Dojo

Training Schedule

St. Louis Aikikai is affiliated with Aikido Schools of Ueshiba.

Our mission is to promote the relevance of the art of Aikido in modern society, and to create a first class community of traditional Aikido practitioners in the St. Louis region. Our school was founded in West County, St. Louis in the year 2000.

We are engaged in training throughout the entire year. Doors open approximately 30 minutes before class start time.

* General classes are for those students confident in their ukemi (falling). Beginners are invited to attend Basics classes to start out and will be invited to attend the General classes when an appropriate level of ukemi has been attained. All other classes are open for everyone to participate.

If you are interested in Aikido, please stop by and of our locations to observe a class. There will be students and instructors willing to answer any questions that you may have.

Location

Please note that the entrance to the dojo is on the east face of the office building, please make your way around the side!

Comprehensive Chiropractic
113 West 5th Street
Eureka
MO 63025

Map of 113 W 5th St
Eureka, MO 63025-1109

Map of 16625 Swingley Ridge Rd
Chesterfield, MO 63017-1715

Non-YMCA members may participate in these classes for a $5 mat fee.

St. Charles County Family YMCA
3900 Shady Springs Lane
St Peters
MO 63376-6467

Map of 3900 Shady Springs Lane
St Peters, MO 63376-6467

Dues

Monthly dues for Eureka (Tuesday & Thursday) and Chesterfield (Friday & Sunday) combined is $65 ($50 for Chesterfield Athletic Club members, students and minors).

Monthly dues for Chesterfield only (Friday & Sunday) is $50 ($30 for Chesterfield Athletic Club members, students and minors).

Individual classes in Eureka and Chesterfield at are $10 ($5 for Chesterfield Athletic Club members, students and minors).

Individual classes in St. Charles are $5 (Please enquire directly to the YMCA regarding session dates and fees).

First class is FREE.

We also have special discounts for regulars paying quarterly.

Dress Etiquette

Beginners should wear sweats if they do not own a keiko gi (training uniform).

Visitors from other aikido schools are invited to wear whatever they are accustomed to.

Aikido Schools of Ueshiba encourages all graded members to wear hakama (traditional Japanese skirt-like pants). However, we recognize that many aikidoka associate the hakama with a certain level of skill or rank on behalf of the wearer, particularly regarding ukemi (falling). Thus, our informal policy is to recommend that our members adopt the hakama once they are confident in their own ukemi.