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.

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Welcome to the British Aikido Board

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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 54 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 1251 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

West Midlands Aikido Association Dojo
Walsall Wood West Midlands Aikido Association West Midlands Aikido Association Dojo Walsall Wood Hub (Entrance in KFC Car Park), Lichfield Road, WS9 9NP	Club Contact Information : Richard Power : 07779 509835 : richello@hotmail.com : http://westmidlandsaikido.org.uk Club Welfare Officer Information : Garreth Peters : 07718173010 : richello@hotmail.com : Tuesday 07:00 PM to 09:00 PM Class Type: Aikido / Weapons Wednesday 07:30 PM to 09:30 PM Class Type: Aikido / Weapons Wednesday 06:30 PM to 07:30 PM Class Type: 5 - 10 yrs Thursday 07:30 PM to 09:30 PM Class Type: Aikido / Weapons Friday 07:30 PM to 09:30 PM Class Type: Aikido / Weapons Saturday 09:30 AM to 11:30 AM Class Type: Aikido / Weapons Addional Information We are a non profit Aikido club that holds a permanent Aikido dojo of 5 classes a week with a 400 SqM Dojo. We practice a traditional style of Aikido that is sometimes called Iwama style or Takemusu Aikido. Our style teaches strong basics, accuracy of technique and posture and also a heavy emphasis on weapons (Aiki Ken and Aiki Jo). All classes are open to total beginners or advanced all year round Login Help To Edit / Update / Delete Club Information You require the email address and password previously added to your information If this is unknown to you try clicking on the Lost Password button. For more information contact the BAB Webmaster on webmaster@bab.org.uk. You can also upload gallery photographs
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