Welcome to the Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells Shodokan Aikido Club website. Shodokan Aikido is a structured martial arts system incorporating, physical education, sport and self defence. We are part of an international network of Aikido clubs who follow the teaching of Kenji Tomiki. His belief was that the old 'arts of war' model practiced by the Samurai was inappropriate in modern times due to it's emphasis on killing and maiming techniques, but a way had to be found to keep the techniques 'real' and effective. He found this by creating a way for his students to test their skills against each other using randori or 'free practice'. This allows players to oppose each others techniques, defending and counter attacking at will.

We have two training sessions in the West Kent area – for juniors, 10am Saturday mornings in Tonbridge at the Swanmead Dojo, and for seniors, Tuesday evenings 8.00 – 10.00pm in Tunbridge Wells  at the Vale Royal Methodist Church Hall. You can come and watch or take part at either venue; the first session is always free. For full details click on Training Sessions above. Download our latest Newsletter - Issue 45 Check us out on Face Book