Aikido Club Wokingham Berkshire

General

We welcome anyone who respects the ethos of our club and the traditions of Aikido to train with us. Our style is Aikikai, but we welcome people with training in other styles. We aim to practise a soft style of Aikido while maintaining a martial spirit. Our classes are suitable for anyone over 16. There is no maximum age. We do not have a children's class.

Club committee

	Chair	Ivor Cinderby
	Treasurer	Sasha Gerasimenko
	Accountant / Courses	Mark Jarvis
	Equipment / Health & Safety	Alan Hill
	Social Secretary	Rachel Jarvis
	Secretary / Publicity	Graham Taylor

Club Instructor

Ivor Cinderby

Ivor is a 2rd Dan black belt who has been practising Aikido since 1988

He has trained with many visiting Japanese sensei, including Moriteru Ueshiba, the grandson of the founder

He holds an Aikido coaching certificate from the British Aikido Board

Ivor is also a member of the Slough Aikido Club

Affiliations

We are affiliated to the Myo Shin Juku house of the United Kingdom Aikikai (UKA), which is headed by Sensei Peter Brady: www.miyo-shin-juku.freeserve.co.uk

The UKA is affiliated to the British Aikido Board (BAB), the umbrella organisation for Aikido in this country

The UKA is also affiliated to the International Aikido Federation, based in Tokyo. Gradings awarded by the UKA are internationally recognised

Club History

We are a small and friendly Aikido club that has been running since February 2002, originally under the instruction of Sensei Rebecca Saville, 3rd Dan.

Our first classes were at St Sebastian’s Memorial Hall near Wokingham, and we continue to run Tuesday classes there. Friday classes started on an occasional basis, often with guest instructors.

Friday classes moved to St Crispin’s Leisure centre in Wokingham in April 2005. Since then we have enjoyed classes given by many different instructors from a variety of Aikido organisations. Every instructor has their individual style of Aikido and their personal style of teaching, a variety that enriches our understanding of Aikido. We appreciate the guest instructors who come to share their Aikido with us.

Ivor took over as instructor in July 2006 as a result of Rebecca moving overseas. We thank Rebecca (and family) for the time and effort dedicated to the club over the years. The club would definitely not have developed so strongly without her and we hope to train with her again in the future.