Aikido is a Japanese martial art which is comparitivly new and was developed first in the early 1900's by Morihei Ueshiba (O Sensei) in Japan. The art of Aikido is based upon harmony and spirit and is both a uniquly fullfilling excersice but also an increadably powerfull form of self defence. Your training in Aikido is a journey and indeed the do in Aikido means the way or path. Your journey can begin with a single step by coming along on one of our training nights, where you will be made to feel welcome and you will also experience training and seeing masters demonstrasting some of the key techniques in Aikido.

Training can begin at any age from 6 years upwards and we have no upper limit. The club has a child protection policy and our junior coaches Sensei Allan Rowley 5th Dan and Sensei Mandy Rowley 1st Dan, have coaching certificates and have taken the relevent government recognised childrens courses.

The cost of training is £4.50 per two hour training session for adult classes and £3.00 for junior classes and £3.00 for concessions. If after a while you are happy to begin training on a regular basis, there is a charge of £26.00 for adult membership and £10.00 for junior membership for one year. This charge is also to cover insurance.

You will also be encouraged to purchase a training outfit (Gi), although for the first few classes it is acceptable to wear light sports trousers or jogging bottoms and a T-shirt.

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