Water Oak Aikikai is an intimate, traditional dojo tucked into the beautiful woods of Weddington, North Carolina. Weddington is in the South-East portion of the Charlotte metro-area, just minutes from Providence Road and I-485. The dojo is a dedicated 40 tatami training space with enough clearance for virtually any weapons training.
The dojo was originally built as a private training space for the McLuskie family behind their house. During a seminar in Charlotte, Yamada Sensei had the opportunity to visit the dojo. As he was leaving he instructed William to "open a school and start teaching students". This led to the registration of Water Oak Aikikai under the United States Aikido Federation in May 2003.
The dojo maintains a library of Aikido-related books and other materials; a listing of the books can be found here at GoodReads.com.
The dojo was originally built as a private training space for the McLuskie family behind their house. During a seminar in Charlotte, Yamada Sensei had the opportunity to visit the dojo. As he was leaving he instructed William to "open a school and start teaching students". This led to the registration of Water Oak Aikikai under the United States Aikido Federation in May 2003.
The dojo maintains a library of Aikido-related books and other materials; a listing of the books can be found here at GoodReads.com.