Capitol Hill Aikikai

Specialties

Our school is a not-​for-​profit organization dedicated to the teaching and development of Aikido. Aikido is a self-​defensive, non-​competitive martial art.

We like introducing new people to Aikido and our community. Total beginners are welcome to all classes; simply show up! No experience or skills are needed. The instructors tailor every class to the levels of the people who attend.

History

Established in 2008.

In the spring of 2008, Martin Sensei started Capitol Hill Aikikai at the Parish of St. Monica and St. James in an effort to bring aikido to downtown Washington, D.C. In November 2015, Capitol Hill Aikikai relocated to the Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, where practice takes place today. Since its founding, Capitol Hill Aikikai has grown into a small community of people interested in exploring the joys and wonders of aikido as a martial art and as path for personal development.

Meet the Business Owner

Mike and Meipo M.

Business Owner

Mike and Meipo are a husband-​and-​wife team who met doing Aikido in Hong Kong and have trained together for years. Aikido is a huge part of their lives. They founded this club together in 2008. The club is major source of meaning for them and they run it well, but it is not run in order to make money.

Mike began his practice of aikido in 1986. He holds the rank of 5^th degree black belt and is a United States Aikido Federation qualified instructor. Meipo began her practice of aikido in 1991. She holds the rank of 4^th degree black belt.

Their students know Mike and Meipo as supportive, welcoming, cheerful, dedicated, technically excellent, and encouraging.