City Dojo, Wellington

This page covers non-routine events at City Dojo.  See our main page for routine training times, and see the Riai Aikido events page for events happening elsewhere.

We welcome beginners with our without prior aikido or other martial arts experience.

The first free lessons are free:  the best way to find whether aikido is right for you is to try out a class, so come along and have a go, 6:30pm Mondays and Wednesdays. Please contact our Dojo Cho Conrad on 021 843 467, or just turn up and say hi.

We have loan gis (the white pyjamas), or just wear comfortable clothing like track pants and top.

We run a focused beginners course, next one starting Monday 11 October – see our flyer. If you miss the start of the course, simply join part way through it, or contact us for when the next one will start. The cost of the beginners course is $150 which includes all costs up to and including your first (yellow belt) grading, typically 3 or 4 months if training regularly. For unwaged or students, $100. Expires after six months.

Membership entitles you to train at City Dojo in any class, grading or seminar open to your grade, as often as you like.  Some seminars may require an additional fee.

Your fees cover rentals for our beautiful dojo plus equipment costs: our instructors give their time freely.

Our bank account number is 03 0502 0283 995 00

For existing members, see also our members-only page here.

At City Dojo we offer a fun, educative and popular Aiki Kids class for children. Learn a non-aggressive self-defence, and improve your co-ordination, fitness and confidence.

Students can be aged from 6 to 12. Sometimes we start students younger, at the teacher’s discretion, safety being our primary concern. Elder children can graduate to our Aiki Teens classes.

Or Aiki Kids class is held at 5:30 to 6:30pm every Monday during school terms. Parents are invited to join in to both help the kids and learn some aikido themselves. Our Aiki Kids Manual describes our syllabus and more.

For more information contact the our Aiki Kids teacher Jason on jayf.t@xtra.co.nz, or just turn up and ask.

The first three lessons are free so join in and see if you like it. Then, the cost is $80 per term. There is also a 10% family discount for two or more club members (whatever age).

Our school terms timings are:

Here’s an interesting article Riai Aikido – A gentle art for kids from our Auckland dojo.

Come and join us!

At City Dojo we offer a fun, educative and popular Aiki Teens aikido classes for elder children. Learn a non-aggressive self-defence, and improve your co-ordination, fitness and confidence.

Students can be aged from 13 to 17. Sometimes we start students younger, at the teacher’s discretion, safety being our primary concern. Elder children can graduate to our adults classes.

Or Aiki Teens class is held at 5:30 to 6:30pm every Wednesday during school terms. Parents are invited to join in to both help their children and learn some aikido themselves.

For more information contact our Aiki Teens teacher Victor on 021 959 068 or victor@aikido.org.nz, or just turn up and ask.

The first three lessons are free so join in and see if you like it.  Then, the cost is $80 per term. There is also a 10% family discount for two or more club members (whatever age).

Our school terms timings are:

Come and join us!

Visiting aikido from all aikido styles and clubs are welcome.  We have changing rooms in the dojo, and if you’re travelling without your gi we have loan gis too.

No charge for occasional visits, but if you’d like to come more regularly we’d appreciate a $10 mat fee per class.