Description
About
Aikido is a comprehensive and effective martial art which provides a basis for both physical and spiritual development. It is accessible to everyone, regardless of fitness level, size, strength, age or gender, because it uses whole-body movement in techniques which are designed to diffuse an aggressor's attack rather than to inflict injuries.
During our training, we emphasize on co-operation rather than competition. Students will learn to look after each other and themselves so that throws and locks can be practised safely. Experienced practitioners learn to defend themselves against multiple armed and unarmed attacks.
We welcome anybody who is keen to learn something new, doesn't matter what your current experience in martial art it. Come join us if you are interested!
Membership
Membership for the whole year is FREE! Membership gets you to attend any Aikido training session (there's a separate training session fee), as well as attend any of our socials.
Session Fee
It's £5 per session, or £40 for the whole term!
2023-2024 Training Times
(There is no obligation to attend ALL sessions. Attend as many or as few as you want each week.)
If the timetable is unavailable or broken, please access it here.
What to Bring
For clothing, a white training Gi is preferred, but not required (we can recommend suppliers). Otherwise, please wear long-sleeved, sensible sportswear. Jewellery or similar is not permitted during training. A drink of water is also recommended. When necessary, wooden bokken, jo, and tanto training weaponry can be provided for you. If you have your own, you are welcome to bring them.
For the Zoom sessions, the requirements for clothing are the same. No additional equipment is needed, just some space to move around and a mat (optional).
Gi recommendation/examples:
Instructors
We are affiliated with the British Aikido Federation (BAF), and Hombu Dojo Tokyo. Our instructor is James (4th dan, Aikikai), who is a direct student of the late Minoru Kanetsuka Shihan (8th dan, Aikikai), who was the technical director of the BAF until March 2019. For more information about the BAF and courses held by other dojos, please visit: https://www.bafonline.org.uk/.
Injury & First Aid Contact Point
If you suspect you have sustained an injury during a training session or from previous training sessions with our club, please reach out to our instructor and committee members directly if you can (i.e. during training), or contact us via the links below.
Links
Please follow our WhatsApp group to be updated about upcoming classes and other events: here.
You can also follow our facebook group here.
If you have any questions, feel free to email us at grp-aikidocommittee@bristol.ac.uk, we will get back to you within 24 hours, except in the case of emergency, we will try and get back to you as quickly as we can.
Below are some photos of our club and also of club members attending national courses in the BAF.
Terms and conditions
Click here to view terms and conditions
Membership Fee Inclusions
Prior to signing up to a Club or Society speak to the Committee to find out what your membership includes and if there are any further expenses throughout the year.
Service Standards
All Club or Society members can expect to receive:
- The opportunity to attend regular meetings, events, activities, trips and socials as arranged.
- The opportunity to stand for a committee position or vote in their elections (Bristol students only).
- For Sports Club – to attend regular training sessions and have the opportunity to be selected for the teams.
Code of Conduct
When joining a club or society you are agreeing to abide by the constitution, general rules, regulations and policies of University of Bristol Students’ Union and also the Club or Society Code of Conduct which sets out the level of behaviour & discipline expected of all Club & Society members.
Refund Policy
Any customer who pays for a membership subscription to a Bristol SU Society, Sports Club, Student Media and initiatives has a 14 day cooling off period from the time and date of purchase during which they have the right to cancel the subscription and receive a full refund. If you do decide to cancel within the 14 days, Bristol SU will refund your payment within a further 30 days of the cancellation. To request a refund please email: bristolsu@bristol.ac.uk
Data sharing (Sports Club members only)
Please be aware that Bristol SU may share data relating to the members of its sports clubs with the Centre for Sport, Exercise and Health (a department of the University). This information may be used for the purposes of communicating direct with these members and/or to cross-reference against SEH's Sports Pass membership records.
As part of Bristol SU's membership of British Universities & Colleges Sports (BUCS) Bristol SU may have to share data on to its sports clubs members so BUCS can, from time to time, communicate with these members.
Data sharing (Societies members only)
If you're joining one of the societies listed below please be aware that your name and email address will be shared with Bristol Hub for the purpose of keeping you up to date with their activities through their email “The Week”:
AIESEC Bristol, AMICUS Bristol, Anti-Slavery Society, Bristol Feminists, Bristol Friends of MSF, Bristol Marrow, Bristol Social Enterprise Society, Bristol Student Action for Refugees, Bristol University Amnesty International, Conservation Group, Bristol University Oxfam Group, Bristol University Sustainability Team, Bristol Volunteers for Development Abroad, Engineers Without Borders, Howard League for Penal Reform Student Society, International Affairs Society, Medsin Bristol, Model United Nations, and Vegetarian and Vegan Society.
For more information on Bristol Hub visit: http://www.bristolhub.org.
If you do not want your details shared with the Hub please email: bristolsu@bristol.ac.uk.
These terms shall be governed by English law and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. Nothing in these terms shall exclude liability for fraudulent misrepresentation.
