Latest information

2024 updates

 

Regular classes:

 

Thursday 7:15pm - 8:45pm (All levels)

Saturday 10:30am - 12:30pm (All levels)

 

Ashmoor Leisure Centre

(South Devon Community College)

Balland Lane

Ashburton TQ13 7EW

 

 

Beginners:

 

We run 6 week beginners courses in the new year.  The next begins on 4th January.  It is £40 for six Thursday evening classes (would normally be £48).

 

That should give you a chance to get used to the form of the practice; how to fall safely, how to move with good alignment and coordinate your movemnts to use the most powerful muscles first.  You will also learn the basic techniques and get used to practising the basic principles.

 

 

Courses coming up this year:

 

Pascal DURCHON (6th Dan Aikikai) 

February 24th and 25th 

 

Dimitri CRENIER (6th Dan Aikikai)

April 13th and 14th.

 

To be arranged - we hope to re-establish our week long course with Pascal in August 2024

 

 

Also - through our 'sister' club, Yokohama International Aikido Devon, there will also be a major event later this year - details to follow!

 

 

 

 

Media

Photographs of aikido and videos of aikido are inherently 'misrepresentations' of the martial art.

 

Aikido is physical - an experience - which effects us both physically and emotionally.  It is not possible to learn aikido from studying pictures or videos, though they can be very useful for reflection, and sometimes for inspiration! 

 

Having said that - feel free to click on the links to the left of this - there you will find some photos and videos of us practising, of demonstrations, and of our teachers as well as a host of YouTube links