On 4 July 2026, I attended a special no-fall course at the Ki Federation Headquarters, not quite knowing what to expect. It turned out to be a quietly powerful session: gentle in pace, but rich…
Etiquette is the label we give to behaviours and rules that are not part of our culture – fine-dining etiquette, meeting-the-royals etiquette, Japanese etiquette. But to habitual fine-diners, to the royals, to the Japanese, these…
As I approached my 54th birthday, I found myself rather overweight and unfit. I was regularly experiencing pain in my hips and knees. I began to realise that if I wanted to avoid more serious…
We were lucky enough to have a social visit from Sensei Pete Bailie, who teaches in Bristol Redland, this weekend. He made a very long journey up to see us, so we took advantage and…
This past weekend saw the Spring Seminar gradings and course. The Saturday started with successful Dan grading tests. Congratulations to the examinees from the Panteg and Hitchin clubs. Grading officers, teachers, ukes, and examinees In…
In the run up to the Summer Seminar, there are some odd-jobs needing done around the headquarters building. If you’re coming to the Spring Seminar (16th May), please let us know if you can spend…
What is a “Third Place”? The book The Great Good Place by Ray Oldenburg (co-authored by Karen Christensen), defines a person’s “first place” as the home and the people they live with, while a person’s…
A fantastic day at Muswell Hill for the course on Saturday. Huge thanks go to Sensei Greenley for putting on a course that was challenging and highly informative. We (the Wolverhampton club) also had a…
On 22nd April 2026, Sensei Ian Walters will reopen his dojo after a long enforced break Two weeks out from reopening his club, Sensei Walters is working the phones — calling round the people who’ve…
A heartfelt merci beaucoup to the French Ki Federation clubs for a wonderful weekend seminar, and welcome cheese-coffee-and-chocolate lunches between practices. Sensei Bonita led illuminating practices covering shihonage & yonkyo and shedding new light on…
