Saturday 14th March saw the 1st Kyu, 1st and 2nd Dan groups come together to train with Sensei Greenley. They started with the first bokken kata, before moving on to studying the tanto: nikkyo, shihonage,…
Stoicism has had a remarkable revival in recent decades. You’ll find Marcus Aurelius on the bookshelves of CEOs and in the reading lists of elite athletes; Seneca quoted in productivity podcasts; Epictetus cited by cognitive…
It was a great weekend at the 3rd and 4th Dan group course. It was particularly good to see French and Dutch members on the mat. They always bring a delightful je ne sais quoi!…
In 2011, I migrated back to Australia to be with my family but I really needed to continue doing Ki Aikido, of course. I’d already checked with the Ki Federation and there were no dojos…
I first started aikido over 40 years ago in my late 20s. On my first day on the mat, I was blown away by a simple demonstration of Ki and I was encouraged by the…
I first became interested in martial arts as a nineteen-year-old, back in 1976. It wasn’t something I had gone looking for, but by chance my brother had started going to a kung fu class and…
It was a great weekend at the 5th Dan group course. Members enjoyed practising Ki tests with a focus on extending the mind, moving into 9th form, and then Jo techniques in the afternoon. Big…
Practising bokken at Splot farm Many years ago, in the mid 1980’s, when I was 19, I lived for two years in Tokyo, working as an au-pair. I loved it, I loved exploring the culture,…
Join us for the opening of the new Clacton Ki Aikido Club at St Osyth Village Hall Annexe, CO16 8PE, this Tuesday 3rd Feb 2026 between 5.30 and 7pm. Feel free to ask questions and…
