Richmond Baseball Academy West, 2318 Commerce Center Dr, Rockville, VA 23146, US

HistoryThe class structure at Aikido RVA is quite simple, everyone practices in the open and unified class format. There is no beginner or advanced classes. We do not practice Aikido self defense techniques according to one's rank or physical skill. We feel that this is the most effective to learn because each class, students will have an opportunity to practice with various skill levels.SpecialtiesAikido is an extremely effective form of self defense because its hand to hand technical roots are based on the sword cutting and pinning motions that are found in ken jujitsu and jujitsu arts respectively. The other aspects that support the effectiveness of Aikido are its circular movements and stance from which the practitioner operates. Aikido students are trained to defend themselves from an attacker's hostile energy by using the aforementioned motions and methods in order subdue an opponent with locks, pins and/or throws.