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Regular classes:
Monday 7:30pm - 9:30pm (Advanced) (on pause for the moment)
Thursday 7:15pm - 8:15pm (Basics)
Thursday 8:15 pm - 8:45pm (Advanced)
Saturday 10:30am - 11:30pm (Basics)
Saturday 11:30am - 12:30pm (All levels)
Ashmoor Leisure Centre
(South Devon Community College)
Balland Lane
Ashburton TQ13 7EW
Beginners:
We run 6 week beginners courses throughout the year. They are £60 for six weeks of the Basics classes (i.e. 12 classes).
The next beginners course starts on 6th March 2025
That will teach you 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 some basic techniques and should be able to get to the first level - called 5th Kyu.
Courses coming up this year:
Pascal DURCHON (7th Dan)
21st & 22nd February 2026
Anton CORONELLI (6th Dan Aikikai)
June 2026 (Date to be confirmed).
Dimitri CRENIER (6th Dan Aikikai)
October 2026 (Dates to be confirmed).
Also - through our 'sister' club, Yokohama International Aikido Devon, there will also be a major event later this year - details to follow!
Previous Courses
July 2013
Phil couldn't attend in fact - so Jeff Balmer (2nd Dan Aikikai) took his place and taught the Saturday afternoon sesson.
July 2012
This was the first 'joint 4th Dan' course with Phil Rozier and Rick Smaridge in Devon, the first since the South Devon Aikikai was established earlier in the year.
People travelled from many places to train here for this course. There are photographs of the course on Facebook - on the South Devon Aikikai page:
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