{"id":1225,"date":"2026-08-11T03:54:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T03:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aikidomn.org\/wordpress\/?p=1225"},"modified":"2026-08-11T03:54:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T03:54:17","slug":"new-kids-class-coming-on-september-8th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aikidomn.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/08\/11\/new-kids-class-coming-on-september-8th\/","title":{"rendered":"New kids&#8217; class coming on September 8th!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starting this fall, we will offer a second youth Aikido class on Tuesday evenings from 6 &#8211; 6:45 pm! Youth classes are designed for ages through 7 &#8211; 13. Parents and guardians are always welcome to join their kid during Youth classes for free<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tuesday classes will start on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"775\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aikidomn.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Youth-2024-Class-adj-1024x775.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1187\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3213257366905593;width:360px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aikidomn.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Youth-2024-Class-adj-1024x775.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.aikidomn.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Youth-2024-Class-adj-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aikidomn.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Youth-2024-Class-adj-768x581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aikidomn.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Youth-2024-Class-adj-1536x1163.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aikidomn.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Youth-2024-Class-adj-2048x1551.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Youth classes emphasize cooperation, respect, fitness, and fun.\u00a0 Classes cover the same basic movements, rolls, and many of the same hand and weapon techniques as in the adult classes, but at a level appropriate for younger students. Youth classes are a great way for kids to practice focus, and discipline as well as healthy aerobic exercise. Our students learn to practice harmony and cooperation through Aikido techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aikidomn.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Youth-Bokken-Games-1024x595.jpg\" alt=\"Students stand in a circle holding wooden swords\" class=\"wp-image-1176\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7210341525694224;width:415px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aikidomn.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Youth-Bokken-Games-1024x595.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.aikidomn.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Youth-Bokken-Games-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aikidomn.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Youth-Bokken-Games-768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aikidomn.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Youth-Bokken-Games-1536x893.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aikidomn.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Youth-Bokken-Games-2048x1190.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aikidomn.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/classes\/introduction-to-aikido-class\/\">Register for Youth Classes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting this fall, we will offer a second youth Aikido class on Tuesday evenings from 6 &#8211; 6:45 pm! Youth classes are designed for ages through 7 &#8211; 13. Parents and guardians are always welcome to join their kid during Youth classes for free Tuesday classes will start on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. Youth classes &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aikidomn.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/08\/11\/new-kids-class-coming-on-september-8th\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;New kids&#8217; class coming on September 8th!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aikidomn.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aikidomn.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aikidomn.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aikidomn.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aikidomn.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1225"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.aikidomn.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1233,"href":"https:\/\/www.aikidomn.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1225\/revisions\/1233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aikidomn.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aikidomn.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aikidomn.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}