Upcoming Events:

Adult Holiday Charity Class
Saturday, December 12th @ 1pm

We are putting on our 1st ever charity class to benefit the homeless in LA (PATH: People Assisting The Homeless) and contribute to martial arts scholarships at our dojo.

Open to the public. Suggested donation: $20

Click here for the Facebook event and invite your friends

For a week, staying in Tokyo, nearly every day I woke up early (too early) and walked to Shibuya station to take the subway to Ueshiba’s Hombu Dojo in Shinjuku. Even during the day there were many students there, hard at work. One day I counted over 200 pairs of shoes in the downstairs lobby, too many to fit in the provided cubbies. I walked up 3 flights of stairs to the upper level where black belts were in the locker rooms getting ready for class. I put on my white gi and white belt and came out onto the mats to stretch. I was struck by the similarities of our practice. The opening ceremony, meditation and warm up all are done with reverence and complete attention to detail. The attitude with which the students practice is like ours: serious yet almost child-like in excitement.