Aikido Kokikai Delaware
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Teen Aikido
​Ages 13-17

Many years ago, one of our teenage students, a young woman, was standing in line at school one day when somebody behind her gave her a shove. She turned, thinking that there was some mistake, to find another student who wanted to attack her. She tried to reason with her assailant, but it didn't help. Instead, this person suddenly swung at her. Using her Aikido training, she avoided the blow and used the force of her attacker to drop her on the ground. The attacker was so surprised and confused that she immediately gave up her attack. "How did you do that?", she asked in amazement. "Could you show me how?"

Aikido teaches poise, self-control, balance, finesse, and methods of conflict resolution that are non-violent, while providing skills to avoid and/or deal with a violent confrontation.
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We began our teen classes for young students who were too old for the youth classes, but uncomfortable with the idea of attending class with adults. As the students gain skill, they are given the opportunity to integrate themselves into the regular adult aikido classes.

Talleyville Shopping Center
​4115 Concord Pike
Suite B
Wilmington, DE 19803

What Our Members Are Saying

What made you choose Aikido as the martial art for your child?
I chose Aikido because it is a martial art based on self-defense. I preferred it to karate, which my child had taken for a short time, because of the emphasis on sparring, aggressive tactics and attacks. I feel it is important for children to take martial arts, to have an individual sport that they can excel at and advance in solely based on their own abilities and not based on winning or losing a game. Team sports teach many things and are important but there is a big emphasis on winning or losing a game, but with only the advancement of skills in Aikido to advance in the belts, it teaches the importance of practice and the value of competence. It is beneficial for a child to have the benefit of learning all the lessons of both team sports and martial arts, such as Aikido. -A.R.
  • AIKIDO
    • Kokikai Aikido
    • Youth Aikido
    • Aikido for Women
    • Instructors
  • Schedule
  • Join us
  • Rick Berry Sensei
    • Sensei in the News Journal
    • Stepping Off the Mat
  • DOJO ARTS
    • Ju jutsu - Sanuces Ryu
    • Kenjutsu - Japanese Sword
    • Kokyudo
  • Massage
  • Contact