Bergen Aikidoklubb
Bergen · Vestland (Bergen area)
Bredalsmarken 17, 5006 Bergen
Aikido in Norway
Aikido is about redirecting an attacker's force with throws and joint locks instead of meeting it. It is trained without competition, and progress is measured in technique and form rather than results.
13 clubs across 10 Norwegian towns have aikido on the schedule. All of them say so on their own pages — none are inferred. The clubs that publish a price sit at 250–2400 kr a month.
About the sport: Aikido
What an ordinary class looks like
Techniques are trained in pairs with agreed roles: one attacks, one receives and redirects. Falling and rolling make up a large part of the class, and most clubs also train with the wooden weapons, the jo and the bokken.
Without competition
Most aikido styles have no competitive format, and progress is measured in technique and grading. That keeps the barrier low for adult beginners, and the average age on the mat is higher than in most other martial arts.
13 clubs
Fusa Karateklubb
Eikelandsosen · Vestland (Bergen area)
Address not confirmed
Jigenkan Aikido Fredrikstad
Fredrikstad · Viken / Eastern Norway
Rektor Østbyes gate 2, 1604 Fredrikstad
Kongsberg Aikidoklubb
Kongsberg · Viken / Eastern Norway
Glabak 14, 3611 Kongsberg
Eikenga 17, 0579 Oslo
Renshin Aikido Dojo Horten
Tønsberg · Vestfold and Telemark
Address not confirmed
Romerike Jujutsu Klubb
Strømmen · Viken / Eastern Norway
Stasjonsveien 17, 2010 Strømmen
Sentrum Aikido
Oslo
Brinken 20, 0654 Oslo
Skøyen Aikido
Oslo
Husebybakken 28B, 0379 Oslo
Stavanger Jushinkan Aikido
Stavanger · Rogaland
Hillevågsveien 31-33, 4016 Stavanger
Sunyata Aikido Dojo
Heggedal · Viken / Eastern Norway
Åmotveien 2, 1389 Heggedal
Ensjøveien 9, 0655
Ås Aikido Ryu
Ås · Viken / Eastern Norway
Skoleveien 7, 1430 Ås
| Club | City | County | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen Aikidoklubb | Bergen | Vestland (Bergen area) | 355 kr/mo |
| Fusa Karateklubb | Eikelandsosen | Vestland (Bergen area) | — |
| Jigenkan Aikido Fredrikstad | Fredrikstad | Viken / Eastern Norway | — |
| Kongsberg Aikidoklubb | Kongsberg | Viken / Eastern Norway | — |
| Oslo Aikido Klubb | Oslo | Oslo | 2,400 kr/term |
| Renshin Aikido Dojo Horten | Tønsberg | Vestfold and Telemark | 250–300 kr/mo |
| Romerike Jujutsu Klubb | Strømmen | Viken / Eastern Norway | — |
| Sentrum Aikido | Oslo | Oslo | — |
| Skøyen Aikido | Oslo | Oslo | — |
| Stavanger Jushinkan Aikido | Stavanger | Rogaland | — |
| Sunyata Aikido Dojo | Heggedal | Viken / Eastern Norway | — |
| Tenshinkan Aikidoklubb | Oslo | Oslo | — |
| Ås Aikido Ryu | Ås | Viken / Eastern Norway | — |
Addresses and prices are read automatically off the clubs' websites, and the organisation number is matched automatically against the Norwegian company register. All of it may be wrong, outdated, for a different class (kids, student, family), or for a different legal entity than the one running the training. The price is usually an adult membership, excluding joining fees and licences. If something here is wrong, tell us and we will fix it.
Questions about Aikido
Does aikido work in a real situation?
Most aikido styles train without free resistance, a deliberate choice of form and principle over pressure-testing. If self-defence is the main goal, look at Krav Maga, grappling or a striking sport alongside it.
Is aikido physically hard?
You largely control the load yourself, and the falling is what takes most out of you in the first months. It is one of the martial arts with the highest average age on the mat.
Do you compete in aikido?
No, with the exception of Tomiki aikido, which has its own competitive formats. Progress is measured through grading.