New York Eastside Aikikai History

New York Eastside Aikikai (NYEA), established in 2009, is affliliated with United States Aikido Federation (USAF), founded by the late Yoshimitsu Yamada Shihan.

NYEA offers classes, in which students will find the Aikido experience rewarding, as they achieve the ideal balance of physical and mental training. The training at NYEA is vigorous and intense.

Aikido is a martial art, but it does not encourage fighting; the focus is on developing self-protection skills and finding peaceful resolutions.