Kokikai Aikido of Delaware

This past summer camp brought many of our Quiet Storm students together as they helped support each other preparing for rank demonstrations. We even had several of the testing students run out to uke for friends during their demonstrations! Thank you to everyone who helped us on the day of our tests and on the path to preparation. Extra thanks to Lou Parducci as some of his photos were used in this post.

Quiet Storm has multiple students to celebrate after excellent demonstrations at Kokikai Summer Camp! Vanja Bucic, James Walls, and Nikita Orlov demonstrated for Nidan, while Shannon Diiorio represented Quiet Storm for Shodan. Pat McErlean also tested at our dojo in Wilmington, Delaware for his 6th kyu and Evie Walls earned her 5th kyu! Congratulations to everyone who gained rank recently at Summer camp or at home!

Develop the gracefulness of a dancer, the power of a fighter, and the mental fortitude of a champion. We have classes available for adults and kids. All experience levels welcome.

Call us at 302-757-1057 or send us an email to [email protected] to try out our trial offer!

We have classes available for adults and kids! Reach out to us for a visit and enjoy our trial membership!

Our Japan travelers, in and out of uniform, in the dojo and on the loose!

One of our students owns and operates one of the coolest comic book shops in the area, at 1855 Marsh Road. To help celebrate the amazing holiday, FREE COMIC BOOK DAY, SATURDAY MAY 2nd, the Quiet Storm Dojo was invited to host an informational table to spread the word about Kokikai Aikido, Sensei Rick Berry, and our wonderful community.

It was a blast! We got to talk to a lot of people about Aikido and martial arts in general. Quite a few had never heard of Aikido, but a surprising number of people had seen the big sign on 202 and never thought to ask: so we clued them in on our wonderful community! It was also great to meet fellow martial artists, who gladly shared their experiences with us.

We recently had a self defense seminar taught by Professor James Simms and organized by our student Shannon Diiorio. We had a great turnout! Thank you to everyone who helped make it a success.

We’re excited to invite you to a Safety & Self-Defense event happening at the dojo this Thursday April 30th from 4:00–5:00pm led by Professor Simms. The session is being sponsored by a local mortgage team. Simms has put together a really valuable, practical presentation focused on real-world awareness and personal safety.

This session is great for all experience levels and could be valuable for family members, spouses, relatives or anyone who could benefit from increased confidence and awareness in everyday situations, so feel free to pass this along.

If you’re interested in attending, please let us know so we can reserve your place. Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfpqQm76J45KVgX59oRG5ZDoi5sqpaQ_trfdtCSDvOqF4IWMw/viewform?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExdGFNU1ZlaTZwTlBpdTBnYXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6NUxFSvKHV44Oh7khSwHF5Xn8RQIhIJcl4Jtxy1jKBT5Ahf_vxQURnrsOdiQ_aem_6j6LctJj5Xc4rO7Xf5RF6Q

After the event, anyone who’d like to continue the conversation is welcome to join us for margaritas, chips and guac at La Tolteca.