Adult Program
Classes 7 days a week for beginner and advanced students. A welcoming atmosphere, led by chief instructors Peter Bernath Sensei and Penny Bernath Sensei.
Kids Program
Year-round classes and school break camps for ages 5+. Our exciting curriculum incorporates self defense, personal development, and mindfulness.
About Us
A community dedicated to studying Aikido for self-defense and personal development through the integration of mind, body and spirit.
News & Events
Bruce Bookman Sensei to Florida Aikikai • March 1-2
Join us for our Senior Instructors Seminar on January 18th from 10:30AM-2:00PM.
Fun, energetic, and educational! Two Aikido classes per day, meditation, Japanese, crafts, games, and more!
Photos and videos of Florida Winter Camp 2024, featuring Osawa Sensei and the USAF Technical Committee.
$100 Intro Package for Adults
Little Samurai Aikido classes for 4 year olds on Tuesdays at 4 p.m.
Private classes for kids, teens, adults, families, or groups
Read Penny Sensei's interview about Aikido and Florida Winter Camp.
Learn the fundamentals of safe falling strategies. Develop strength, balance, falling skills, and confidence.
Read Bernath Sensei's interview about her appointment to the TC.
$100 ADULT INTRO PACKAGE
- 4 weeks of unlimited classes
- Free uniform
- Free seminars in your first year
- New students only
- Membership begins on the day of your first class.
What is Aikido? Although the roots of Aikido technique reach back into the fighting styles of feudal Japan, present day Aikido is the creation of a remarkable man, O Sensei Morihei Ueshiba. O Sensei studied a variety of traditional martial arts and became one of the most renowned martial artists of his day. He was a deeply spiritual man and came to understand that ultimate victory came from not fighting at all. He saw that by manipulating and harmonizing with an attacker’s movement, destructive violence could be avoided. In this way Aikido became a physical expression of his spiritual beliefs.
The essence of all Aikido technique is spherical motion around a stable, energized center. In Aikido you learn how to blend with the motion of an attack, redirecting assailants’ movement and taking them off balance. Properly executed, techniques can send opponents flying through the air or immobilize them on the ground. Ultimately, it is the energy of the attack itself which brings down the attacker.
Benefits of Aikido
Body
Aikido is fully-body exercise that builds strength, stamina, flexibility, agility, balance, and coordination.
Mind
Students learn to stay calm and focused under pressure. Training fosters improved attention, self-awareness, and emotional stability.
Spirit
The philosophy of Aikido can be used to cultivate harmony and to overcome conflict in everyday life.
Community
Our dojo is made up of people from many different backgrounds, training together in an environment of mutual trust and respect.