The first session is free so you can give our martial art a try, with no obligations!
Check out our beginners page for more information about what to expect.
No hidden costs or contracts. We do it for the love of Aikido, not for money.
We train at the Clarendon & Westbury Community Centre in Dover, Kent
I just wanted to wish our members, coaches, visiting Sensei, friends from other clubs, and everyone involved in any way with our club, a very happy 2011. Thank you so much for all your hard work and commitment in helping our club to prosper. Here’s to a great year of aikido to come. Now to [...]
Last night was the final night’s training at Genryukan Dojo for 2010. Genryukan students had the pleasure of a Goshin Waza (Self Defence) class from Jim Dempster Sensei. Jim covered the legal ramifications and scope of using reasonable force to defend/protect one’s self and others, plus effective techniques for control and restraint. Despite the [...]
Until I post otherwise, please assume that, despite the weather, training is on as usual tonight. It’s the final Dover training night of the year, and for tonight’s class we have Jim Dempster Sensei for a lesson on Self defence. We are also going to be visited by a certain wounded Frenchman we all know [...]
Last night Genryukan conducted a kyu grading. The grading panel were Phil Eyers, Tom Davey and Paul Smith. I was most impressed by the students’ posture throughout the grading, and excellent show of spirit during the extended randori. Successful students were; Mark Ball – Schichikyu Lee Whitehall – Schichikyu Nikcsi Kobol – Schichikyu Tony Dowling [...]
With the kyu grading on Monday, hopefully everyone should know what their syllabus requirements are. Either way, don’t forget they are here on the Syllabus page. Good luck.
