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
Congratulations to those who graded this weekend during the South Of The River seminar 2011. Shaun Hoddy (6th dan), Julian Goldsmith (3rd dan) and Jim Dempster (3rd dan) were on the panel. Achieving Shodan (1st dan): Sam Wills Dave Larkins Matt Drinkwater Jon Pieterse Lizzie Wisbey Nick Blackwell And a big well done to Jack [...]
Here is a a time-lapse video of the sunday morning session, courtesy of Paul Smith. More pictures of the seminar are available in the gallery section.
I would like to say firstly, a massive thank you to our fantastic team of SOTR instructors Ken Broome, Shaun Hoddy, Chris Stamate, Mick Pratt and Jim Dempster. Thank you to Jim Dempster, Julian Goldsmith, and Castle Community College who let us use their mats for the event. Thank you SAGA for the amazing venue, [...]
We’ve received great news this week as our grant application has been accepted by Sport England (http://www.sportengland.org/). We just have to complete some paperwork and we should soon get funds to acquire brand new mats! All thanks to the funds from the National Lottery.
So we did it! Genryukan Aikido performed their 100 ukemi for SAGA Charitable Trust. A massive thank you to all those who sponsored us. With your help we are helping to provide 2000 villagers in Zambia with a permanent fresh water supply. Tom, as our resident masochist, decided he would do 200 ukemi. I think [...]
