tuesday 6:30am - 7:30am
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Wednesday 6:15pm - 7:45pm
Thursday 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Friday 11:30am - 12:30pm
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Saturday 9am - 10am
11am - 12pm
Sunday 9am - 10:30am

Telephone

+15107359192

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