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.
The following article on Classroom Ki Meditation was provided by James Sherlock. James is a school teacher for 10 and 11 year olds. James also teaches the junior Ki Aikido class at the St. Albans club. Classroom Ki Meditation Working as a teacher in London, I often work with students who come from challenging backgrounds…
Here is the Ki Federation’s Aikido update December 2017, from Sensei Margaret. It was good to see all our Teachers on the Teachers course. Unfortunately. I was unable to answer all the questions on the course, but we did go through 23 of them. I have emailed the teachers who did not get an answer…
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
Vince Picton, the teacher at the St Albans club, supplied this article on Approaching Aikido Practice… I have found Aikido to be a great tool in which to impart some positivity onto people who arrive with a negative attitude to life. Our golden Aikido rules talk about performing with confidence, which I believe if followed properly, inherently creates a feeling of…
Here is the Ki Federation’s Aikido update October 2017. Autumn Seminar 2017 We hope all is well with our members and that no-one has had a problem with the recent gales that swept across the Atlantic. It was good to see all our 5th and 6th Dans on their group course and we thank Jeremy…
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
Isabella is a junior at the Northampton Ki Aikido Club and was given special dispensation to attend the Summer Seminar. She camped with her father, Scott, who was attending the first week and then taking his first Dan grading. She sent in this account of her junior aikido experience ….. I thought it was a…
