Capitol Hill Aikikai

Graduates of Safe Falling class (Spring 2026) at Wheaton Rec Center:
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What you see vs what you think you see. It may all be just a projection of yourself.

The Life of Pi The Safe Falling class I teach at the rec center is quickly coming to an end. It is a very popular class. Not only was the class filled wi...

To the eye of the beholder. 😍

The Stinky Herb I am a person of many side gigs. To most friends, my main side gig is being an Aikido instructor in the evening. Everybody knows I am not a...

You cannot make things happen, but you can let things happen.

The Gorilla Woman Our dojo has a new member from Singapore. N is a very smart and very petite lady. At first glance, I thought she was a child. I was aston...

Did someone say "Failure is the mother of success"?

Mistaken By Mistakes I have been teaching low impact Aikido for seniors in our local recreation center for a while now. I never expected teaching seniors to be ...

Good pedagogy and passion can make a difference in any art training.

The Art Of Teaching Of An Art Teacher With the best dumb luck in the world, I ran into A by signing up for her drawing class at the local rec center. Being passionate about art,...

Ladies and Gentlemen: Please welcome Dr Joe Kujawski back to Washington DC! He was one of the scientists behind the Artemis Program 🚀🌔 👏👏👏

The first stop of Meipo Sensei in CA was Oakland Aikido on 3/17. Thank you, Cesar Sensei, for your invitation and help with demo. Your students may be relatively new to Aikido, but they have good basics and attitude. They are so lucky to have you as their teacher!

It says more about you than about them . . .

Suck A friend likes to travel the world wide and far for Aikido experiences. Wherever there is an interesting seminar, you can count on him bein...