Location: Greenwich Dojo. St. Marks Methodist Church & Centre, 22 Greenwich South Street, London, SE10 8TY. View Map Duration: 6 Weeks Cost:  £60 (£50 for students or the unemployed). Costs include insurance [...]]]> This Autumn we will be running two beginners’ courses:
Saturdays: 18th September to 30th October, 9:30am – 11:00 am
and
Tuesdays:  21st September to 2nd November : 7:30pm to 9:30 pm

Location: Greenwich Dojo. St. Marks Methodist Church & Centre, 22 Greenwich South Street, London, SE10 8TY. View Map
Duration: 6 Weeks
Cost:  £60 (£50 for students or the unemployed). Costs include insurance and Shodokan UK membership (usually £25).

Beginners courses are an excellent way to try Aikido. Our beginners courses last six weeks and cover all the basic elements. For more information or to reserve yourself a place, please contact Erik Dop (3rd Dan JAA) by email or by phone on 0781 – 715 1584.

Cost: £10 per person

Training Insurance: Everyone training must have valid BAB Insurance, please bring your certificate for proof, otherwise cover can be purchased on the [...]]]> Instructor: Dave Findlay, 3^rd Dan
Time: 12pm – 3pm (please arrive a bit earlier to register).
Venue: Greenwich – St Marks Methodist Church, 22 Greenwich South Street, London SE10 8TY
(side street entrance on Ashburnham Place)

Cost: £10 per person

Training Insurance: Everyone training must have valid BAB Insurance, please bring your certificate for proof, otherwise cover can be purchased on the day.

These sessions are at a higher fitness level that you would normally have in a class with a fair bit of randori, so expect a good work-out!!  Only graded students can attend this session.

Latest dates for your diary.

Please note that the Shodokan Closed (4th & 5th September) is now in York at the Railway Institute.

Full event dates, registration times, training schedule, address and general information can be found in the newsletter.

If you have any items for the newsletter, please email shodokan.london@yahoo.co.uk

Tetsuro Nariyama is the Chief Technical Director of the Japan Aikido Association (JAA). This new book (Available from mid July) describes the practice Aikido Randori, from the basics to application, along with an explanation of the underlying principles and a clarification of the historical and theoretical foundations of competitive aikido.

The result is a detailed work of [...]]]>

Tetsuro Nariyama is the Chief Technical Director of the Japan Aikido Association (JAA). This new book (Available from mid July) describes the practice Aikido Randori, from the basics to application, along with an explanation of the underlying principles and a clarification of the historical and theoretical foundations of competitive aikido.

The result is a detailed work of reference that will not only benefit your randori practice but will improve your level of kata and give you a deeper insight into aikido in general.

Order your copy here

Location details times etc for The Shodokan City Club can be found here.

The first is at the BAA Summer school in Sheffield, held from Thursday 29 July to Sunday 1 August. You can download more information and a booking form here.

He will also be training at [...]]]> Nariyama Shihan, 8th Dan and technical director of the Japan Aikido Association will be teaching at two courses in Europe this summer.

The first is at the BAA Summer school in Sheffield, held from Thursday 29 July to Sunday 1 August. You can download more information and a booking form here.

He will also be training at the Shodokan club in Malaga (Spain) on Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd August. More information can be found here.

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