Last weekend was the first course and kyu grading of the year. The students studied ki development tests such as unbendable arm, before moving on to ki development in action – the 1st ki exercise…
When did you start Ki Aikido? October 2021 – I joined the introductory course with my partner and a girl we were fostering at the time. What made you want to try Ki Aikido? I…
Sensei Norman Ford first started Aikido in 1968 after a fellow lorry driver of small stature showed him nikkyo. Eventually finding a club in Newport, he turned up wearing a Girlings boiler suit – Sensei…
Dear Members, Sensei and I send our very best wishes to all our members and families for a good healthy peaceful year ahead. I thank everyone for our cards and good wishes. With the storms…
When did you start Ki Aikido? The first time I started Ki Aikido was from 1996-2000 at the Piccadilly club with Sensei Bob Fletcher. I took 10 years out, and restarted in 2010 with my son, who was…
We hope all is well and wish everyone a very Happy Peaceful Christmas and a good New year ahead. We thank the Committee, Peter and Will for all their help on the Christmas course, for…
James Knight started Aikido in 1993. When work took him abroad for a few years, he opened his first club in a university in southern Thailand. Later, back in Britain, he ran the Cambridge Ki…
In the very early days of my Aikido journey I was attending an area course that was being hosted by the Bath club at Bath Spa University. The day was being taught by Sensei Williams and…
Aimee Edridge is a Youth member of the St. Albans club. She recently had a big, public breakthrough in her confidence which she writes about. When did you start Ki Aikido? I started as a Junior…
Sensei Carl Myers of the Brighton and Shoreham Ki Aikido Club, now 57, gives us his experience of studying Aikido. When did you start, and what made you want to try aikido? I started Aikido…
