Ottawa Aikikai

Excellent and well-maintained dojo, both in its logistics and esprit de corps. I’ve never been particularly interested in martial arts, but I decided to try out kenjutsu on a whim a few years ago and have not looked back ever since! You will be welcomed regardless of your experience and the people here are definitely a big part of the reason I have stuck around for so long.

Co-operative dojo run by its members and doing so since 1980. You will get a variety of instructors and there are early morning and evening classes. You can attend as many classes as you like with the membership fee. Minimal grading costs. Highest ranked Aikido instructors in the region. Try a week of classes for free.

It has been great to learn aikido at the Ottawa Aikikai. A welcoming atmosphere and a multidisciplinary training environment.

I've been coming here for nearly 4 years now, and it's always been very fun, as there's never any end to what u can learn about martial arts and about yourself. The teachers are friendly and they do it out of kindness and devotion since they aren't paid. I'm personally doing kenjutsu but aikido also seems interesting and if you're a student, 80$ a month can give you as many classes as you want.

Great instructors and students. Everyone is very welcoming and helpful, and the dojo is a lot nicer on the inside than the outside. It also has a great selection of martial arts that all interconnect. You really should try all of them at least once.