About

Aikido

Founded by Morihei Ueshiba, O’Sensei (1883-1969), Aikido is more than just a martial art. It is a disciplined practice that combines physical training with ethical and spiritual awareness. Movements are organic and reflect flows of nature. This allows you to merge and blend with attacks not only on the mat but during daily life conflicts outside the dojo, thus helping to neutralize aggression, reconcile differences held between self and others, and develop an embodied understanding of the connection between all human beings.

Lance Giroux Sensei, 3rd dan

Lance Giroux Sensei, a graduate of West Point is Head Instructor and Founder of Aikido of Konocti and Allied Ronin Leadership Training and Consulting, and Co-Founder of Samurai Game Associates. He began studying Aikido in 2000 under Richard Strozzi-Heckler Shihan, at Two Rock Aikido in Petaluma, CA. He has trained Aikido throughout the US, Europe, Asia, Australia and Mexico, and integrates the art into leadership programs he offers. Lance is internationally recognized as the person responsible for internationally expanding George Leonard’s powerful leadership simulation The Samurai Game to serve organizations, non-profits, corporations, schools, universities, government agencies and the public. For decades he traveled the globe to train and certify others to likewise facilitate the simulation. His written work is archived at www.LanceGiroux.com.

Our Dojo

Dojo translated literally means “place of the way”. It is anywhere one happens to be when engaged in a study. We opened July 2019, renting studios in Cobb and Kelseyville, CA. When COVID hit we moved outdoors into county parks, and online via Zoom. In October 2022, our classes robustly resumed indoors at our own permanent dojo six miles north of Cobb, CA. We are just off Hwy 175 at Admiral Way, address: 9537 Mount Hannah Dr South, zip 95451. Classes are traditional, supportive and respectful. Our affiliation is Div 2 of California Aikido Assn, under Hombu Dojo - Aikido HQ, Tokyo, Japan.

YOUR FIRST CLASS TRAINING IS FREE! Come watch anytime.

Images © Lance Giroux