British Aikido Board

The National Governing Body for Aikido in the United Kingdom.
Aikido is a martial art founded by Morihei Ueshiba, that focuses on harmonising with your opponent, it can be practised as a sport, self defence and an art using hand to hand and japanese weapons.

Welcome to the British Aikido Board

The British Aikido Board seeks to:-

  • Represent the majority of bona fide organisations practicing aikido in the United Kingdom.
  • Support, encourage and promote the highest standards of aikido within an environment of mutual respect for offering styles practiced.
  • Raise awareness of the value of aikido not only as a contributor towards healthy living, but also in the development of adults, young people and children, without regard to race, gender or creed.

The British Aikido Board operates primarily through its member Associations. There are 53 currently Full Member Associations with 0 Associate and Probationary Member Associations of regional and national status, who each retain their independence, both technically and financially, with a combined membership of some 5,000 , which includes 1236 instructors holding current Coaching Awards.

The Board is recognised by Sport England , as the only governing body for aikido in the United Kingdom and is a member of the Sport and Recreation Alliance.

 

The Board seeks to further the advancement of all styles of aikido and to establish and monitor standards of safety and behaviour for practitioners of aikido.

The Board advises member Associations on all relevant UK and European legislation and procedures and develops appropriate policies and codes of practice.

Other services provided include:-
•  Insurance cover, for members, instructors and Associations.
•  Promotion of a Nationally recognised Coaching Scheme in conjunction with UK Coaching / Sport England.
•  Organising a National Courses.
•  Supporting initiatives to encourage the teaching of Aikido in schools.
•  Publishing Newsletters and specialist information bulletins eg. Safeguarding and Coaching.

The Board has completed a number of initiatives, arising from the work of their major Governance Audit and through the adoption of a wide range of recommendations, contained in their Aikido Development Plan will support their key objective of encouraging all Aikido groups to join together under this “Aikido umbrella”.

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British Aikido Board

History :

The West Midlands Aikido Association is based in the West Midlands area and has been established since the 1980’s. All our instructors, club officers and committee members within the club are volunteers and take no fees or funding, this is to deliberately keep costs down and to contribute to a positive community activity and social change as everyone donates there time for the sheer love of the Art and to progress Aikido to who ever wishes to learn.Here at the West Midlands Aikido Association we aim to resemble and teach the same Aikido and physiology as taught by the founder of Aikido Morihei Ueshiba, by following the teaching of Morihiro Saito Shihan (9th Dan) who was the closest and the longest serving student of O-Sensei, having trained with the founder for an unbroken 23 years at the founders dojo in the Iwama prefecture. Morihiro Saito Shihan catalogued O’Sensei’s teachings in a set syllabus, enabling Aikido today to maintain its purity, form and clarity of the art the founder intended. This catalogued syllabus is what we, The West Midlands Aikido Association now follow in our daily classes and aim to fulfil the true art of Aikido.

As a club we pride ourselves on our high standard of teaching so classes are taught in such a way as to allow pupils of all levels to easily understand Aikido, therefore people who are new to the art or seasoned practitioners, can all learn together easily and safely in a friendly and non competitive manner

Membership Type : Full Member

Style :

Iwama Aikido


 



Richard Power
 
Association Website : www.westmidlandsaikido.org.uk
Email the West Midlands Aikido Association Chairman : Richard Power
Email the West Midlands Aikido Association Vulnerable Adult & Child Safety Officer : Garreth Peters

Kokoro Aikido West Midlands, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands

Coach Level 2Young PeopleThis club teachs aikido weaponsFriday ClassAdults / Senior Class
Google Map      : https://westmidlandsaikido.org.uk
West Midlands Aikido Association Dojo, Walsall, Brownhills, West Midlands

Coach Level 2Young PeopleThis club teachs aikido weaponsTuesday ClassWednesday ClassThursday ClassFriday ClassSaturday ClassAdults / Senior Class
Google Map      : http://westmidlandsaikido.org.uk


Jenny Cassell

1st Dan

Michael Chapman

1st Dan

Leigh Davies

2nd Dan

Jack Dickinson

2nd Kyu

Julius Galdikas

2nd Kyu

Suzanne Green

2nd Dan

Stephen Hare

4th Kyu

Alexander Hopley

1st Dan

Warren Hopley

1st Dan

John Martin

2nd Kyu

Garreth Peters

2nd Dan

Richard Power

4th Dan

John Shade

1st Kyu

Gary Stone

1st Kyu

Philip John Wall

2nd Dan


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