Due to the current bad weather conditions, we have postponed the two courses this weekend. These are the 5th-6th Dan Group course on the 3rd March, and the Advanced Sword course on the 4th. With the snow and ice we are seeing, many members will have difficulty travelling to Headquarters by road. The members travelling…
2017 Christmas Aikido Course Congratulations to the students who passed their Dan Gradings on the 2017 Christmas Aikido course. They were as follows… 1st Dan: David Rae and Jacco Toorment. 2nd Dan: Alistair Macknight. 3rd Dan: Martin Brandt, Michael Cullingworth and Jesse Learoyd-Hill. Best wishes to everyone for Christmas and the New Year.
Here are some images from the November 2017 Aikido Weapons Course. Click on an image to expand it and view optional slideshow. Go to Aikido galleries page. Paired jo kata demonstration Weapons Course, November 2017
Here are some images from the last 5th 6th Dan aikido course. Click on an image to expand it and view optional slideshow. Go to Aikido galleries page. 5th 6th Dan Group, September 2017
Here are a few photos from the 2017 Aikido Summer Seminar Fancy Dress evening. Click on an image to expand it and view optional slideshow. Go to the “fun” galleries.
Here are some photos from the 2017 Aikido Summer Seminar. Click on an image to expand it and view optional slideshow. Go to Aikido galleries page. Successful Dan Grade Candidates
Our Summer Seminar is nearly upon us as we look forward to seeing all our U.K. members, and also members from Paris, Rennes, Holland, and Canada. If any Dan Grades are available to make ukemi on the Seminar (Saturday 5th August), would they please let the office know as soon as possible. 2017 July Seminar Congratulations…
At headquarters, there is a bound book of photographs in tribute to a wonderful aikido gentleman – Les Bragg, who sadly passed away last October. I (Ian Walters) was recently looking through this book, recalling fond memories, when I found a piece of paper folded inside. This was the text of the eulogy that Neil…