Aikido Portland

On Dec. 15, 2021 Aikido Portland held its first Dan exam since the COVID pandemic began. Congratulations to our new black belts, Johanna Norton and James Smith!

During COVID19, Aikido Portland is sending free video instruction to our students. Now we made an animated video of "The Sword Master and The Bully Samurai" a story that is very popular with our youth students. Narrated by David-sensei and illustrated by Bennett Van Duinen.

The Sword Master and the Bully Samurai Famous Japanese story popular with the youth students at Aikido Portland.

Aikido Portland will remain open unless and until Portland Public Schools close for the safety of students. In the meantime, we are taking the following precautions:

1) All students need to use hand sanitizer or wash their hands thoroughly before bowing on to the mat and again after class.
2) We are focusing on weapon techniques, solo training, and evasions.
3) We are avoiding all hand grabbing and face contact techniques.
4) We are disinfecting all weapons between classes.
5) Disinfecting the mat with Simple Green antiviral/antibacterial spray has always been a part of our routine in order to prevent staph infections.