Established in 2005, Kiku Matsu Dojo serves as the headquarters of the Aikido World Alliance (AWA), offering high-quality training in the Japanese martial art of Aikido. Our dojo also hosts the Chicago Buddhist Meditation Group.
Announcements:
The dojo will be closed on Wednesday December 24th and Thursday December 25th.
Our end of year cleaning and last training will be on Tuesday December 30, 2025. Cleaning will start at 3:00pm. Afterwards we will have our final training of the year and a small celebration to close out the year.
The dojo will be closed on Wednesday December 31st and Thursday January 1, 2026.
The dojo will be hosting the AWA Kangeiko seminar from January 9-11, 2026. Please consider signing up to attend on the AWA seminar website. Regular classes will be canceled on Friday, Saturday and Sunday during the seminar.
Upcoming Free class:
Interested in trying out Aikido but not sure if it is right for you? Consider attending our upcoming free class to get a feel for what practicing Aikido is all about. The free class is on Saturday January 17, 2026 at 10:30am for children, 12:00pm adults. Just wear (or bring) comfortable workout clothing like sweatpants and a t-shirt. Please fill out our sign up form so we can know you are coming. Hopefully we will see you there.
We have classes 7 days a week and on-going students may attend as many classes as they like. Those who would like to get a taste of Aikido are invited to take our 4-week introductory course.
From our blog:
- Dojo Food Drive
- Dojo Fall-a-Thon
- Dojo Open House
- Kids Movie Night – October 21, 2023
- AWA Member Alex Maldonado at World Combat Games
From our Facebook page:
What a fun day at Kiku Matsu. Sasha was home for Thanksgiving and showed up to train. Oh and 4 of us were matchy matchy!!
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Come Join us this weekend for a free trial class of Aikido, the martial art of peace!
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