Aikido is a modern Japanese martial art with deep historical roots.

Developed in the early 20th century by Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969), one of Japan’s most lauded martial artists, Aikido is a budo, or martial way. Its purpose is “to teach a warrior how to receive and fill his or her mind and body with a valorous spirit.”

Everyone comes to Aikido for their own reasons. For some it is a form of moving meditation. For others it is one part of a comprehensive martial curriculum, a lifelong pursuit of focus and purification, or simply a joyful, invigorating form of exercise.

Bushwick Dojo was founded in 2016 on the belief that all of these journeys and more may pass through our doors and find acceptance and fulfillment.

I N S T R U C T O R S

Claire Keller, 6th Dan, Chief Instructor
Gillian Macleod, 4th Dan, Assistant Instructor

S E M P A I

Chip Calcagni, 3rd Dan