i need help!!!

[freebie614]

Hey guy's, i can't find any aikido schools where i live,. i want to study aikido but can't find any schools,. or anybody to teach me,. any ideas on how to find one? or how to find someone to teach me privitely ?i've looked in the phone books, and found nothing,.what should i do?,how can i find someone??
Tim O'banion
south bend,indiana
thanks!!

[Paul B]

Hi Tim,

There is a dojo in Fort Wayne if you feel up for a drive.

Fort Wayne Aikido Dojo
9315 Wayne Trace
Fort Wayne, IN 46816

email- smmellott@yahoo.com

I found them through my old Aikido organization, and if Saotome Sensei says they are legitimate, that's good enough for me. Good Luck!

Best Regards,

Paul Bladen

[electricsoul]

There's also:
Aikido of Northern Indiana (http://www.aikidoconnection.com/indiana/) in Merrillville
and
The Notre Dame Martial Arts Insitute (http://www.nd.edu/~ndmai/), which teaches Jujitsu (different, but it might suffice)

There may be more... but my suggestion would be to go to all the schools within your range, and find a good SCHOOL with a good TEACHER and forget about styles...

[Paul B]

Yes, I have stopped by Menning Sensei's Dojo myself, in fact our Dojang is a block away from hers in the same little industrial/wharehouse area.

Good call about Notre Dame, it might be closer for you than Ft. Wayne.

Good luck in your search!

Best Regards,

Paul Bladen