The next four-week introduction to Aikido course will begin Saturday, February 4th 2:15-3:15pm.  The course meets on four consecutive Saturdays (makeup days are available if you can't make all four).  It's an excellent way to experience Aikido and gain a solid foundation for ongoing study.  All are welcome!  The course fee is $60.00.  Go to our Aikido page for more information and online registration.

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The next four-week introduction to Aikido course will begin Saturday, January 7th 2:15-3:15pm.  The course meets on four consecutive Saturdays (makeup days are available if you can't make all four).  It's an excellent way to experience Aikido and gain a solid foundation for ongoing study.  All are welcome!  The course fee is $60.00.  Our Aikido page has more information and online registration.

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The next 4-week Aikido Introductory Course starts on Saturday, November 5th, 2:15-3:15pm.  The course meets on four consecutive Saturdays (make-up dates are available if you can't make all four) and is an ideal way for beginners to try Aikido and gain a foundation for future study.  No equipment or special clothing is required.  The course fee is $60.00.  To RSVP and register online now, please go to our Aikido page here.

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The next 4-week Aikido introductory course for beginners will start on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2:15-3:15pm  The course meets on four consecutive Saturdays (make-up days are available if you can't make all four) and is an ideal way for beginners to try Aikido and gain a solid foundation for future study!  No equipment or special clothing is required.  The course fee is $60.00.  To RSVP and register online now, please go to our Aikido page here.

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Shinjinkai's outdoor training retreat, a unique seminar combining practice of Zen meditation, martial arts and wilderness survival skills, will be held Sept. 10-11 at Korinji monastery near Reedsburg, WI.  Instruction will be given by Moore Sensei and by Craig Caudill, founder of the Nature Reliance School.  A flyer with full seminar information as well as a link to online registration may be found on our Events page (scroll down to the September events).

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The next 4-week introductory course for beginners will begin Saturday, August 13th 2:15-3:15pm at Shinjinkai H.Q. in Chicago.  The course meets on four consecutive Saturdays (make-up days are available if you can't make all four), and is as an ideal way for beginners to try Aikido and gain a solid foundation for future study!  No equipment or special clothing are required.  The course fee is $60.00.  To RSVP and register online, please go to our Aikido page here.

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A seminar entitled "The Energy and Healing Practices of Zen", instructing the Internal Training curriculum, will be offered at Shinjinkai in Chicago on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 3-4.  The seminar will be instructed by Meido Roshi, a Rinzai Zen teacher; proceeds benefit Korinji monastery.  All are welcome!  Please see our Events Calendar page to download a flyer with registration information.

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The next 4-week Introduction to Aikido course will begin Saturday July 16th, 2:15-3:15pm.  The course meets on four consecutive Saturdays (make-up times are available if you can't make all four) and is an ideal way for beginners to try Aikido and gain a solid foundation for future study.  No special clothing or equipment is required.  The course fee is $60.00.  To register and pay online, please go to our Aikido page here.

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The next 4-week Introduction to Aikido course will begin on Saturday, June 4th, 2:15-3:15pm.  The course runs for four consecutive Saturdays (make-up days are available if you can't make all four) and is an ideal way for beginners to try Aikido and gain a solid foundation for future study!  No special clothing or equipment is required.  The course fee is $60.00.  To register and pay online, please go to our Aikido page here.

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The next Aikido Introductory Course for beginners starts on Saturday, May 7, 2:15-3:15 at Shinjinkai H.Q. in Chicago.  The course meets on four consecutive Saturdays (makeup classes are available if you can't make all four).  This course is an ideal way to begin your study of Aikido, and provides a solid foundation for participation in our ongoing classes.  Register online on our Aikido page here.

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Shinjinkai in Chicago will host this seminar on Saturday and Sunday, April 16-17, instructing practices handed down within the Rinzai Zen Buddhist lineage for working with the body-mind's subtle energetic system.  Breathing and movement practices for health, well-being and meditative attainment will be instructed by Meido Moore Roshi, a Zen priest and holder of the Rinzai lineage.  Schedule:  4-7 pm on Saturday, and 10am-1pm on Sunday.  Optional instruction in zazen (Zen meditation) will be given Sunday morning at 9am.  Suggested donation: 110.00 (donations of any size are welcome, however).  Proceeds benefit Korinji, a Zen monastery (www.korinji.org).  SEMINAR FLYER HERE.  More information on the curriculum to be covered may be found on Shinjinkai's website here.  RSVP PLEASE by emailing to info@shinjinkai.org.  All are welcome!

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Our March 20 Japan recovery benefit event was a tremendous success! Donations received totalled $1430.00, which has been passed on to the Red Cross.  Thank you everyone for your energy and generosity!

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Shinjinkai H.Q. will host a benefit event on Sunday, March 20th sponsored by the Korinji Foundaton (www.korinji.org) and the Chicago Zen Community (www.chicagozencommunity.org).  Zazen (Zen meditation) will be conducted from 11:30am-12:45pm, followed by a Zen Buddhist memorial service at 1pm for the victims of the earthquake/tsunami in Japan.  Shinjinkai Aikido students will practice from 1:30-2:30pm.  Tea will be served afterward.  A donation box will be present, and all donations received will be passed on to an appropriate relief agency.  All are welcome for any part of this event. 

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Our next 4-week introductory course will begin Saturday, April 2nd at 2:15pm.  It's an ideal way to find out if Aikido is for you, and an excellent foundaton for ongoing study as a regular member.  The course meets 2:15-3:15pm on four consecutive Saturdays (make-up classes are available if you can't make all four).  The fee is $60.00.  Online registration is here on our Aikido page!

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Our next 4-week introductory course will begin Saturday, March 5th at 2:15pm. It's an ideal way to find out if Aikido is for you, and an excellent foundation for future study.  The course meets 2:15-3:15pm on four consecutive Saturdays (make-up classes are available if you can't make all four).  The fee is $60.00, and you can register online on our Aikido page.  Please RSVP by emailing Shinjinkai:  info@shinjinkai.org.

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