Aikido Club Members Info
Video & instructions on how to tie your belt (or obi)
Booking form for Jersey seminar with Sensei Sargeant & Sensei Witt, is
now available on the Jersey Aikido Club website.
Iwama Aikido Books & DVDs
We are now able
to accept online payments for membership, super 6 vouchers & beginner's
classes. Use the link below to take you to the online payments page.
Sept Uchi Deshi photos
Beginner's
brief intro to aikido
Super 6 Vouchers
Grading syllabus
Sensei Matt Hill DVDs
Aikido beginner's class &
grading dates
Reading aikido club movie clip
Iwama Aikido Seminars
3rd-4th May - Sensei Sargeant, Cambridge details
19th & 20th July - TIA Summer Seminar in Jersey with Sensei Sargeant & Sensei Witt. details
19th-21st Sep - Sensei Daniel Toutain hosted by Aikido in Hertfordshire details
4th & 5th Oct - Sensei Sargeant, Reading [cancelled]
Due to the Hitohiro Saito Sensei seminar in November, which Sensei Sargeant is
keen for students to support instead, the Reading seminar has been cancelled.
The seminar will be rescheduled for early 2009.
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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