Christophe Courtin

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We train at the Clarendon & Westbury Community Centre in Dover, Kent

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£5 for a 2 hour lesson
(£3 students / concession)

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Zen Eikoku Tomiki Aikido Renmei

Shodan, BAB Coach Level 1
Co-Founder & Senior Coach

Impressed by televised demonstration by Christian Tissier Shihan, Christophe took the plunge and started training in Aikido in 2002.He has trained mainly with Jim Dempster Sensei (Gowaryu Aikido), where he found his direct and efficient approach to Aikido very appealing, and also with Mark Hayes-Watkins Sensei (Katsujinken Aikido).

In 2007, Christophe was awarded Shodan (1st Dan) by the British Aikido Association. He got his Coach Level 1 qualification in 2009, allowing him to help teaching at Gowaryu and Katsujinken Dojos. In June 2009, with Phil Eyers, he founded the Genryukan Aikido dojo in Dover under the umbrella of the ZETAR, enlisting the help of the Gowaryu instructors.

Christophe still thrives to try to improve his Aikido under the guidance of Jim Dempster Sensei and Shaun Hoddy Sensei. Genryukan Aikido has had an excellent start with dedicated students. Christophe is looking forward to pass on his love of the art for many more years whilst developing his own Aikido.