Once again – nos amis français apportent le beau temps avec eux – the sun was out, the skies were clear, and we were ready for another Autumn Seminar. The weekend started with successful 1st,…
Before, I never thought of doing any martial art, although I have done all kinds of sports throughout my life. Until something major happened in my life…….. Mirella in the middle practising with friends from…
On Saturday 26 September 2026, Edinburgh Ki Aikido Club hosted a seminar with Sensei O’Connell. It was well attended, with representatives from every club in Scotland. Sensei Flynn gave close support throughout and took the…
This year’s Brighton and Shoreham Ki Aikido course with Sensei Mark Greenley (8th Dan) was once again a great day for everyone involved. Sensei Greenley always aims to make an area course interesting by teaching…
Group courses are worth their weight in gold. Training regularly with your contemporaries brings everyone’s level up and ensures that everyone is moving in the right direction. It’s especially important for teachers to keep up…
Here is the Ki Federation’s 2027 Aikido Course download, as a file, for importing into a calendar on your computer, tablet or phone. There is a spreadsheet file in comma separated value format (.csv file),…
My Aikido journey started on 28 February 1994. Had anyone told me then that I’d still be doing it more than 30 years later, I’d have laughed. Six months seemed more realistic. I was back…
For me, the sensations in the body doing ‘Ki for health’ exercises and Ki Aikido, are very similar to receiving/giving healing in the spiritualist church environment or Reiki. Whilst not quite the same, they both feel…
Anita is one of many people whose life took a turn away from Aikido – in her case to raise her family – before finding her way back on to the mat. Since her return,…
When I started university in 1986 I saw an advert for Ki-Aikido at Meadowbank Sports Centre and decided to give it a go. The club was run by a Sensei Peaston who was a wiry, elderly…
