Winter 2005

Children's Aikido Classes	Tuesday/Thursday	$30/ month
age  3 - 6	3:00 - 3:45 pm
age  6 - 9	4:00 - 5:00 pm
age  9 - 13	5:00 - 6:00 pm
Teen/Adult Classes	Monday/Tuesday/Thursday	$35/ month
	Monday: 5:30 - 6:30 pm
	Tuesday/Thursday: 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Tai Chi	Monday: 5:00 - 6:00 pm	$20/ month
SDIO  (Self Defense From the Inside Out)
	Call for more details and class times.

 

 

Children's Aikido classes  use the martial art of Aikido to develop physical and verbal skills in establishing safe personal boundaries, resolving conflict without violence and making responsible choices.  Children develop self-direction and problem-solving skills through physically active martial games and exercises.  Classes are appropriate for children with special needs.

Teen/ Adult Aikido classes provide traditional training in Aikido, including jo (staff) and bokken (sword).  Partner practice emphasizes cooperation rather than competition. Weapons practice teaches focus, alignment, and presence.  Classes are based on the martial concept of "do", a path of personal development and integration.

Tai Chi classes  provide a very beginning Tai Chi class.

Middle East Bellydance classes  provides instruction in traditional ("baladi") style for women and girls. Classes cover isolations, combination steps, veil work, costuming and zils (finger cymbals).  Classes stress self-care and having fun.  All body types and skill levels welcome.

SDIO  (Self  Defense  From  the Inside  Out) is a non-physical curriculum that works on identifying the dynamics of "how we get got", what interferes with us acting in our own best interest, and then developing skills in awareness, listening to our intuition, self-affirmation, assertion, verbal strategies, and creative problem-solving.

 

Access

• Our programs are open to all, including those with special physical, learning, social or financial need.
• Prospective students often have distorted expectations. They are encouraged to try out a free introductory class.  We must have a completed signed agreement form before students participate.
• Families are welcome to observe any time. 
• We ask that children be picked up promptly, and that siblings and friends not be left unattended. We cannot be responsible for children outside the center.

Cost

• Center membership is $30 per month per child student, and $35 per month for teens and adults. 
• Payment must be prepaid before the first of the month.  
• Schedules vary seasonally, including holidays and breaks.  Monthly dues remain the same.  
• Dues are non-refundable except when students notify us that they are withdrawing.

Uniforms

• Uniforms (gis) are not required for beginning students.  
• Cost for a new gi (pants, top, belt) is $25 for children, $35 for teens and adults (size 5 and larger).  
• Gis need to be kept clean, hemmed, and mended.  
• Used gis, when available, are free.

 

Danae Yurgel and David Tift are a team who work as skills trainers and child advocates.  They have made their home in Union County since 1990, and started Take Musu Kai in 1991.

David has over 30 years of training and teaching in several martial arts,  directing children's centers, and advocating for abused children. 

Danae has been practicing Aikido and T’ai Chi for over 20 years; fostering women’s and girl’s involvement in martial, dance and creative arts.