Just curious if anyone out there knows of a good school to study Aikido in the Bensalem PA area. I am about 20 minutes outside of Philadelphia. I know there are lots of schools in the city but I don’t want to attempt travel there after work during rush hour. I know they exist in Bucks county but I’m not sure where. Anyone know?
The only ones I know personally are in State College and Pittsburgh, which are both quite a hike from you.
There are dojo lists at these sites:
http://www.aikiweb.com/search/
http://www.aikidofaq.com/guide/
You could also inquire in the aikido forum at eBudo.com. That site is frequented by some very good aikidoka and they are also quite frank and thorough in rooting out charlatans and imposters.
I know that Aikido is taught at Swarthmore College, although I guess that’s about as bad as going into Philly for you.
Google is your friend…
Here’s some schools to contact. They ought to know who in your area teaches aikido. (I believe there’s a dojo over in Norristown, but that’s not really your area.)
Bensalem Tae Kwon Do
Bensalem, PA 215-244-4272
Nate Gordon’s Black Belt
Bensalem, PA 215-639-7779
Tiger Schulmann’s Karate Ctr
Bensalem, PA 215-638-4437
National Board Breaking
Bensalem, PA 215-638-1082
Scuba_Ben, I had actually done that already but I am interested in Aikido specifically. I did Tae Kwon Do for 3 years already, I definately prefer to get into a different martial art. Thanks for the other links guys, I’m heading to check them out now.
I think his point was that these local martial artists might be able to point you to an aikido dojo which might not be publicized on the web. In my experience (both asking these questions and having them asked of me) most martial artists are both familiar with others in the area regardless of style and willing to give people pointers toward a style they’re interested in.