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 47 currently Full Member Associations with 1 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 1247 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

 

Greville Cooke
BAB Coaching Administration Officer.
BAB Membership Returns Officer.
Member of the Recruitment & Membership Team.

Grev started Aikido in 1973 with sensei Tom Moss (YAUK) and was awarded 5th Dan in 2010 by Tony Thielemans the head of the Royal Belgium 

Yama Arashi association. Sensei Thielemans trained with Aritoshi Murashige (1900 – 1963) the official representative of the founder to Europe. I also had a few years training in Kendo and Iaido.

Being diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis around 5 years curtailed my ability to train (hence the naff image) but have always maintained my close contact with the YAUK

I was the BAB Coaching Administration Officer from 1994 to 2015 and again in 2018 onwards. Along with Frank Burlingham we are committed to the maintaining and improving the BAB Coaching standards

Grev Cooke grev.cooke@ntlworld.com

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