Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara
“There are two type of ki: ordinary ki and true ki. Ordinary ki is coarse and heavy; true ki is light and versatile. In order to perform well, you have to liberate yourself from ordinary ki and permeate your organs with true ki. That is the basis of powerful technique.”
Morihei Ueshiba – The Art of Peace
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Obama does Aikido, too. Kind of.
“… This desire to protect the attacker is, unique to aikido, but embodies an important truth: fighting works better when you don’t hurt them – as that way they don’t have anything to attack you for again – you have the chance to actually resolve the conflict rather than just win the fight.”
Community
Building Community Connections: Gang Violence
Matching Youths with Summer Opportunities
“On Thursday, Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara will be participating in a special summit organized by the Nonprofit Support Center. The group consists of representatives from local nonprofit organizations dedicated to reducing violence in Santa Barbara. Aikido Kenkyukai is one of those groups…”
Beginners’ Classes
We’re now offering an ongoing, weekly Beginners’ Class. Come check it out!
Tuesdays & Thursdays from 5:30
Saturdays from 9:30
Volunteer Opportunity
3-Minute Time Commitment
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We’re trying to raise awareness and educate the community here as to what Aikido is, how it’s different from other martial arts, and why the community will benefit from our dojo’s continued existence. You can help us build our network. If you have just a moment, we’d greatly appreciate you suggesting our page to any or all of your Facebook friends.
- Click here to go to our Facebook page and click on “Become a Fan.” (OK. If you’re not already on Facebook, the 3-minute time commitment just changed to 10 minutes…)
- Click on “Suggest to Friends”, under the profile photo.
- In the window that appears, click on all of your friends who you think might be interested in our cause. …Or just click on all your friends because you never know who might be interested and who might not be.
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Class Info: classes@aksb.org | 805-870-5437
Administrative Matters: administration@aksb.org | 805-870-5437
Board Matters: info@aksb.org | 805-692-9850
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