Dojos in Williamsburg, VA
I'm interested in Aikido and am looking for a dojo in Williamsburg, VA. The only one I've found is the martial arts club at William and Mary. I think I'm eligible to join the W&M club as I work at the College. I'm curious, though, if anyone knows of any other Aikido in Williamsburg. I've found two other places, each about 20 miles away. They are Five Rivers Aikido in Gloucester, VA and Tidewater Aikikai in Newport News, VA.
Other than that, it the closest I could find is Norfolk or Richmond, which are too far (at least for me). The W&M club looks very good because it is a lot closer to where I live than Gloucester or Newport News. I'm curious, though, if anyone knows of any other Aikido in Williamsburg, VA or the peninsula. Also, I would appreciate any feedback on the three dojos that I listed. Thank you very much. |
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Konnichiwa Eric,
I'm also in the great VA so I thought I'd check it out for you. I couldn't get the "Five Rivers" link to work, sorry. However the other two dojo looked kool. I've never heard anything about them and I don't recall meeting any of there students though I'm sure I have at some point worked with them at seminars. My teacher, Sensei Mark Hopkins, taught me to always respect a connection to the Aikikai Headquarters in Tokyo which the "Tidewater Aikikai" dojo claim to hold. The other doesn't seem to focus on Aikido but simply has that as part of their curriculum so if your interested in Aikido specifically I'd suggest "Tidewater". However in my personal opinion I'd work with both, but do what you gotta do. |
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Thank you very much Nathan. Based on the W&M website, it seems that training Aikido only is OK, but I've put an email with them to make sure. The Five Rivers website must have been down when you tried it. Here is how they describe themselves.
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Being new to the forum, I didn't see an edit feature. Anyway, my due diligence uncovered another Aikido opportunity. It is offered by the Newport News Park department. I thought I'd list it in case anyone in the future is looking for Aikido in the area.
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I started taking aikido when I was at ODU in the 80's. The W&M aikido is under the same organization. From my semi-first hand experience, I would say go to W&M. I learned from the guy {Hamada Sensei - the organization top dog} that taught the guy at W&M and if everything is still the same, then you will definately be in good hands.
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