About

Starting in 2018…

Konnichiwa! I’m Jason Rosenblum, Yondan (4th degree blackbelt), Head Instructor and owner of Center Point Ki-Aikido at Austin Ki Movement. Center Point Ki-Aikido is the formal name we are known by through our regional office, though you may know us as Austin Ki Movement (our DBA). We began as Austin Ki Movement in 2018 and were formerly affiliated with another Ki-society dojo in Austin. We started at the Austin Sports Center, then journeyed from a downtown east Austin apartment gym on E. 5th Street.

Pandemic Times

When the pandemic hit we moved to our backyard porch and a neighborhood park during the pandemic. Lots of placed closed—but we continued with weekly (and often 2x week) classes. It was challenging, but we adapted. We trained at distance; we trained with masks, but we trained. Thanks to our friends at Barber to the People, we then (mercifully) moved indoors in a unique events center space.

Today

Ultimately, we were referred to Randy & Tessa at Austin Kickboxing Academy, where we currently sublease space. We love our location and are grateful to these wonderful people for hosting us in what is now our 5th location. I was promoted to Assistant Examiner (in addition to a rank promotion). We are thus now independently authorized, through our regional office (Midland Ki Federation) with Ki Society HQ in Japan.