Training
 

Training periods are divided into:

- the winter period
December - January

- the spring period
January - May

- the summer period
June - August

- the autumn period
August - December

The basic training period for adults and juniors begins in the middle of January in the spring, and during August in the autumn. There are general classes every day for adults, and two or three times a week for juniors. Nozomi also organizes different events for aikido training; usually they are in form of seminars over a weekend.