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…
Here is the Ki Federation Aikido Calendar 2018, as a file, for importing into a calendar on your computer, tablet or phone. There is a spreadsheet file in comma separated value format (.csv file), and a second file in iCalendar format (.ics file). Either file will import into a Google calendar. This has successfully imported into…
Here is the Ki Federation’s Aikido update September 2017. Rose Gerrard As reported in the August update, Rose Garrard, at the age of 91, passed her 1st Dan grading on the Summer Seminar Unfortunately, she had to leave immediately after the grading. As she was missing from the group photo of successful candidates, we’ve shown Rose…
The last day of the Summer Seminar. Here is the Ki Federation’s Aikido update August 2017. We all enjoyed a fantastic Summer Seminar, once again, and the committee members would like to thank everyone for our generous presents. It was good to see so many of our International members from Australia, America, Canada, France and Holland…
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.