How long have you been practising? I have been practising Ki Aikido for almost two years now, and I have the intention of practising for another three hundred years. Kat of the Edinburgh club …
I started Aikido over 30 years ago, I’m a 6th Dan black belt and it has been a constant in my life from the day I started. I met my husband through Aikido too! Aikido…
Linda My husband was a long time practitioner of Ki Aikido and was attending classes in Muswell Hill. Previously, I had some training in Karate when in my twenties. Recently I had some practice in…
David Rae This article on “What’s your Principle?” has been provided by David Rae from the Paisley-Elderslie club. The difference between Ki Aikido and other martial arts is the focus on uniting mind and body.…
Sensei Stephen Woolfall, with his students at the Panteg Ki Aikido club. In 1974 I had my first Aikido lesson. I was fourteen and I believe that at that time there was only one Aikido…
Portrait of Bristol Patchway Ki Aikido Club members. Sensei Andrew Vickery I first started Ki Aikido in 1992 at Clifton Club in Bristol. The teacher, Sensei Robert Iles, was a fellow workmate, who has became…
This Ki Aikido podcast was generated by Google’s Notebooklm product. Sensei Carl Myers is the teacher at the Brighton and Shoreham club. He entered the Ki Federation website address into this application to see what…
Gradings are an opportunity to show our understanding of Aikido exercises, and our sensitivity towards our partner, regardless of age. When we’re young, each birthday brings a surge of anticipation: the excitement, the butterflies, and…
This article recounts hosting the recent, and first, Edinburgh Area Course. It was provided by Sensei Ben Docherty who teaches at the Edinburgh Ki Aikido Club. I was around twelve years old when I attended…
This article describes a French journey through Aikido. Adam de Lichana, representative of the Ki Federation in Paris, France (AFKA) has kindly provided us with his story. In 1992, during a period of depression, my…
