Instructors

Sensei Liviu Iordache (pictured) is 35 years of age and has been studying Aikido for the past 15 years, alongside a vast variety of other martial arts styles, which include many empty handed and weapons techniques. Being a very dedicated teacher for both adults and children alike, he believes that martial arts can develop your physical and mental abilities along with compassion and sense of righteousness. Abilities that you will benefit from in your day to day as well. Since his arrival in the UK Sensei Liviu has been teaching self-defence classes for adults and teenagers.

Members

Sensei Liviu Iordache - Instructor
Sensei Nicolae Soltuz - Instructor

Philosophy

Aikido was created by Ōsensei ("Great Teacher") Morihei Ueshiba (14 Dec. 1883–26 Apr. 1969), Ueshiba envisioned aikido not only as the synthesis of his martial training, but also an expression of his personal philosophy of universal peace and reconciliation.

During Ueshiba's lifetime and continuing today, aikido has evolved from the Aiki that Ueshiba studied into a wide variety of expressions by martial artists throughout the world.

In aikido, as any other Japanese martial art, there are both physical and mental aspects of training. The physical training in aikido is diverse, covering both general physical fitness and conditioning, as well as specific techniques.

Because a substantial portion of any aikido curriculum consists of throws, the first thing most students learn is how to safely fall or roll.

The specific techniques for attack include both strikes and grabs; the techniques for defense consist of throws and pins. After basic techniques are learned, students study freestyle defense against multiple opponents, and techniques with weapons.

Aikido is suitable for men and women equally. Aikido doesn't use physical strengh so it can be practiced by children and adults as well. You don't need any skill or special body condition to start practicing this wonderful martial art, called The Way of Harmony, or The Art of Peace, you just need the will and courage to start it !

Aikido

Aikido techniques are usually a defense against an attack; therefore, to practice aikido with their partner, students must learn to deliver various types of attacks. Although attacks are not studied as thoroughly as in striking-based arts such as karate or taekwondo, "honest" or "sincere" attacks (a strong strike or an immobilizing grab) are needed to study correct and effective application of technique. Many of the strikes (uchi) of aikido are often said to resemble cuts from a sword or other grasped object, which indicates its origins in techniques intended for armed combat. Other techniques, which appear to explicitly be punches (tsuki), are also practiced as thrusts with a knife or sword.
Beginners in particular often practice techniques from grabs, both because they are safer and because it is easier to feel the energy and lines of force of a hold than a strike. Some grabs are historically derived from being held while trying to draw a weapon; a technique could then be used to free oneself and immobilize or strike the attacker who is grabbing the defender.

Classes

All our Aikido classes will benefit from the same structure. This is only because the school is just opening and class specific structure will be added after students are evaluated and grouped accordingly.

Fees

On joining the first class is FREE!!!

Monthly training fees (per calendar month):