The Augusta Aikido Club has been in operation since 1989. Our first classes were held at the Westside YMCA on Wheeler Road, the facility that is now the home of the Wilson Family YMCA. In 1992 we moved to the YWCA a few blocks east on Wheeler Road. When the YWCA was closed in 2004 we moved to the Synergy Center on Central Avenue. When that facility closed in 2005 we moved a few blocks north to our current home at Adas Yeshurun Synagogue.
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| Classes are held at Adas Yeshurun Synagogue, 935 Johns Road in Augusta. Click here for a map from MapQuest showing the location of the synagogue, or here for a map from Google Maps. (The map will open in a new tab or window.) |
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Parking is at the rear of the building. Enter through the rightmost door as you face the rear of the building.
Classes are held in the classrooms at the front of the building.
When you enter the building, proceed to the end of the hallway and turn left.
The classrooms are through the second and third doors on the right after the left turn.
The building may not be open until approximately ten minutes before the scheduled
class times shown below. Please note: Club activities at the synagogue are limited to the hours shown below. Synagogue personnel have only limited information about our program. If you are interested, please contact the club directly (there is an e-mail link at the bottom of the page) or visit us during a scheduled class. Because of synagogue security concerns we can no longer leave the building unlocked during our classes. If you wish to visit a class, ring the bell (button to the left of the door) to request entry. |
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| Day | Time |
| Monday | 7:30 - 9:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 7:30 - 9:00 PM |
| Thursday | 7:30 - 9:00 PM |
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, participants are required to have a COVID vaccination.
The use of face masks is not required.
Because of current low attendance, some classes may be cancelled due to planned absences.
Those will be announced below with the note "Class by arrangement only."
To attend a class on those days, you must contact the instructor using the mail link
at the bottom of this page prior to 5:00 pm on the day in question.
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| Fees:
Classes cost $40 per month or $10 per day; students paying the monthly fee
can attend all classes for the month. Class fees are $20/month
or $5/day for additional members from the same family. Members must join the United States Aikido Federation to receive rank; the USAF individual membership fee is $50/year and is ordinarily first collected when a member passes the 6th Kyu test. |
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Darrell Tangman, 7th Dan Shihan, United States Aikido Federation. Began training under professor Taitetsu Unno in 1970, while a graduate student at the University of Illinois in Urbana. Major influences include Akira Tohei, Rodney Grantham (Aikido Center of Atlanta), Yoshimitsu Yamada, and Shoji Seki (Aikikai Hombu Dojo, at M.A.F. summer camp). Formerly Chief Instructor at Twin Cities Aikido Center and President of the Midwest Aikido Federation. Also taught a weekly class at Aikido Center of Atlanta prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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Guest Instructor | |
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Lamar Sanders, 5th Dan Chief Instructor, Columbia Aikikai. Usually taught here on the first Monday each month prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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Founding Instructor | |
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McLowery Elrod, Shodan (1st dan) The founder of the Augusta Aikido Club. Dr. Elrod has relocated to the Athens area. |
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Assistant Instructor | |
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Peter Shorall, 3rd Kyu Peter Shorall was the assistant instructor following Dr. Elrod's departure through 2006; he passed away unexpectedly on August 31, 2015. |