Still Mind Aikido Westchester NY
Still Mind Aikido Westchester NY, 398 S Central Ave, Scarsdale, NY 10583
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Still Mind Aikido Westchester NY offers Kids Aikido, Adult Aikido, Tai Chi, Kung Fu, Women's Self Defense, programs for children with disabilities, Yoga, Meditation, Adaptive Kids Aikido, and Meditation for adults. Classes include both standard and adaptive options for children alongside adult martial arts and meditation programs.
• Ages: 4–18 years old
• Schedule: Class options Monday–Sunday, including morning, midday, and evening sessions, with one 1.5-hour Adult Aikido class on Sundays
Still Mind Aikido Westchester NY has offered martial arts since 1978. The dojo operates as a nonprofit and is willing to discuss arrangements to support other martial arts and yoga organizations experiencing financial distress and facing the prospect of permanent closure. The mission statement is to “Discover Your Potential Through authentic lineage based teachings of the way of the peaceful warrior. Happier, healthier, meaningful life.”
The leadership team includes Steve Kanney as Chief Instructor of the tai chi program and the New York “Still Mind” Aiki Shuren Dojo, with the dojo overseen by Mark Larson Sensei. Steve Kanney began wrestling in 1972, aikido in 1978, and tai chi in 1999, has trained in aikido with Morihiro Saito Sensei and Seiichi Sugano, and studied tai chi with Mr. Yu in New York City. Mark Larson Sensei received the highest certificate in weapons from Saito Sensei, who gave him the name Takuto and named his dojo Aiki Shuren; Larson Sensei has given this dojo the name New York Aiki Shuren Dojo. The chief instructor holds rank of 6th Dan Aikido and has trained in aikido since 1978 and tai chi since 1999.
The program offers a free trial class, with the first class always free, and states there is no pressure, no contracts, no spam, and that information is never shared. Trial classes are available any day with a call ahead or form submission. The dojo notes that traditional martial arts such as aikido or tai chi have a long history and have perfected how to improve all aspects of life, sometimes called wellness, not only self-defense. It states that the goal is to avoid violence and positively impact the attacker's character, otherwise to control them without harm, and that training in martial arts is described as peaceful conflict resolution that can improve all relationships. The program states that practicing awareness and self-control in dangerous situations helps avoid accidents and minimize injuries, that aikido is noncompetitive and seeks to minimize harm to an attacker from the beginning of training, and that, as is traditional for aikido in Japan, play is used as a developmentally appropriate method of learning. It is recommended for pre-college women's self-defense and offers programs for people with injuries or children with disabilities, as well as free on-site parking and classes for every age and experience level.
One testimonial from a website visitor describes starting Aikido at this Scarsdale dojo as a temporary diversion and stress reliever that became a long-term practice several nights a week, and notes compassionate instruction that supported the student through asthma and hearing loss.
Last updated July 29, 2026.
• Ages: 4–18 years old
• Schedule: Class options Monday–Sunday, including morning, midday, and evening sessions, with one 1.5-hour Adult Aikido class on Sundays
Still Mind Aikido Westchester NY has offered martial arts since 1978. The dojo operates as a nonprofit and is willing to discuss arrangements to support other martial arts and yoga organizations experiencing financial distress and facing the prospect of permanent closure. The mission statement is to “Discover Your Potential Through authentic lineage based teachings of the way of the peaceful warrior. Happier, healthier, meaningful life.”
The leadership team includes Steve Kanney as Chief Instructor of the tai chi program and the New York “Still Mind” Aiki Shuren Dojo, with the dojo overseen by Mark Larson Sensei. Steve Kanney began wrestling in 1972, aikido in 1978, and tai chi in 1999, has trained in aikido with Morihiro Saito Sensei and Seiichi Sugano, and studied tai chi with Mr. Yu in New York City. Mark Larson Sensei received the highest certificate in weapons from Saito Sensei, who gave him the name Takuto and named his dojo Aiki Shuren; Larson Sensei has given this dojo the name New York Aiki Shuren Dojo. The chief instructor holds rank of 6th Dan Aikido and has trained in aikido since 1978 and tai chi since 1999.
The program offers a free trial class, with the first class always free, and states there is no pressure, no contracts, no spam, and that information is never shared. Trial classes are available any day with a call ahead or form submission. The dojo notes that traditional martial arts such as aikido or tai chi have a long history and have perfected how to improve all aspects of life, sometimes called wellness, not only self-defense. It states that the goal is to avoid violence and positively impact the attacker's character, otherwise to control them without harm, and that training in martial arts is described as peaceful conflict resolution that can improve all relationships. The program states that practicing awareness and self-control in dangerous situations helps avoid accidents and minimize injuries, that aikido is noncompetitive and seeks to minimize harm to an attacker from the beginning of training, and that, as is traditional for aikido in Japan, play is used as a developmentally appropriate method of learning. It is recommended for pre-college women's self-defense and offers programs for people with injuries or children with disabilities, as well as free on-site parking and classes for every age and experience level.
One testimonial from a website visitor describes starting Aikido at this Scarsdale dojo as a temporary diversion and stress reliever that became a long-term practice several nights a week, and notes compassionate instruction that supported the student through asthma and hearing loss.
Last updated July 29, 2026.
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