Aikido blog and news

The Aikido blog and news collect practice tips, everyday dojo life, and common beginner questions: what happens in your first class, how aikido differs from other arts, and how we look after training partners together. The articles are written for practitioners in Tampere and Hyvinkää — and for anyone considering starting aikido.

We publish practical tips and longer reflections: founding a dojo, etiquette on the mat, and who aikido is for. For a quick starting point, read about the first class or visit what is aikido. Training locations are in Tampere and Hyvinkää.

Beginners will find concrete guides: what to expect from your first class, how much the hobby costs, how ukemi — safe falling — is taught, and whether aikido is self-defense. Comparisons with other arts — judo, for example — help clarify what we practice on the mat and what we do not. The aim is to answer the questions people actually ask before they dare to show up.

Pieces about dojo life describe how a community forms: the small acts by which we look after each other and the space, and how the Tampere dojo grew from an empty hall into a training place. Hyvinkää classes and everyday life at both locations appear in the news as well. You can browse all articles or filter by Aikido, Dojo, and General — and come back whenever a new text appears.

If you are looking for training nearby, start on the location page and then return to the blog to go deeper. New pieces build on the same whole: how to start, what happens in class, and how dojo life works day to day in Tampere and Hyvinkää.