Welcome to South Austin Aikido

We will have open mat for test preparation and kyu testing this weekend (see schedule below).  All members are encouraged to come and support the tests for aiki-kids on Saturday morning and adults on Sunday afternoon. 

Saturday, June 8th: 

• Kid's Kyu Testing 9:00AM to 10:00AM: We will have kid's kyu testing during the first hour on Saturday morning.   
• Open Mat 10:00AM to 11:30AM: We will have open mat time available for reviewing the upcoming kyu tests as well as general open mat time. All are welcome to participate in this 90 minute training session.

Sunday, June 9th:

• Kyu Testing 2:15PM to 3:15PM: We will have adult kyu testing during the second class. We plan on going out for dinner immediately following and all are welcome to join.

We look forward to seeing you on the mat!

This weekend (June 1 & 2), our friends at Austin Ki Aikido will be hosting a seminar with Koichi Kashiwaya Sensei in our space.  Classes open to all currently practicing Aikido.  See the schedule below and AKAC.org for more information.

• Saturday - 9:30AM to 12:00PM and 2:00PM to 5:00PM
• Sunday - 9:30AM to 12:00PM and 1:30PM to 3:30PM

Please note that we will not have any SAA classes this Sunday afternoon (June 2), but will have our normal class schedule on Monday (June 3).

We will have a modified schedule this holiday weekend (see schedule below).

• Normal class schedule on Sunday, May 26th
• Dojo closed on Monday, May 27th
• Normal class schedule on Tuesday, May 28th

Whether you are traveling or staying in town for various activities, we at South Austin Aikido wish you and your family a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend!

No class on Sunday, May 12th in honor of Mother's Day.

We at South Austin Aikido wish Mom's everywhere a joy filled and Happy Mother's Day!

The weekend of March 17th and 18th was a big test weekend featuring 7 kids tests and 3 adult tests. First the kids tested on Saturday with seven kids testing including Lily McAllister, Ambar Lopez , Phillip and Sam Olson, Harper Sharpe, Nedra Heim-Elkins and Gaby Salinas. Lily volunteered to go first and showed she has improved a lot with confidence and calmness. Then Harper tested and did a great job of demonstrating all required techniques for his double orange stripe test. Phillip and Sam just made it look easy as they completed all required and anything else I could think of as well with ease. Then Ambar displayed a lot of confidence in testing even though she has only been training a short while.  She did a great job of the techniques she was asked to perform. Finally Nedra and Gaby did a great job showing a great deal of improvement on both of their tests. Congratulations to all of the kids on a great job on all of your tests.

On Sunday we had three adult tests including James Willi and Robert Nalbaudav for Rokyu and Sue Muschette for Gokyu. Jim went first and did a great job of handling all of the required techniques.  He moved well and has shown a great deal of improvement in a very short time. This is due to his consistent approach to training. Way to go Jim.  Next Sue tested and did a great job as well. Sue has really started to grasp the concept of aiki and displayed a lot of understanding of the techniques for only her second test. Great job Sue! Finally, Robert tested showing a relaxed tension that is normally seen only in senior students, which created a wonderful energy during his technique. Robert moved really well and was very composed during the test. Awesome job Robert! Congratulations to each of test candidates as they all did a wonderful job, showing great progress. Keep up the good work!

Following the test we all went to Genghis Grill for lunch and a little conversation about aikido. It was a great time to celebrate three good tests. Thanks everyone for supporting all of these tests.