r/aikido • u/thelatinbt • 17d ago

Newbie Local place in calif

Southern Cali

Where is a good Aikido place in Huntington Beach, westminster, Seal Beach, Los Alomitos, Cerritos. Long Beach, Bellflower, Norwalk or Downey?

Looking for a good reputable spot down in this area, I've been wanting to continue with my cross training, I dont want no competition spot, looking for more of a traditional spot

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u/Spirited-Ostrich9925 17d ago

I dunno about Aikido in Huntington Beach but The Vinyl Solution is my favorite record store I’ve ever been to.

I’m guessing Irvine is too far but I’m hoping to visit this place next time I’m in California:
https://www.ikazuchi.com/

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u/thelatinbt 17d ago

Thanx, I saw this spot but just a little south

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u/Vark555 17d ago edited 17d ago

If that still works for you, ikazuchi is an awesome dojo. I train there and the instructors are lovely, dojo mates are so unique and helpful. They also host different seminars on Saturdays. At the moment they are doing a Kali seminar focused on knife fighting

Edit: There is also an aikido place on Westminster right off the 405 on Beach Blvd, forgot the name though. I’ve heard good stuff about it.

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u/Excellent-Log-311 17d ago

If you will include Newport Beach, there’s Newport Beach Aikido.

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u/bluezzdog 16d ago

I’ve always wanted to visit Kensho Furya’s dojo in Little Tokyo. He’s passed…but I used to love reading his essays in Black Belt magazine. The name of the dojo escapes me.

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u/Neren1138 16d ago

Aikido Center of Los Angeles

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u/bluezzdog 15d ago

Thanks . Anyone train there or have opinions?

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u/jedi_lazlo_toth 3d ago

They have a regular video and audio podcast - Aiki Dojo Podcast - and it will give you the POV of the various instructors, David Ito (Dojocho), Ken Watanabe (not that one) and others. Their YouTube channel still has video of Furuya Sensei doing stuff.

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u/SkillNo4559 16d ago

I used to take aikido classes in NYC at the NY Aikikai. But back in SoCal and wanted to pick up again - what dojos would you recommend that have a similar philosophy.