One of the important ways we train at Aikido of Salt Lake is called jiyuwaza (lit. “free technique’). Essentially, it consists of uke (the person receiving the technique) attacking nage (the person performing the technique) over and over again using the same attack. In the video below, Gerry is attacking Philippe repeatedly with katatetori (wrist grab). Training jiyuwaza teachesRead more about Jiyuwaza: Aiki in Action[…]

We are very excited to announce the affiliation of Aikido of Salt Lake with the Maruyama Institute of Aikido! We received formal notification from Maruyama Sensei on Jan. 16, 2017, that the Hombu International Department (Aikido World Headquarters) had given him permission to include an affiliate in the United States.  Aikido of Salt Lake is the first Maruyama Institute affiliateRead more about Official Affiliation with Maruyama Institute of Aikido[…]

This was an exciting week for us at Aikido of Salt Lake. We finally received our new mats! Here’s a photo of the delivery. The truck driver was kind enough to deliver them basically right to our door. Here’s what the mats look like installed in the dojo. This is looking south. And another angle, looking north. This gives usRead more about New mats for the dojo arrive![…]