Scholarship Outreach Opportunity
Introducing high school students to a martial art with meaning.
Our Dojo is a school for the Japanese martial art of Aikido. We offer experienced, safe, and serious and joyful instruction for men and women at all ages and levels. We are seeking thoughtful students who want more from their training than sport or violence.
Become a healthier and better version yourself while having loads of fun building new skills with our Introduction to Aikido.
The benefits of Aikido are numerous. Aikido’s emphasis on proper breathing, balance, and posture result in the steady improvement of physical and mental conditioning and helps with energy and calmness. Aikido is physical experience, practitioner helps us face lifes challenges in a proactive, constructive ways. Today, Aikido has become known in psychological and business circles as a highly useful metaphor in devising conflict resolution strategies. People everywhere are using Aikido philosophy to improve the quality of their lives.
4 Week intro
Once you have been recomended
Click the red sign up button below to register for the Adult 4 week intro, don’t worry about the cost. We are covering this for you.
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How our program works
Both partnering organizations will have scholarship grants for introductions to our dojo. These organizations will recommend potential Aikido students who they feel will benefit from our program and be good ambassadors of their organizations. We will award these new students with four week introduction to aikido including loaner uniform so they can learn more about Aikido and our community. It is our hope that the program is something they will want to continue. We offer many classes per week to help most people find a schedule that works for them. Our Intro classes are Tuesday at 6:00pm and 7:10 pm & Thursday at 6:00pm. There are other days times that can work also. We is also a Saturday am introduction that is 5 classes beginning end of March.
During our intro
The Student is recommended to the dojo then and registers for our four week intro. Red button for 4 week intro. This includes an electronic waiver that is required. The student should commit to at least 2 classes a week during the intro time period.
Continuing after the intro
We have full and partial scholarship grants to award to the people who are recommended by our partner organizations. After completing the Aikido intro, if there is a desire to continue, you can apply to continue at financial aid link below.
Financial aid Applicatioin
Welcoming Portlands
vital Immigrant community
Outreach Partners
Portland Mentoring Alliance & Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center
