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Our aikido club is located in North Hertfordshire, serving the towns of Stevenage, Hitchin, Letchworth, Baldock, Welwyn, Hertford and Royston. We are affilliated to the Aikido Research Federation and the club teachers are accredited by the British Aikido Board. Beginners are always welcome. Aikido - Wednesday at 7.30pm, here, at the John Henry Newman Leisure Centre, Hitchin Road, Stevenage SG1 4AE. Aikido Weapons - Tuesday at 7.30pm, here, at the John Henry Newman Leisure Centre, Hitchin Road, Stevenage SG1 4AE. Aikido is a powerful martial art that can only be used for self-defence. Aikido uses angles and balance to over-power larger or stronger opponents. Since aikido does not rely on strength to be effective, it is suitable for men and women of differing ages and abilities. We study a traditional style of aikido called Iwama Style. This is a style of aikido developed by the late Morihiro Saito Sensei 9th Dan, a long-term student of O'Sensei, the founder of aikido. It concentrates on the study of basic but powerful aikido techniques and emphasises the use of aiki weapons (ken and jo). |
There will be no weapons class on Tuesday 21st May. The taijutsu class on Wednesday 22nd May will take place as usual. For more news and photos, you can now find us on Facebook. Please look here for information about how to renew your ARF membership. We have had a number of student enquiries about aikido books and DVDs. These books can be ordered from Amazon and the Aikido Journal while the DVDs are available from Sensei Toutain's website. They provide basic guidance on core aikido taijutsu and weapons techniques.
Sensei Daniel Toutain - DVDs (available as a set of 14 or individuallly)
Brian Bagot - Aikido: Traditional Art and Modern Sport
Morihiro Saito Sensei - Takemusu Aikido (available as a set of 5 or individulally)
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