Sensei John Garmston at The Hut - 27th
June
Sensei John has been asked to teach a class at The Hut. The Hut was the first dojo in the UK to host Aikido. Obviously, it would be great to see as many club members as possible supporting him (seminar poster).
Aikido Club Members Info
Congratulations to all the students that passed their gradings at our anniversary seminar in March. Photos are now available in our galleries area along with links to other new galleries.
Aikido Training A New Year's Message from Sensei Sargeant
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watch our selection of the best
Iwama Aikido
videos
TIA Spring '08 seminar DVDs now available! DVDs from the May seminar held in Cambridge & featuring Sensei Sargeant are now available through BudoVision
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Video & instructions on how to tie your belt
(or obi)
Iwama Aikido Books & DVDs
Sept Uchi Deshi photos
Beginner's
brief intro to aikido
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Grading syllabus
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Aikido beginner's class &
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Iwama Aikido Seminars
27th June - Sensei John Garmston, at The Hut, Uxbridge
28th June - Sensei Tim Buswell, Shiro Kashi Aikido Club, Swadlincote
August - TIA Europe Summer School, Poole (details TBC)
19th September
- Weapons seminar
with Sensei McGlone, Reading more info &
booking form
Aikido
Aikido is a non-competitive martial art involving a wide range of techniques that can be used to throw or immobilise an opponent. It helps to develop a greater understanding of harmony, balance & the dynamics of movement. Aikido is suitable for both men & women, as the principles rely on correct execution of the technique rather than brute strength.
Iwama Aikido
We teach traditional Aikido as taught to Saito Sensei by O'Sensei, Morihei Ueshiba - the founder of aikido. During his 23 year apprenticeship at Iwama, Saito Sensei learnt about the relationship between weapons & body movement.
Under the supervision of O'Sensei, Saito Sensei began organising the teachings of Aikido into a more structured format. This became known as Iwama Aikido. Aikido as the founder taught in Iwama.
In addition to the empty hand techniques found in other styles of aikido, Iwama Aikido places equal emphasis on the use of aiki weapons - aiki bokken (wooden sword) & aiki jo (wooden staff) - which are used to develop body movement, strong posture & a better understanding of timing & positioning.
for more about Iwama Aikido visit the Takemusu Iwama Aikido Europe
Aikido Lessons
Our club nights are Tuesdays at 8.30pm & Thursdays at 8.00pm & we hold weapons classes on Saturdays mornings at 8.00am. We train at Palmer Park Leisure Centre, Reading. If you'd like to attend (to watch or to train) then please feel free to just come along or to contact us.
Aikido Classes for Beginners
Beginners are always welcome & we hold our 'Beginner's Introduction to Aikido' courses throughout the year. These will give you a true taste of aikido & will also give you the chance to learn with other newcomers.
We also offer '4 Class Trials' for those of you that would like to try aikido in a more flexible fashion or feel free to come along & watch a class for an idea of what to expect from an aikido class.
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