Dojo

Training Schedule

St. Louis Aikikai is affiliated with Aikido Schools of Ueshiba.

Our mission is to promote the relevance of the art of Aikido in modern society, and to create a first class community of traditional Aikido practitioners in the St. Louis region. Our school was founded in West County, St. Louis in the year 2000.

All classes are open to all skill levels.

If you are interested in Aikido, please stop by and of our locations to observe a class. There will be students and instructors willing to answer any questions that you may have.

Locations

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When you arrive at the Parish, please note that the Church proper is on your left and the Church Hall is to your right. The gymnasium is on the top floor.

We will try to have the doors open 15 minutes before the first class of the evening. If you arrive late, you may find the front doors secured, in which case please make your way up to the top floor via the fire escape on the left hand side of the building.

Please note that the Parish is only a short walk from the Metrolink Delmar Loop station.

Sensei Brian Hanke (Nidan) runs an affiliated dojo at the St. Charles County Family YMCA in St. Peters, Missouri.

Non-YMCA members may participate in these classes for a $5 mat fee.

St. Charles County Family YMCA
3900 Shady Springs Lane
St Peters
MO 63376-6467

Map of 3900 Shady Springs Lane
St Peters, MO 63376-6467

We would like to thank Dr. Patrick Feder at Comprehensive Chiropractic and the staff of The Yoga Tree for their constant support of our our dojo over the last 5 years.

Comprehensive Chiropractic
113 West 5th Street
Eureka
MO 63025

Dues

Monthly dues for unlimited training at U-Loop dojo is $65 ($50 for Students and Unwaged).

Regular members may train for $150 quarterly.

Guests can train for a $10 mat fee at the U-Loop dojo.

Mat fee for St. Charles are $5 (Please enquire directly to the YMCA regarding session dates and fees).

First class is FREE.

Dress Etiquette

Beginners should wear sweats if they do not own a keiko gi (training uniform).

Visitors from other aikido schools are invited to wear whatever they are accustomed to.

Aikido Schools of Ueshiba encourages all graded members to wear hakama (traditional Japanese skirt-like pants). However, we recognize that many aikidoka associate the hakama with a certain level of skill or rank on behalf of the wearer, particularly regarding ukemi (falling). Thus, our informal policy is to recommend that our members adopt the hakama once they are confident in their own ukemi.