Events

The Long Island Aikikai is pleased to invite you to our annual Etsunengeiko and New Year’s Eve party. Literally translated as "passing over to the new year in training," Etsunengeiko is an opportunity for students to reflect on their past year's practice and re-instill the ideals of the founder as they commit themselves to a […]

Join us for this special seminar with Hal Lehrman, 7th Dan, Shihan and his student Javier Burghi Sensei, 5th Dan. Lehrman Sensei has studied Aikido under Yoshimitsu Yamada Sensei and other talented instructors since 1963. In 1976, Lehrman Sensei began teaching in Brooklyn where he now runs Aikido of Park Slope. Javier Burghi Sensei has been practicing Aikido […]

Our next promotion ceremony (belt testing) will take place on Friday, April 20th following our normally scheduled class. Whether you may be testing or not, please join us for this important dojo event. Potluck party to follow.

Matthew Hayes started his Aikido training under Hagihara-shihan and the Long Island Aikido Association in 1993, which kicked off an extensive and intensive career in Aikido. He trained at multiple locations, including Suffolk Aikikai (under Gene Monteleone-Shihan) and Aikido of Nassau County (under Joseph Nemeth-Shihan) before meeting Donovan Waite-Shihan in 1997. After many years of […]

Click on the "Pay Now" button below to save. Fee changes after midnight on 6/20. Download Poster Here 1st Class:  10am - 12pm 2nd Class:  2pm-4pm (BBQ to follow) Sleeping Accommodations Available Joshua Layton, 4th Dan Shidoin, is the chief instructor of Montérégie Aikikai on the south shore of Montréal. A full-time professional instructor, Joshua […]

Long Island Aikikai Summer Intensive and BBQ will take place on Saturday, August 18th.  Instructor line-up includes Adam Pilipshen, Jerry Zimmerman Sensei (Aikido of North Jersey), and Hagihara Shihan. Since this is a free event, please fill out the following form and help us get an accurate headcount for space and food considerations. https://goo.gl/forms/DsjwWpig9LX0X5Mp2 Please […]

Matthew Hayes started his Aikido training under Hagihara-shihan and the Long Island Aikido Association in 1993, which kicked off an extensive and intensive career in Aikido. He trained at multiple locations, including Suffolk Aikikai (under Gene Monteleone-Shihan) and Aikido of Nassau County (under Joseph Nemeth-Shihan) before meeting Donovan Waite-Shihan in 1997. After many years of […]

Autumn approaches us from the west, and we're taking it on in our fall intensive with Andy Demko, 7th dan Shihan (head instructor at Aikido of New Castle.) Demko-sensei's dynamic and powerful style is accompanied by an amazing instructional methodology that combines the technical and the practical in a way that provides students with a […]

Our next promotion ceremony (belt testing) will take place on Friday, November 16th. Whether you may be testing or not, please join us for this important dojo event. Potluck party to follow.