Here are some pictures from the 2014 Toronto course given by Sensei O’Connell. Click on an image to expand it and view optional slideshow. Go to Aikido galleries page.
Here are a few pictures from the high grade class on the Glasgow 2014 course. Click on an image to expand it and view optional slideshow. Go to Aikido galleries page. Disarming a sword Teaching details
Some pictures from the Summer Seminar 2014. Click on an image to expand it and view optional slideshow. Go to Aikido galleries page. Summer Seminar 2014
Congratulations to the members who recently passed their Dan Gradings… The successful examinees from the Summer Seminar 1st Dan: M. Griffin, G. Ferrario, A. Black. J. Lang Kamp from Holland. M. Vaesen, V. Gunn, and M. Gondicas from Paris. 2md Dan K. Phillips, M. Cullingworth. M. Deslandes from Rennes. G. Ruchin and K. Poliakov from Russia.…
Please note that the regular Friday lunchtime class for the 1st August has been cancelled. This is to allow preparation for the Summer Seminar which starts on the following Monday.
Suwari Waza is the practice of aikido from the seated (kneeling) position. This requires the ability to move around the mat while in that position. The Japanese word for this is Shikko, but we often call this knee walking – a very apt description. Here a young man from the Northampton Ki Aikido Club has the freedom of…
As our Summer Seminar starts at the beginning of August we require Dan Grade ukes for the Gradings on the 9th. We have four applying for 1st Dan, six for 2nd Dan, and six for 3rd Dan. Once again we are looking forward to seeing our members from Canada, Russia, Holland and France, and we hope they all…
