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+1 919-732-6367
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| 389 Daisy St, Hillsborough, NC, 27278 | |
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Specialties
We specialize in Aikido and Tai Chi. Aikido classes for kids 7-preteen and Adult classes for teens and adults.
We teach Chen Tai Chi for adults and seniors with an emphasis on the combined benefits Tai Chi gives of a healtlhier balanced body and greater power so that adults of varying fitness levels can benefit.
We are members of the United States Aikido Federation (USAF) and senior students of Chen Master Wang Hai Jun.
History
Established in 1996.
Steve and Jesse Kaufmann started Open Sky Aikido in 1996 when they moved to the Triangle of North Carolina. Steve Kaufmann Sensei has a 6th degree black belt in Aikido and has studied with three of the great students of O’Sensei the founder of Aikido Yamada, Chiba, and Kanai Senseis. We’ve taught in Hillsborough, NC since 2001. We added Tai Chi to our program over 10 years ago and have realized the health benefits of Tai Chi for ourselves and seen how it increases the integration of even very experienced martial artists. We study with a great Chen Tai Chi teacher, Master Wang Hai Jun for over 10 years. We host two Aikido seminars and two Tai Chi seminars per year. Steve is a relaxed teacher. He is a certified school teacher and taught for 10 years. He is great with kids. We experience that these martial arts done in a spirit of cooperation give individuals of every age a firm center, balancing and uniting the body, mind, and spirit when done in a spirit of committed practice.
Meet the Business Owner
Jesse K.
Business Owner
Jesse studied ballet and modern dance for 20 years and managed a modern dance troupe. She studied Aikido for 20 years and has a 2nd degree black belt. She teaches Tai Chi for Health at Open Sky and coaches people with balance and other physical issues using Tai Chi principles.
She was a painter and photographer. She is a member of HillsboroughToastmasters.
Her volunteer work includes tutoring first graders, and PR for several non-profit organizations. She was a board member of the Animal Protection Society in Chapel Hill.
