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Blue Ridge Ki Society, 750 Harris St., Charlottesville VA 22903, (434) 296-2454. | |||||||||||||
| About Our Dojo | ||||||||||||||
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Blue Ridge Ki Society (formerly Blue Ridge Ki-Aikido) was founded by Jonathan Doner in 1991. Dr. Doner, a psychologist, currently holds the rank of Yondan (fourth level black belt) in Ki-Aikido and Joden (upper-level black belt) in Shin Shin Toitsu Do. In 1996 he was made an Associate Ki Lecturer by the International Ki Society. He began studying Ki-Aikido in 1985 as part of a Charlottesville Parks and Recreation program directed by Sensei Rich Olson, under the wonderfull and greatly missed tutelage of the late George Simcox Sensei. In 1988 Doner Sensei took over the Charlottesville program, as well as starting Ki-Aikido programs at UVa and in Harrisonburg. In 1991, he and his students established Blue Ridge Ki-Aikido, the first permanent Aikido dojo in Charlottesville. The dojo expanded to its current location on Harris street in January of 2000. We are located at 750 Harris St. in Charlottesville, not far from Bodo's Bagels on Preston. Ave. Turning onto Harris from Preston, pass Bodo's and then proceed over the hill. The Dojo is at the bottom of the hill on the right.
The membership of Blue Ridge Ki Society includes men and women from many walks of life, including students, professionals, professors, and children. There are as many reasons to practice aikido as there are people practicing, as a few of our members explain:
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