There will be no class on Saturday, Sept 24, due to the loss of a dear and respected aikido friend and sensei, Robert Dix.

Robert, you truly helped us to remember O'Sensei's words to "always practice in a vibrant and joyful manner." Thank you for making the world, and aikido, a better place. You will be greatly missed.

Our thoughts and condolences go to Robert's family and to his dojo, Springfield Aikido.

For December:
Mockingbird Hills Community Center will be closed on the Thursdays and Saturdays before/after Christmas and New Year's Day (closed Thu, Dec 24 / Sat, Dec 26 / Thu, Dec 31 / Sat Jan 2).  There will be no class on those days.  Normal class will be held Mon, Dec 28.

For 2016:
We were recently informed that Mockingbird Hills Community Center will discontinue our Saturday classes in 2016.

Master Wes Hall of Kicking Tigers Tae Kwon Do has graciously provided us with a new practice location for  Saturday classes (Thank you, Master Wes!!). Starting Sat, Jan 9, classes will be held at his dojo located at 4834 S 97th Street, Omaha, NE 68127. Stay tuned, as the class time will be changing (likely after 2pm)!

For those of you with children or for those who may be interested in cross-training, Master Wes has a wonderful program. We've been especially impressed with his young students, who regularly demonstrate that martial arts training is life training, not just "learning to fight." Check it out below:

Join us for a free aikido demonstration at the St. Gerald Parish Festival on Sun, Sept 12. We'll be meeting there as a group at 12:45pm to assess our available space before going to the dojo at Mockingbird Hills Community Center to pick up mats. Please come already dressed out in your gi. The demo is currently scheduled to be around 2pm, and all dojo members are welcome to participate regardless of skill level. It should be low-key, and fun!

Chushin Aikikai and our sister dojo, Tatsumaki Aikikai/Kansas State University Aikido Club, are pleased to host the 2nd Annual Musubi Seminar, featuring Wee-wow Dumlao, 6th Dan Shidoin, founder and chief instructor of Gold Coast
Aikikai. The seminar will be held in Manhattan, KS, from May 29-31,2015, and also includes a friendship seminar on Sunday.

Housing with dojo members is available.  See flyer for details.

There will be no class at Mockingbird Hills Community Center that weekend. Dojo members will be attending/assisting at the seminar.

Shuurin Dojo in Omaha will be hosting Bonifay Sensei from Aug 1-3, 2014. Download the flyer for registration information, costs, and details. Contact Lloyd Sensei at (402) 630-8592 or Claudia Sensei at (402) 630-3169 with any questions.

Capital Aikido-Lincoln is pleased to host a seminar this May with Clyde Takeguchi Shihan from May 16-18, 2014 (Friday - Sunday).  All aikido affliations are welcome.
Please visit capitalaikidolincoln.org for more information, or download the seminar flyer.

Capital Aikido-Lincoln will also be hosting Bob Poresky Sensei the 1st weekend in October 2014.

In lieu of the annual yudansha seminar, Midwest Aikido Center in Chicago is hosting a special celebration seminar commemorating Yamada Sensei's 50th Anniversary of teaching aikido in the USA.

Yamada Sensei and Peter Bernath Sensei will be the guest instructors.  All ranks and affiliations are welcome.

Seminar sessions will be held Sat & Sun, 4/26-4/2714.  There will also be a pre-seminar class on Fri, 4/25/14 at 6:30pm.  Download the flyer for more information, or go to the Midwest Aikido Center website.

There will be no class at Mockingbird Hills Community Center on Sat, 4/26 and Mon, 4/28 to allow students to attend this seminar.

In conjunction with KSU Aikido and Tatsumaki Aikikai, we're honored to host Peter and Penny Bernath Sensei of Florida Aikikai along with Jack Hayes and Jayne Thompson Sensei of Thiel College for the weekend of April 4-6, 2014.

The seminar will be held at Kansas State University, Chester E. Peters Recreation Complex ("The Rec"). Download the attached flyer, or go to www.tatsumakiaikido.org to register online. Early registration is due by March 15 (although you can register up to the day of the seminar).

There will be no class at Mockingbird Hills Community Center that weekend.

On Saturday, Feb 1, Shuurin Dojo (Omaha, NE) is hosting a free workshop instructed by Neil Segal Sensei of Aikijuko Dojo in Iowa. Please contact Claudia Sensei at 402-630-3169 for more information. RSVP requested due to space limitations.

There will be no class at Mockingbird Hills Community Center. Students are requested to attend the workshop.