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Tonight's thought from adults' aikido class: "Fight-or-Flight" has gotten us through the last 200,000 years, but it is no...

Starting November 1, 2010, Aikido Decatur will offer classes from our new dojo space at 104 Sycamore Place, Decatur, GA 30030. This is a mo...

I knew the most I’ve ever known about aikido when I was about 4th kyu (in 1995 or so). One day a 70-year-old man showed up in our dojo ( Cit...

Aikido Decatur's adult classes these days focus on introductory material, basic ukemi, and the core techniques found on the fifth and fo...

Starting October 21, Agnes Scott College will host a 7-week aikido class through their intramurals and community sports program. The course...

Starting Tuesday, August 18, 2009, Aikido Decatur will be moving to a beautiful new space at Decatur Healing Arts .  While the Several Dance...

Yesterday I trained in a two-hour class led by Y. Yamada Shihan from New York, a student of O Sensei and the leader of the United States Aik...

Thinking about summer camps for next year.  It will be a natural once we land in our own dedicated space.

At the end of our four-week series of Aikido classes at Winnona Park Elementary School, the teacher had this to say: "Joel did an incre...

After I taught aikido to K-3rd graders for five weeks at Winnona Park Elementary School in Decatur, GA, the teacher had this to say: "J...

During April and May, Ms. Fraser's ESS students are enjoying weekly visits from Joel Riggs , the head instructor from Aikido Decatur. R...

I am currently offering a four-week series of aikido classes to students in K through 3rd grade at Winnona Park Elementary School here in De...

UPDATE (August 2009): Our class schedule has changed significantly since this blog post was published.  See www.AikidoDecatur.com for the c...

I have already started a series of classes to introduce aikido into Decatur Schools. On April 1 I led a session for a group of special need...

Due to the demand for a younger kids class among the many families I have talked to, I am pleased to announce that starting this month (Apri...

As young white belts find a rhythm in their training, they begin to wonder about promotion to yellow belt.  The first demonstration (a word ...

After several months of intermittently attempting to configure PayPal for use on the main dojo website ( www.AikidoDecatur.com ), I think I ...

Aikido Decatur is interested in offering martial arts classes for children 4 and up through Decatur-area schools, after-care programs, and o...

Aikido Decatur is committed to contributing to the Decatur, GA, community. In the spring of 2009 we have dontated certificates for one month...

Today the first adult students appeared at the dojo, one on his first day, and the other a white belt visiting from Florida. After two mont...

In our children's class at Aikido Decatur (Georgia), we play a game called "Lucy and Harpo". Sometimes we call it the mirror ...

Aikido Decatur is now in full swing, with classes two days a week. We have three students to start, and the introduction to aikido has begu...

The mats arrived, with two hours to spare. So, on January 6, we had our first class. One student showed up, got her uniform, and away we w...

The dojo mats are still not here! Only two more days until the first class, so it's getting down to the wire. Word from the vendor, Te...

I have just ordered four 7'x14' blue folding 2" mats from Norberts, the same mats we used back at my dojo in California, just b...

Aikido Decatur opens January 6, 2009, at the Several Dancers Core studios in downtown Decatur, GA. The dojo is at 139 Sycamore St., which i...

Aikido Decatur, a new aikido dojo in Decatur, GA, has sub-leased space in downtown Decatur, at the dance studio of local dance company Sever...

Aikido Decatur , a new dojo near Atlanta, will hold its first classes on January 6, 2009. Led by Joel Riggs, 2nd dan, Aikido Decatur offer...

When you check out a restaurant, do not look at the menu or the food. Instead, look at the other patrons. Are they thin and healthy? Or o...

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