Suwari Waza is the practice of aikido from the seated (kneeling) position. This requires the ability to move around the mat while in that position. The Japanese word for this is Shikko, but we often call this knee walking – a very apt description. Here a young man from the Northampton Ki Aikido Club has the freedom of…
The qualities that we are trying to develop as adult Ki Aikido students are equally relevant to the development of children. Self-confidence, calmness, a positive and non-aggressive outlook are all qualities that will benefit a child when dealing with other children and adults. Of course there are other benefits to Junior Aikido – don’t forget they are doing…
As our Summer Seminar starts at the beginning of August we require Dan Grade ukes for the Gradings on the 9th. We have four applying for 1st Dan, six for 2nd Dan, and six for 3rd Dan. Once again we are looking forward to seeing our members from Canada, Russia, Holland and France, and we hope they all…
Please take note that the 3rd Dan Grading on Sunday, 13th July has been moved to Saturday 12th, after the 1st and 2nd Dan examinations. Due to all the gradings being on the one day, the course may start a little later. Please also note, that due to the above, the course on Sunday, 13th July has…
An additional one day course in Toronto, Canada is being arranged for the 29th June, 2014. Once details are confirmed, the details will be made available on this website.
Promoted Dan Grades on the 5th & 6th Dan Group course, June 2014 Our congratulations to the following members who were awarded their higher grade on their group courses… To 5th Dan E. Bell, J. Doble, A. Kane, S. Pearce, S. Rudge, A Stenning, L. Stevenson, J. Stringer, L. Valentine, and D. Wilbourne. To 6th Dan W. Bennett, T. Brown, C.…
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…
