Open Sky Martial Arts

Aikido in Hillsborough, United States.

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Open Sky Martial Arts is an aikido gym in Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States — one of 1 gym in Hillsborough on the Mat Track directory. Timetables and offers are on openskymartialarts.com.

Aikido

BeginnersDrop-in

From $20/monthView timetable

Details

131 Boone Square St., Hillsborough, NC

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Affiliation: United States Aikido Federation (USAF)

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Class schedule · partial

09:0010:0011:00···18:0019:0020:00···23:0024:00

Mon

Aikido: Mixed19:00–20:00

Tue

Aikido Intro Series18:00–18:45

Aikido: Basics19:00–20:00

Thu

Bokken: Aikido Sword18:00–18:45

Aikido: Intermediate19:00–20:00

Sat

Aikido: Intermediate09:45

Sun

Aikido: Mixed09:45–10:45

Jo: Aikido Staff23:00–00:00

MMAOther

Classes without a listed end time are shown as one hour. From openskymartialarts.com, checked October 2026. Times change — confirm with the gym. Run this gym? Claim the page to keep it right.

Prices

Base dues	$80 / month
Base dues	$225 / month
Base dues	$432 / month
Sliding scale dues (25%)	$20 / month
Sliding scale dues (50%)	$40 / month
Sliding scale dues (75%)	$60 / month
Group membership (two or more people)	$75 / month
Visitor mat fee (active aikido dojo members)	$15 per class

As listed on openskymartialarts.com, checked October 2026. Prices change, so confirm with the gym.

Coaches

Steve KaufmannChief instructor, Shihan7th degree black belt
Mike Dolan FlissDojo manager, teaches most classes4th dan
Jesse KaufmannCo-founder, retired instructor
Alex HamerInstructor4th dan
Alexey RytenkovInstructor4th dan

Good to know

Can complete beginners join Open Sky Martial Arts?: Yes. Open Sky Martial Arts runs beginner classes, such as “Aikido Intro Series”.
Can visitors drop in at Open Sky Martial Arts?: Yes, visitors can drop in at Open Sky Martial Arts ($15 per class).
When are adult classes at Open Sky Martial Arts?: Open Sky Martial Arts runs adult classes in the evening and on weekends. Every class is in the timetable.
What does Open Sky Martial Arts teach?: Open Sky Martial Arts covers sparring, fundamentals and competition training.

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