Aikido Of Olympia

"If You Succumb To The Temptation Of Using Violence In The Struggle, Unborn Generations Will Be The Recipients Of A Long And Desolate Night Of Bitterness, And Your Chief Legacy To The Future Will Be An Endless Reign Of  Meaningless Chaos."

Dr. Martin Luther King

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The dojo will be developed through the month of December.  This photo was taken while the previous tenant (Thurston County Democrats) occupied 506 Columbia St.

This is a photo from the inside out during this same initial time period.  We are lucky to have such a nice store front window to allow natural light to permeate what could be a dark space.  The uneven concrete slab floor will be covered by a shimmed (unglamorous, but level!) wood floor.

Special thanks to Steve of Christopherson General Contracting for putting in the sub-floor and dressing rooms...they did a great job completing the work and going the extra mile to support the makings of the dojo.

Sub-flooring going in...picture from the back.

Picture from front...

Sub-flooring...complete.

The beginning of the dressing rooms...

The early bird workers...mud and fun!

This looks healthy! (Paint fumes anyone?)  Over 3 days, the dojo was primed and sprayed with several new coats of white paint...

After the large paint was completed, it was time for detailed work...

Mary & Garn

Brandon & Tom

Kuniko working her magic...

Who is laughing now Taylor!!!

A good chunk of our work crew who chose to share time, energy, and resources to create the dojo...thanks all!

The dojo currently:

The beginnings of our Shomen, installed May 2007