Elys Ford Aikido, serving Fredericksburg, Culpeper, and surrounding areas, is a community dedicated to Aikido, a martial art founded by Morihei Ueshiba (O'Sensei) that focuses on self-defense through blending with an attacker's energy.

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Set on a horse farm on the Rapidan River, we practice the dynamic style developed by T.K. Chiba, Shihan, a direct student of O'Sensei. Our training enhances body, mind, and spirit, building self-confidence, coordination, and a calm, grounded temperament that extends beyond the dojo.

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Our logo embodies Chiba Sensei's principles of being open, lively (triangle), centered, connected (circle), and whole (square). It features the local beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Rapidan River, and Elys Ford. The rising sun symbolizes Aikido's origin and the three mountains of increasing height represent shuhari – one’s journey of transcendence through rigorous practice.