Teacher:
Ian Walters
Teacher's Grade:
8th Dan
Phone:
07985 922995
Email:
aikido.northampton@gmail.com
Dojo:
Vernon Terrace Community Hall,
Stockley Street
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN1 5HE
The club is reopening on 22nd April.
Feel free to come and watch a class at Northampton Ki Aikido Club to see first-hand what it is like and how it is taught. There is a short break in the middle of the class during which, we will be happy to answer any questions about what you have seen and about the club in general.
If you would like to find out more you are welcome to call Sensei Ian Walters or get in touch with him by email.
If you wish to join the club, then please arrive at least 15 minutes before the class starts so that we can register your details. The junior class starts at 6:30pm on Fridays. The adult classes start at 7:30pm on Wednesdays, and 7:30 on Fridays.
Sensei Ian Walters
Sensei Walters began studying Ki Aikido in 1981, at the Brentford (London) club under Neil O’Dwyer. He has only ever practiced within the Ki Federation of Great Britain, headed by Sensei K. Williams. Some time after being graded 1st Dan, Sensei Walters asked Sensei Williams if he could be his assistant. He then left London for Somerset to be with Sensei. Accompanying Sensei Williams on numerous courses and having personal instruction from him, Sensei Walters experienced the most intense and fulfilling period of his life. He was Sensei William’s assistant for about 10 years. He then moved to Northampton for work, where he started the Northampton Ki Aikido Club.
Now graded 8th Dan, Sensei Walters is a member of the Executive Committee of the Ki Federation. He has taught numerous courses around the UK and has also conducted courses for the Ki Federation’s international friends. He has been privileged to teach courses in Australia, Canada, Russia, France, Holland and Romania.
Venue
Parking is available in the hall grounds. To find the hall on Google maps or on your satnav, follow the instructions below, from Wellingborough Road or Billing Road. Stockley Road has been cut into separate sections, and if you enter Stockley Road into maps or satnav, you are likely to end up going round in circles.
- Directions from Wellingborough Road: head south (towards the hospital) on St Edmunds Street, and then take the first left into Stockley Street.
- Directions from Billing Road: head north (away from the hospital) on Alfred Street, and then take the first right into Stockley Street.
