AIKIKAI AIKIDO DULWICH
London, London
(6)
London, London
(6)
Aikikai Aikido Dulwich offers Aikido training for fitness and well-being in the SE21 area, LONDON. Aikido is a non competitive Japanese martial art founded by Morihei Ueshiba. He is referred to as Osensei or The Founder. Equally suitable for men and women - all physiques and levels of fitness.
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6 customer reviews
Philip James McGoldrick .
A community orientated place aimed at self-improvement and harmonising. Recommended for anyone looking to improve balance, groundedness, mental health and overall life style. - The teacher Istvan Steve Koloh is one of the most dedicated individuals: caring, inquisitive and deeply passionate. A place of true integrity, this form of Aikido is nurturing and flowy and very inspired. More...
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Arjun Thandi
Istvan (Sensei) helped connect me with true spirit of Aikido: Budo, Zen, Center to center connection. I was sad to leave due to change in personal circumstances.
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Gergely Barsi Szabo
Community focused dojo, with the right balance of the way, technique, philosophy and fun. Highly recommended!
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Andrea D
There is a lovely presence here at Dulwich Aikikai Aikido. I am really enjoying my beginners course which is being taught very well with excellent instruction. Everyone is very friendly, helpful and respectful to each other. I recommend trying it out - we have a lot of fun while learning this great art and keeping fit :) More...
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Colin B
Friendly, interesting and good fun.
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Andrew Pattenden
Very friendly and welcoming Aikido Dojo, very nice premises, nice bunch of people learning Aikikai aikido.
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What do you love most about your job?
When I'm on the tatami mat practicing aikido, all the negativity, all the problems fade away. There is only joy and happiness.
What inspired you to start your own business?
I want to share the joy I get from Aikido training with others. I would like to build a healthy community through aikido. Aikido helped me to over come many obstacles in life.
Why should our clients choose you?
I'm young in aikido but I try to understand every individual separately. We are all different. Most aikido clubs would try to teach everyone the same but we are not the same. We have different reasons why we want to train in aikido.
Aikido
(Japanese: 合気道Hepburn: aikidō)[aikiꜜdoː] is a modern Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs. Aikido is often translated as "the way of unifying (with) life energy" or as "the way of harmonious spirit".
Ueshiba's goal was to create an art that practitioners could use to defend themselves while also protecting their attacker from injury.
Aikido's techniques include: irimi (entering), turning movements (that redirect the opponent's attack momentum), various types of throws and joint locks.
Aikido derives mainly from the martial art of Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu, but began to diverge from it in the late 1920s, partly due to Ueshiba's involvement with the Ōmoto-kyō religion. Ueshiba's early students' documents bear the term aiki-jūjutsu.
Ueshiba's senior students have different approaches to aikido, depending partly on when they studied with him. Today aikido is found all over the world in a number of styles, with broad ranges of interpretation and emphasis. However, they all share techniques formulated by Ueshiba and most have concern for the well-being of the attacker.
