{"id":266,"date":"2015-09-25T21:15:02","date_gmt":"2015-09-26T04:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beartoothaikido.com\/baWPress\/?page_id=266"},"modified":"2026-05-31T10:43:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T17:43:14","slug":"the-martial-art-of-peace","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.beartoothaikido.com\/baWPress\/","title":{"rendered":"Be expansive in the midst of chaos &#038; conflict"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul style=\"font-size:10px\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-link-color is-style-default wp-elements-1 wp-block-latest-posts has-text-color has-black-color is-layout-flow wp-block-latest-posts-is-layout-flow\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beartoothaikido.com\/baWPress\/may-2026-2\/\">June 2026<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In addition to the regular Tue &#038; Thu night classes (7-9pm PT) here are upcoming special events for June 2026: (click link above for details)<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beartoothaikido.com\/baWPress\/may-2026\/\">May 2026<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In addition to the regular Tue &#038; Thu night classes (7-9pm PT) here are upcoming special events for May 2026: (click link above for details)<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beartoothaikido.com\/baWPress\/schedule-april-2026\/\">April 2026<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In addition to the regular Tue &#038; Thu night classes (7-9pm PT) here are upcoming special events for April 2026:\n  (click link above for details)<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span style=\"color:#47484a\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Class times:<\/strong><br>Tue: 7:00-7:45pm (Empty Hand &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span style=\"color:#47484a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Fundamentals<\/span><\/span>)<br>Tue:&nbsp;8:00-8:45pm (<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span style=\"color:#47484a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Advanced<\/span><\/span>)<br>Thur: 7:00-7:45pm (Weapons &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span style=\"color:#47484a\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span style=\"color:#47484a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Fundamentals<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>)<br>Thur:&nbsp;8:00-8:45pm (<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span style=\"color:#47484a\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span style=\"color:#47484a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Advanced<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Location:<\/strong> 1348 Jadwin Av, Richland WA 99354<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#47484a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">If you are interested in learning more, observing, or joining us, please email: &nbsp;<strong>info at beartoothaikido.com<\/strong> to schedule a visit.<\/mark><\/span>  Students must be at least 12 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#47484a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Please join us when you can. And be safe when you can\u2019t. All of us at Beartooth Aikido hope to see you on-the-mat as soon as possible.<\/mark><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#df15df\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span style=\"color:#46384c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Remember: this is what we train for &#8211; <em>to be expansive in the midst of chaos &amp; conflict.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A conversation, wrapped in an illusion, shrouded in a paradox.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aikido comes from the ancient Japanese tradition of the <strong>samurai<\/strong> &#8211; service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aikido is a non-competitive martial art based on unbalancing, turning aside and blending.&nbsp; The study of Aikido has been known to increase flexibility, endurance, and balance.&nbsp; Most students find that it reduces stress and increases focus.&nbsp; Aikido can be a very effective form of self-defense.&nbsp; However, the goal of Aikido is not about controlling others, but is learning about and controlling yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beartooth Aikido is&nbsp;affiliated with&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.asu.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aikido Schools of Ueshiba (ASU)<\/a>, founded by&nbsp;<a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.asu.org\/Saotome.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mitsugi Saotome Shihan<\/a>. &nbsp;ASU is affiliated with&nbsp;<a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aikikai.org\/about\/index_e.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aikikai World Headquarters<\/a>&nbsp;in Tokyo, Japan. &nbsp;We are located in the Tri-Cities (Kennewick, Pasco, Richland, West Richland) region of Washington state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beartoothaikido.com\/baWPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/everyone_is_welcome_2021_spectrum.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"855\" height=\"151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beartoothaikido.com\/baWPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/everyone_is_welcome_2021_spectrum.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1410\" style=\"width:375px;height:66px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beartoothaikido.com\/baWPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/everyone_is_welcome_2021_spectrum.png 855w, https:\/\/www.beartoothaikido.com\/baWPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/everyone_is_welcome_2021_spectrum-300x53.png 300w, https:\/\/www.beartoothaikido.com\/baWPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/everyone_is_welcome_2021_spectrum-768x136.png 768w, https:\/\/www.beartoothaikido.com\/baWPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/everyone_is_welcome_2021_spectrum-624x110.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Class times:Tue: 7:00-7:45pm (Empty Hand &#8211; Fundamentals)Tue:&nbsp;8:00-8:45pm (Advanced)Thur: 7:00-7:45pm (Weapons &#8211; Fundamentals)Thur:&nbsp;8:00-8:45pm (Advanced) Location: 1348 Jadwin Av, Richland WA 99354 If you are interested in learning more, observing, or joining us, please email: &nbsp;info at beartoothaikido.com to schedule a visit. Students must be at least 12 years old. Please join us when you can. And&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beartoothaikido.com\/baWPress\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Be expansive in the midst of chaos &#038; conflict<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/front-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-266","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beartoothaikido.com\/baWPress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beartoothaikido.com\/baWPress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beartoothaikido.com\/baWPress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beartoothaikido.com\/baWPress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beartoothaikido.com\/baWPress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.beartoothaikido.com\/baWPress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/266\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beartoothaikido.com\/baWPress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}