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:
Saturday and Sunday, September 12-13, 2026 Kiku Matsu Dojo will be hosting the Chicago Crosstown Seminar with instruction from Laura DeGraff Sensei and Marsha Turner Sensei. Regular classes will be canceled on those days. Please consider signing up for the seminar.
Saturday October 3, 2026 Kiku Matsu Dojo will be hosting an AWA USAF Friendship Training Day from 1-4pm. The 12pm noon class will be canceled that day. Come to the FREE training day and enjoy the chance to train and build friendship with members of the AWA and USAF. Knut Bauer Shihan and Andrew M Sato Shihan will be instructing.
Kiku Matsu Dojo wants to thank Mrs. Joanne Tohei for taking the time to tell us about her fascinating life journey in Aikido and to thank everyone including those from other organizations that came to hear her talk.
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 TBD at 10:30am for children, 12:00pm for 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:
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Thank you to everyone who came out for our free classes over the weekend. We all had a great time and enjoyed sharing our art with new people.
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