Picture gallery from Canada 2014. The course, in Vancouver, was given by Sensei O’connell from the 17th to 19th of May. Click on an image to expand it and view optional slideshow. Go to Aikido galleries page.
We hope everyone enjoyed their bank holiday weekend. It was good to see all our members and members from Paris who attended our Spring Seminar and hope they all had a good journey home. We congratulate the following members who passed their Dan Grading. 1st Dan: R Bebbington, A Kwiatkowska, D. Martin, N. Richardson and…
The 2014 Summer Seminar takes place over two weeks from the 4th to the 8th of August, and from the 11th to 15th of August. (There are Dan gradings on Saturday, 9th of August). The class times on each weekday are 10:30am to 12:30pm, with a general practice from 3pm to 4pm. There are four additional…
We congratulate the following members who passed their Dan Grading: 1st Dan P. Harrison and D. Hayward. 2nd Dan C Thomson-Hill. And D. Smith 3rd Dan B Docherty, H. Slater, and G. Turner Thank you to all the members who came to make ukemi.
We hope that the Members in Russia and Canada will enjoy their course in May. Jane Lyons has informed us that she is closing her Clapham Club until October. We look forward to seeing everyone who will be attending the Spring Seminar, and wish members from abroad a good journey.
On the Summer Seminar this year we will have 2 evening classes for Dan Grades which will give them the opportunity to practice higher movements and weapons. Booking forms will be sent out shortly. Seminar date. 4th to 15th August.
Picture gallery from the 2014 Muswell Hill course held on 1st March in London. Click on an image to expand it and view optional slideshow. Go to Aikido galleries page.
This article on Ki and Aikido is the first of a series written by Sensei Williams in 1990. In this article he describes the nature of Ki and its effects. Sensei Williams The Japanese word “Ki” is sometimes translated as meaning “Life Power” or “Vital Energy”. It is claimed to be a form of energy…
Calmness, relaxation and Ki are the subjects of this article on Ki Aikido. This is the second in a series written by Sensei Williams in 1990. Sensei Williams If you hold out your arm and allow someone to try and bend it, they will experience great difficulty if you are calm and relaxed. However, if you…
