Portrait of Bristol Patchway Ki Aikido Club members. Sensei Andrew Vickery I first started Ki Aikido in 1992 at Clifton Club in Bristol. The teacher, Sensei Robert Iles, was a fellow workmate, who has became one of my best life long friends. When I started I’d never heard of Aikido or Ki but I went…
Here is the November 2024 Aikido update for the Ki Federation. We hope all is well with you and your families now that the Autumn has changed to a bit of Winter weather. We congratulate the following members who passed their Dan Grading on the Autumn Seminar… 1st Dan: F. Mizzon, J. Picken and P.…
This Ki Aikido podcast was generated by Google’s Notebooklm product. Sensei Carl Myers is the teacher at the Brighton and Shoreham club. He entered the Ki Federation website address into this application to see what it would make of our website. He did not enter any bias, or suggestions, as to what the application should…
Gradings are an opportunity to show our understanding of Aikido exercises, and our sensitivity towards our partner, regardless of age. When we’re young, each birthday brings a surge of anticipation: the excitement, the butterflies, and that moment in the spotlight. The day comes, and we revel in the attention (and the presents), wishing it could…
Here is the October 2024 Aikido update for the Ki Federation of Great Britain. 6th, 7th, 8th Dan Group Course, September 2024 Sensei Williams taught another class on the 6th 7th & 8th Dan Group course – thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. Once again it was exciting and invigorating to see all our Higher Grades together.…
Here is the Ki Federation’s 2025 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), and a second file in iCalendar format (.ics file). Either file will import into a Google calendar. This has successfully imported…
Here is the September 2024 Aikido Update for the Ki Federation. We hope everyone enjoyed their Summer. The course in Panteg, today, is the first for this club, so we hope everyone enjoys the day and that the Kyu Gradings go well for everyone. We have 9 members taking their Dan Grading on the Autumn…
Here are some pictures from the 2024 Ki Federation ki-aikido Summer Seminar. The seminar took place over two weeks in August 2024. Students could opt to attend single sessions, single days, or for one or two weeks. Members came from across Great Britain, France, Holland and Canada. Practicing on a seminar like this provides a…
Here is the August 2024 aikido update for the Ki Federation. We enjoyed a very happy Summer Seminar in the company of our UK members and the members from Canada, France and Holland. It was wonderful to see our International members again and catch up with all their news. Thank you to everyone who helped…
This article recounts hosting the recent, and first, Edinburgh Area Course. It was provided by Sensei Ben Docherty who teaches at the Edinburgh Ki Aikido Club. I was around twelve years old when I attended my first area course. It was hosted by my own club, Stewartfield, in my home town of East Kilbride. It…
