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.
