Aikido In Charleston

Aikido In Charleston is a martial arts school in Charleston, SC, teaching aikido and karate classes focused on self defense. The school serves students who are interested in a lifelong path of dedicated martial study, welcoming visitors to its classes and fostering a familial atmosphere among students while maintaining a disciplined, rigorous attitude toward training. It holds a rating of 5.00 based on 4 reviews.

The school, known as Suenaka Martial Arts, teaches through the traditional arts of aikido and karate, focusing on thorough mastery of martial arts principles through repetitive practice of basic and fundamental techniques. Training is grounded in the concept of budo, a complete system that promotes physical fitness, mental focus, and personal growth. Founder Roy Yukio Suenaka Sensei is a direct student of aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba O'Sensei and is one of contemporary budo's most experienced practitioners. Suenaka Sensei has studied under celebrated masters including Henry Seishiro Okazaki of Okazaki-ryu Kodenkan Jiu-jitsu, James Masayoshi Mitose of Kosho-ryu Kempo, judoka Yukiso Yamamoto, and kendoka Shuji Mikami. The aikido taught is Suenaka-ha Tetsugaku-ho Aikido, also known as Wadokai Aikido, a style that combines all of O'Sensei's teachings with extensive real-world self-defense experience. The karate taught is Matsumura Seito Hakutsuru Shorin-ryu Karate, also called White Crane Karate, a style passed down from Grandmaster Hohan Soken, the last living direct teacher of the form and widely regarded as the greatest karate teacher on Okinawa. The karate curriculum incorporates grappling and traditional weapons and develops physical fitness as part of study.

The school sits on Belgrade Avenue, roughly a third of a mile from Saint Andrews Middle School, near Sam Rittenberg Boulevard and a short distance from Savannah Highway.

The school carries a perfect rating from the customers who have reviewed it, reflecting the quality of its aikido and karate instruction in Charleston.

Services:

• Aikido Training
• Karate Training