Springfield Aikido School

08/16/2026

08/13/2026

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

Join us in Fort Lauderdale for Florida Winter Camp 2026 — three days of Aikido, friendship, and training by the ocean.

One of the largest Aikido seminars in the USA, Winter Camp brings together hundreds of Aikido practitioners from across the country and around the world.

✨ 16 indoor classes
🌊 9 ocean-side weapons classes
🥋 Osawa Sensei & USAF Technical Committee
🎓 Yudansha testing
🍹 Happy Hour celebration
🏖️ Beachfront hotel

Register now and join us in Florida!

https://floridaaikikai.com/newest/florida-winter-camp/

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08/10/2026

SEMINAR EXPANDED! We're very pleased to announce the addition of Catherine Lefebvre Sensei and Iaido to the October seminar.

Please join us this autumn for a special seminar in remembrance of Claude Berthiaume Shihan, with special guest instructors Robert Saad Shihan and Catherine Lefebvre Sensei, October 17-18, 2026.

All affiliations welcome! Register here:
https://midwestaikidocenter.org/seminar-register.html

More info: https://midwestaikidocenter.org/events.html

Register early for best pricing. See you on the mat!

08/07/2026

He often showed me his techniques, saying ‘Hey Shirata, my Aikido has changed a lot. Take a look!’ Then, I saw that his movements had become softer and more circular, completely different from before.

The way of life as a Budo-ka is to constantly study, train, and continue to grow throughout one's life. A true Budo-ka can always remain humble because he (or she) knows that he is still an inexperienced novice compared to himself 10 years future.

Never criticize others, never become conceited, but just constantly forge ourselves.

—Rinjiro Shirata (1912-1993)
9th dan Aikikai Shihan
awarded 10th dan posthumously.