Capital Aikido Federation

05/26/2026

Some Classic Clyde to brighten your May.
What do I see when I watch this? * Control your space, don't worry about Uke's space, that's theirs. * Control up and down, straight up, and straight down. * After a connection point is established (by yourself or by Uke), move your whole body to the place where you can best control it.
What stands out to you?

P.S. Most of the Uke in this video are, or were, instructors at Capital Aikikai or our affiliate dojos (such as Allegheny Aikikai Aikido and Syracuse Aikido). And a special shout out to Dan Palmer for hosting these videos on youtube.

2003 Capital Aikikai 30 Year Anniversary Class 01 Clyde Takeguchi Shihan

05/13/2026

05/12/2026

05/04/2026

The Caravan Continues!

04/27/2026

01/25/2026

Due to the winter weather, there will be no class at Capital Aikikai on Monday, January 26th. Stay safe everyone!

01/14/2026

Our friends at Chicago Aikikai discovered some old film and have figured out how to digitize it. It is great footage!
Here is one of the videos featuring Tohei Sensei. Tohei was known for being a bit... let's say... bouncy. For some this makes his techniques seem less serious, but we see something else. What is amazing to me watching this is how exact those motions were. In many of techniques you can see him doing a full Tenkan, perfectly to the other side of the line of attack, all in midair! That takes incredible skill.
Let's use this as the 4th video in our series examining Tenkan.

First of a series of privately made 16 mm short films of Koichi Tohei Sensei (1920-2011) demonstrating at Los Angeles Aiki Kai in the early 1960s. Part of a ...

01/12/2026

Congratulations to all!