Aikido of South Florida's "Make the Mark" Scholarship program

The Aikido of South Florida Make the Mark Scholarship is designed to reward students for excelling academically in High School as well as an incentive for other students to gain access to this unique opportunity by "Making the Mark". It's about being acknowledged for making the marks in school, providing an incentive for our future generation to excel in school, promoting the arts and studying a discipline that will afford the best tools for challenges to come.

Eligibility

The ASF Scholarship is available to ALL high school students in Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach who are interested in studying the art of Aikido and who are able to attain and maintain a minimum 3.5 GPA. Your initial membership will be based on your most recent report card. Thereafter, maintain the GPA and we will provide an additional 3 months, until your next grades are released.

How it Works

Visit our website to get familiar with Aikido and who we are. Then, schedule a time when you and a parent can sit and watch an entire class. Simply come into the dojo with your ID, report card and a parent, watch a class and then register.

That's it!

About Aikido of South Florida

Aikido of South Florida is a Traditional Japanese Martial Art School in Downtown Hollywood that has been established for over 25 years and is recognized as one of the oldest Aikido schools in South Florida.

Aikido of South Florida was founded by Stephanie Yap Sensei who holds a 6th degree black belt and the Menkyo Kaiden in Aiki-Ken and Aiki-Jo, awarded to her by the late Morihiro Saito Sensei, 9th dan. After graduating from the School of Engineering and Design in Miami, FL, Yap Sensei became a long-term uchideshi (live in apprentice) to Morihiro Saito Sensei, Japan, one of the highest ranking and most prestigious aikidoist in the world. This initial training has subsequently been enhanced by annual training sessions in Japan, accumulating numerous years spent living and training in Japan and establishing her position as the highest ranking female in the organization.

In addition to her regular class schedule, Sensei Yap has provided seminars in Korea, Mongolia, Scotland, Germany and South America, to name a few. She has also instructed the Hollywood and Ft Lauderdale Police Departments and the Fort Lauderdale S.W.A.T Team in series of seminars formatted towards their specific needs.

For several years Yap Sensei has had the privilege of being involved with Aikido Humanitarian Active Network, a non-profit organization serving underprivileged and charities worldwide.

Through her association with AHAN, her seminars have managed to raise over $25,000 for food, medical supplies and other provisions for charities worldwide. These establishments include Children with Cancer, Children's Burn Centers and Orphanages. All the proceeds raised from Yap Sensei's seminars affiliated with AHAN are directly provided to the organization. Through these humanitarian efforts she has realized, first hand, the power of using Aikido as a tool to make a difference in the world.