Join us for the opening of the new Clacton Ki Aikido Club
at St Osyth Village Hall Annexe, CO16 8PE, this Tuesday
3rd Feb 2026 between 5.30 and 7pm. Feel free to ask
questions and…
Last weekend was the first course and kyu grading of the
year. The students studied ki development tests such as
unbendable arm, before moving on to ki development in
action – the 1st ki exercise…
When did you start Ki Aikido? October 2021 – I joined the
introductory course with my partner and a girl we were
fostering at the time. What made you want to try Ki
Aikido? I…
Sensei Norman Ford first started Aikido in 1968 after a
fellow lorry driver of small stature showed him nikkyo.
Eventually finding a club in Newport, he turned up wearing
a Girlings boiler suit – Sensei…
Dear Members, Sensei and I send our very best wishes to
all our members and families for a good healthy peaceful
year ahead. I thank everyone for our cards and good
wishes. With the storms…
When did you start Ki Aikido? The first time I started Ki
Aikido was from 1996-2000 at the Piccadilly club with
Sensei Bob Fletcher. I took 10
years out, and restarted in 2010 with my son,
who was…
We hope all is well and wish everyone a very Happy
Peaceful Christmas and a good New year ahead. We thank the
Committee, Peter and Will for all their help on the
Christmas course, for…
James Knight started Aikido in 1993. When work took him
abroad for a few years, he opened his first club in a
university in southern Thailand. Later, back in Britain,
he ran the Cambridge Ki…
In the very early days of my Aikido journey I was
attending an area course that was being hosted by
the Bath club at Bath Spa University. The day was
being taught by Sensei Williams and…
Aimee Edridge is a Youth member of the St. Albans club.
She recently had a big, public breakthrough in her
confidence which she writes about. When did you start
Ki Aikido? I started as a Junior…
