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Oakland Aikido One Year (ish) Anniversary and César’s Birthday!

  • Oakland Aikido 1728 62nd Street Berkeley, CA, 94703 United States (map)

throwback to our very first class- May 1, 2024, at our outdoor training space

Please join us for a special class celebrating the completion of our first year and César’s 32nd birthday! You are invited to share some light refreshments with us after class on the outdoor patio.

schedule:

class, 6-7:30

reception, 7:30-8:30

details:

  • if you haven’t already, please sign our online waiver before attending class

  • we ask all participants to wear a KN95 mask or better during class- we will provide them if you forget yours—learn why

  • cash donations welcome—no one turned away for lack of funds

  • please RSVP in advance!

 
 

 

Oakland Aikido first held class on May 1, 2024, and we are now a year old! This is all thanks to our amazingly supportive global Aikido community and we are eternally grateful. Over the last year, we've hosted awesome guest instructors from Los Angeles, California; Portland, Maine; Aylesbury, UK; Oslo and Stavanger, Norway; and Berlin, Germany. We've ironed out kinks, faced setbacks, navigated growing pains, received incredible generosity, and learned so much about what it means to be uke and go with the flow.

Finding ways to practice embodied, empowered physical expression has never been more important than it is today given the state of our world. The reclamation of physicality among oppressed populations is a radical act and our mission at Oakland Aikido is to support that process.

As we enter our second year, we are feeling called to grow: more mats, more people, and more training opportunities. Sign up for our mailing list for updates.

 

 
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Special Class with Jacqueline von Arb Sensei, 4th Dan Aikikai