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20:00-22:00
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Craven Arms Shropshire
Wednesdays 10:00-11:00
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Contact Reading
Aikido:
Email
Reading Aikido
Phone Reading Aikido
07743 301199
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Contact Whitton
Aikido:
Email
Whitton Aikido
Phone Whitton Aikido
01432509467
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Member
Comments
'The
people are friendly and helpful.'
'Practice
is offered within a very positive
and encouraging environment.'
'It's about developing your own
skills in a safe environment.'
'I tried a few martial arts and
found Aikido intriguing.'
'It's fun
and challenging.'
'Apart from
learning aikido, the training also
allowed me to meet great people and
make friends.’
‘The
physical and mental discipline of
Aikido is powerful and something I'd
like to fully develop as my life
matures.'
'The instructor group are
united, consistent and their
dedication to teaching is inspiring,
all the way to contagious.'
What
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Aikido Caversham - Martial Arts in
Reading Berkshire AND Whitton
Aikido Knighton - Martial arts on the
Powys, Shropshire, Herefordshire Borders
Come along and try Aikido
for yourself at a free taster session
 Find out
more about starting
Aikido in Reading Berkshire or
Whitton Knighton Powys by phoning us or
emailing
us
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White Oak Aikido is a
small group of friendly martial arts clubs,
where you're always welcome to come and watch
one of our Aikido
classes and talk to us before you start
training. What's more, your first training
session is free, so you can have a go and see if you'll enjoy Aikido,
whether it's the martial art for you and whether you like the classes
before committing to anything. Martial arts
training at White Oak Aikido in Reading and
Whitton is open to anyone over the age of
18.
What is
Aikido?
Aikido  is a fascinating and
engrossing, traditional Japanese martial art, a
way of self-defence, that makes use of an attacker's
strength, momentum and aggression. Historically, the
techniques of Aikido originate from the throws,
joint locks, sword and staff techniques of the
samurai warrior. Aikido training will also help
you to optimise how you use your body
to maximise your efficiency and power, developing
a deep understanding of how your body works and
how this power can be used most effectively.
Aikido
is a martial art that doesn't rely on you being
stronger, fitter or faster than an attacker, so it can
become a lifelong study. Of course, younger
people will tend to be more active and train
harder and more physically, whilst older people
will tend to train more slowly - either way, our
aim will be to challenge you and push your
boundaries. You'll find that Aikido is a very
flexible martial art, where you'll learn to use a level
of response that's appropriate to you and to the
situation.
Emphasis
in your Aikido training is placed on absorbing
and redirecting the force of an attack, rather
than trying to physically block an attack by a
potentially stronger person. Aikido classes will
teach you the importance of achieving mental
calm and control of your own body in order to
deal with an opponent's attack effectively and,
whenever possible, without causing unnecessary
harm. At one extreme, a form of Aikido is used
by the Tokyo riot police, but unlike some other
martial arts, the ultimate aim of modern Aikido
is to control, rather than to maim or kill an
opponent. Check out our tips on finding the
best martial art for you.
What are
the benefits of Aikido?
 Aikido
is a dynamic, expansive martial art, in which you'll
develop fitness, suppleness, good posture and
co-ordination. Your self-confidence will also
increase as you train in Aikido and, as your
co-ordination and balance improve, you'll work
on being more present in your body and on
occupying your personal space. Aikido training
helps you to identify your personal boundaries
and gives you the skills to defend them. As you
train in Aikido and gain confidence in your
skills, you'll
be able to move away from adrenaline-fuelled
'flight or fight' reactions and instead choose
to respond in the manner most appropriate to the
situation. The same Aikido approach can be
extended to non-physical conflict resolution.
Modern
living tends to make us wary of physical
contact. As well as developing your own body,
Aikido training will help you to work in close
contact with another person in scenarios where
physical contact is at its most
threatening. Aikido classes offer
you the opportunity to express yourself freely
through movement. The absence of physical and
mental tension and resistance, which we
emphasise in our Aikido classes, can help you
to release any ingrained constraints in your
body and your movement. Aikido can help you to
face any fear of confrontation you may have
and to learn a new way of resolving conflict.
Training in Aikido will develop your physical
relaxation, mental calmness and awareness, so
you can respond freely to what occurs. Regular
training in Aikido helps you to become centred
and grounded and, therefore, better able to
deal with the stresses of daily life.
White
Oak Aikido - Our Lineage and Affiliation
 White Oak Aikido in Reading Berkshire
was founded in
1991, based at the YMCA Reading and
now at Caversham Heights Methodist Church
Hall. We carry on an Aikido tradition in
Reading which was first established in 1969
at Reading
University, under the auspices of Haydn
Foster Sensei (7th Dan), one of the
great pioneers of Aikido in the UK in the
1950s. In 2023, we established our dojo
in Whitton near Knighton, Powys, close to the
borders of Shropshire and Herefordshire.
Our
senior
instructor was a direct student of Haydn
Foster Sensei for some 27 years. All our
instructors are recognised as coaches
by the British Aikido Board, the national
governing body for Aikido in the UK. Along with our
COVID-19
Officers, Alirio A. Moreno Medina in Reading
Berkshire and Trish Matthews in Whitton Powys,
all instructors have successfully completed
the Sport England and CIMSPA funded ReActivate
COVID-19 Awareness Award, as recommended by
the BAB. We teach a traditional style of
Aikido incorporating empty-handed techniques,
the bokken and the jo - take
a look at our vision here.
Watch
our Aikido video here!
Not what you'll be doing
when you start, but sometimes our more
senior grades like to show off a bit!
Coming Soon!!! Aikido in
the Newtown area
In addition to our classes
just outside Knighton at Whitton Aikido,
Summer 2024 will see the start of new Aikido
classes in the Newtown, Sarn, Kerry, Dolfor
area of Powys Wales. Register
your interest to be kept in touch as
our plans develop.
Find out
more about getting involved in the martial
art of Aikido in Whitton and Reading:
Info
for Beginners - some more details about
Aikido and what to expect if you come along to
either our Reading Berkshire or Whitton Powys
dojos.
Or please Contact
us if you have any questions about Aikido
classes in Reading or Whitton.
...and here's some pages
about the past - Aikido in the old days
Weekly
Chi Gung / Qigong classes in Craven Arms
Shropshire
Martial arts training
at our Aikido dojo in Caversham.
Beginners are always welcome to come along and
watch a training session or to join in for a
free taster session - please book to come and
give Aikido a go! Easily accessible from Emmer
Green, Burghfield, Calcot, Coley, Katesgrove,
Southcote, Theale, Tilehurst, Fords Farm, Holy
Brook, Norcot, Newtown, Lower Earley, Kennet
Island, Green Park Village, Whitley Wood,
Woodley, Pangbourne, Purley on Thames and
Thatcham.
Martial arts training at Whitton Aikido
Knighton Wales. We're on the Welsh /
English border, so if you're looking for Aikido
in Shropshire, Aikido in Herefordshire or Aikido
in Powys, we're in the corner of Powys, right on
the border with Shropshire and Herefordshire,
making Aikido easy to get to from Leominster,
Craven Arms, Kington, Presteigne, Wigmore,
Leintwardine, Bucknell, Shobdon, Pembridge,
Kingsland, Aymestrey, Clun, Llandrindod Wells,
Evenjobb, Letton, Ludlow, Staunton on Arrow and
all the surrounding towns and villages.
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