Bridgetown Aikido :: Martial Arts for Kids & Adults

Bridgetown Aikido is the place for you to start your Martial Arts training in Portland, Oregon. ALL are welcome. Welcome to Bridgetown Aikido.

We are the place for you to start your Aikido training in Portland, Oregon. Aikido is a non-aggressive martial art, based on the principle of blending with an attack and redirecting it, instead of harming or injuring one's opponent. We are a traditional Aikido Dojo, affiliated with Aikikai Hombu Dojo (Aikido World Headquarters) in Japan. Aikido is an excellent form of physical exercise and self de

05/12/2026

"Before you go, do you want to ask me something?" ”. I just said, "O-sensei, what's Aikido?"

His response was, “Well, let me write it down for you, and someday you’ll be able to read it and understand it.”

What he wrote were these words:
Intellectual training
Physical training
Virtue training
Ki training

All this produces practical wisdom

He added that it wouldn't work if it failed at even one of those points, that the absence of any of them would make everything stand to nothing, and inevitably slow down personal development globally. One should always, he told me, maintain a harmonious balance between all these points.

(Interview with Mariye Takahashi, Aikido Journal, No. 120.

03/09/2026

02/19/2026

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09/13/2025

Could not be prouder of these two. Their hard work and tireless dedication is a credit to them both.

Aikido calligraphy in the background by Founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, O'Sensei.

08/04/2025

If you don't make time for your wellness.

You will be forced to make time for your illness.

See you at the dojo!