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Registration Price – Mondays and Fridays Only (Schedule)

$229 (incl. GST) for 16 weeks (Fall/Winter)
$138 (incl. GST) for 8 weeks (Spring/Summer)

Sundays and Drop-In Price (Schedule)

$10 (incl. GST) for one class (Mondays, Fridays and Sundays*)
*Students must be registered in Monday/Friday classes to attend optional Sunday classes.

Address

1301, 16th Ave NW
SAIT Campus Centre
Calgary AB T2M 0L4
Canada
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Contact Numbers

(403) 284-8734 – SAIT Aikido Registration
(403) 284-7248 – SAIT Main Switchboard

Email

info [at] masakokoro [dot] com

We are an adult-only Aikido club with many great amenities

  • Easy access (the LRT and many buses pass through SAIT) map
  • Locker rooms and showers
  • Steam room
  • Use of SAIT’s gym facilities before class
  • Swimming in SAIT’s swimming and dive pool
  • A pub and lounge is just upstairs. Have a refresher or food after class.

We are a women-friendly club

  • Women have their own shower room
  • Women are treated with the same respect as men
  • We believe that women can do Aikido well
Andy Morton and Chi Vu Dang practicing

Andy Morton and Chi Vu Dang practicing

New members welcome

New members welcome

The difference between our dojo and other dojos is that you will not be coddled; if you are making critical mistakes, or your vulnerable areas are exposed, or you are not using your true potential then your life can be in danger. You will be made aware and taught to protect yourself better. You will be invited to explore and experiment, not simply told “that is wrong”. You will learn to become confident in our close family of Aikidoka. At Masa Kokoro you have more freedom to develop your skills and hone the mechanics of your movements, and your Ki.

Ben Lim and Norm Fendelander at Masa Kokoro Aikido

Ben Lim and Norm Fendelander at Masa Kokoro Aikido

Masa Kokoro Aikido Dojo came into existence in September of 1998 At SAIT (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology). Our philosophy in Aikido is to teach harmony and self confidence in life. Like O-Sensei said, “True victory is victory over oneself”. It’s still true. Today we still train our students to follow the philosophy of O-Sensei’s teachings. Learn the art well and be humble.

We are a high-spirited club with dedicated students who are eager to learn. We follow strict Japanese discipline and tradition which links us to the founder of the Art and all those who study it.

Our dojo is an adult-only club which caters to those who are serious about self-defense and wish to learn about meta-Aikido, that is, learn about how your techniques can be defeated so you can better improve them and yourself.


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  • Inaba Sensei


    Yasuhisa (Yas) Inaba Sensei was born November 26, 1952 in Osaka, Japan. He married Keiko Inaba and immigrated to Calgary in 1980. Yas began his career in Canada as a petroleum engineer, as well as to begin his own dojo as a teaching master of Aikido. He later began his own business, practising and teaching acupuncture and shiatsu. Yas obtained his sixth degree black belt in Aikido and title of Shihan. Yas took great pride in teaching his children the art of Aikido and was very proud of their accomplishments. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, teacher, healer and friend. He will be dearly missed by all his family, patients, friends and students.(November 26, 1952 – January 26, 2009)

  • Aikido History in Japan


    The year 1942 is often cited as the beginning of modern aikido. It was at that time that the Dai Nihon Butokukai, desiring to achieve a standardization in teaching methodology and nomenclature for modern Japanese martial arts, reached an agreement with the Kobukai representative Minoru Hirai to call the jujutsu form developed by Morihei Ueshiba aikido. Thus, AIKI BUDO joined the ranks of judo, kendo, kyudo and other modern martial arts.

  • Aikido History


    Aikido was created by Morihei Ueshiba (植芝 盛平 Ueshiba Morihei, 14 December 1883–26 April 1969), referred to by some aikido practitioners as Ōsensei (”Great Teacher”). Ueshiba envisioned aikido not only as the synthesis of his martial training, but also an expression of his personal philosophy of universal peace and reconciliation. During Ueshiba’s lifetime and continuing today, aikido has evolved from the koryū (old-style martial arts) that Ueshiba studied into a wide variety of expressions by martial artists throughout the world.

  • Aikido, the Art


    Aikido is performed by blending with the motion of the attacker and redirecting the force of the attack rather than opposing it head-on. This requires very little physical energy, as the aikidōka (aikido practitioner) “leads” the attacker’s momentum using entering and turning movements. The techniques are completed with various throws or joint locks. Aikido can be categorized under the general umbrella of grappling arts.

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