Retreat registration includes all classes (either Wednesday-Sunday, or Friday-Sunday if you select part-time attendance.

Accommodations (lodging and food) are not included. Please book your own accommodations. Limited overnight spaces available at Aikido of Santa Cruz Dojo (select option when registering).

Registration will remain open until the end of the retreat. Space is limited. If sold out, you can opt to join the waiting list.

Yes, simply register one person at a time. Once selecting “Save Registrant,” you will have the option to add another registrant.

Please wear a GI (martial arts training uniform). If you are a shodan (black belt), please wear a hakama.

GIs are available for purchase at Aikido of Santa Cuz or online.

• Tozando Shop →

• Amazon →

All Aikido practitioners, ranks, and lineages welcome.

The retreat is best suited for those who already have an introduction to Aikido training and basic ukemi (falling/rolling) skills.

No, please book your own transportation.

The two closest airports to Santa Cruz are San Jose International [SJC] (30 miles) and San Francisco International [SFO] (75 miles). There are two shuttle services that will pick you up at the airport and take you right to your lodging or the retreat. They both pick up passengers at San Jose and San Francisco airports.

• Early Bird Airport Shuttle (831) 462-3933 www.earlybirdairportshuttle.com
  Private door-to-door service, $80 to/from San Jose Airport and $120 to/from San Francisco Airport.

• Santa Cruz Shuttles (831) 421-9883 www.santacruzshuttles.com
  They offer door-to-door service within the City of Santa Cruz for $115 to/from San Jose Airport and $145 to/from San Francisco Airport. Prices shown are for 1-4 people; group sizes of 5-10 people will be $25 extra charge.

Public Transportation

Using public transportation to/from either airport is a little more complicated and a lot less expensive than the shuttle services. You can use "Get Directions" in Google Maps, and select the bus icon. Once you are in Santa Cruz, the bus station is about a 10 minute walk to the Civic Center and 15 minutes to the Aikido of Santa Cruz dojo.

From San Francisco Airport, the most direct route is to take BART to Caltrain, then Caltrain to the San Jose Diridon Station. From the Diridon station you catch the Highway 17 express to Santa Cruz. Transit time is about 3 hours -- less, if you get a Caltrain Express train (vs. under two hours driving).

From San Jose Airport, Terminal B, take the #22 bus to the Santa Clara & Montgomery. From there it is a 3 minute walk to the San Jose Diridon Caltrain station. From there take the Highway 17 express to Santa Cruz. Transit time is about 2 hours (vs. one hour driving).

Hotels & Motels

Bayfront Inn 325 Pacific Ave. (831) 423-856

Beach Street Inn and Suites‍ ‍125 Beach St. (831) 423-3031

Beachview Inn‍ ‍50 Front St. (831) 426-3575

Best Western, The All Suites‍ ‍500 Ocean St. (831) 458-9898

Capri Motel‍ ‍337 Riverside Ave. (831) 426-4611

Coastview Inn‍ ‍301 Beach St. (831) 426-0420

Continental Inn‍ ‍414 Ocean St. (831) 429-1221

Edgewater Beach Inn and Suites‍ ‍525 Second St. (831) 448-0888

Holiday Inn Express‍ ‍1410 Ocean St. (831) 466-9100

Hotel Solares‍ ‍600 Riverside Ave., (831) 458-9600

Hyatt Place 407 Broadway. (844) 680-6921

The Islander Motel‍ ‍522 Ocean St. (831) 426-7766

Motel Santa Cruz 370 Ocean St., (831) 458-9220

Ocean Gate Inn ‍ ‍111 Ocean St. (831) 429-8244

Ocean Pacific Lodge‍ ‍301 Pacific Ave. (831) 457-1234

Oceana Inn 525 Ocean St., (831) 426-2300

Pacific Inn‍ ‍330 Ocean St., (831) 425-3722

Hotel Paradox‍ ‍611 Ocean St. (831) 425-7100

Riverside Inn & Suites ‍ ‍505 Riverside Ave. (831) 426-2899

Salt Air Lodge  510 Liebrandt Ave., (831) 423-6020

Super 8 by Wyndham‍ ‍338 Riverside Ave. (831) 426-3707

Torch Lite Inn 500 Riverside Ave., (831) 426-7575

WEST SIDE (not shown on map)

Hampton Inn Santa Cruz West 2424 Mission St. (831) 316-3500

Mission Inn 2250 Mission St. (831) 425-5455

Sea & Sand Inn 201 W. Cliff Dr. (831) 427-3400

Seaway Inn 176 W. Cliff Dr. (831) 471-9004

Bed & Breakfast

Hind’s House 529 Chestnum St. (831) 423-0423
Inexpensive B & B, minimum stay is one week; one block from the Civic

Babbling Brook Inn 1025 Laurel St. (831) 427-2437
Upscale downtown B & B, 0.7 mi from Civic

Santa Cruz Youth Hostel

Rates start at $40 per night — some beds may be reserved, some held for chance travelers. See www.hi-santacruz.org for more information. Five minutes from Civic.

Vacation Rentals

The bad news is that being a vacation destination, hotels & motels in Santa Cruz are very expensive in the summertime - especially on the weekends (they almost double in price). The good news is that being a vacation destination, Santa Cruz has a lot of vacation rental homes & condos! Most are significantly less expensive than a hotel (especially when filled to capacity) - and you have a kitchen. Our own search of www.vrbo.com turned up rentals that can house as many as 16 people to ones that are designed for 2 or 3. We suggest that you book as soon as you can, because vacation rental calendars do fill up quickly! Westside Santa Cruz or Seabright area will be the most convenient to downtown (10 minutes or less), but anywhere in the area will be fairly close. From Santa Cruz heading south (nearest to farthest), the areas likely to have rentals are: Twin Lakes, Pleasure Point, Opal Cliffs, Capitola, New Brighton, Seacliff, Rio del Mar, La Selva Beach. These are all coastal - if you can find something inland (Live Oak, Soquel, or in the San Lorenzo Valley) it may be less expensive.

Santa Cruz has a wide array of restaurants and food options. We’ve included recommended restaurants for optional Group Dinner spots on the retreat schedule.

There are many options within walking distance of the Civic, including excellent cafes & restaurants of all price levels.

View Assorted Food Spots →

A limited number of parking passes at the Civic Center are available for $50. Purchase parking pass add-on when registering.

Several all-day parking lots are within walking distance. Rates are typically $2 / hour up to max $16 / day. See this map for parking suggestions. (Please note that “Lot 6” shown on the map is reserved for people with the Retreat parking pass mentioned above.)

To reserve your registration, simply select the Register Now button at the top of this page or click here to complete your registration.