South Austin Aikido

Specialties

We’re a non-​profit community dedicated to learning this art together. Everything we do is about sharing aikido. Our practice focuses on movement from the center in a spiraling and flowing manner, emphasizing the need to blend with the attacker to provide the energy for the technique. We strive to provide an environment that is both safe and enjoyable to all who wish to join us on our journey.

If you would like to begin training with us, or if you have any questions regarding our Aikido community, please contact head instructor Jay Lindholm or stop by and visit. We would be happy to answer any questions you may have as well as share our aikido experiences with you.

Meet the Manager

Jay L.

Manager

Head Instructor Jay Lindholm Sensei began his martial arts training in 1981. Following two years of training in the street fighting system «Kajukenbo», he then spent eight years training in Tae Kwon Do. Lindholm Sensei taught at his own Tae Kwon Do school in Dallas, for two years prior to moving to Austin, Texas in 1989.

Lindholm Sensei started his aikido career in 1989 which has continued through today encompassing over 22 years of consistent aikido practice. Lindholm Sensei regularly attends training seminars with both Ikeda Sensei and Saotome Sensei to bring ideas and training methods back to the dojo. His motto is «just start wherever you are and get better from there.»