Ikuhiro Kubota Shihan (8th Dan, Aikikai) UK seminar - Derby.
Open to all styles and associations. For further details see the poster below.
Events
Open to all styles and associations. For further details see the poster below.
Free event to all paid up ADL members!
We will be hosting our first seminar, and we are honoured to have Nick Waites Shihan as our guest instructor. With over 40 years of experience in Aikido, this is a fantastic opportunity for you to learn from such a great teacher.
As this will a limited attendance event make sure you express and interest and book your place.
Use Facebook link to register your interest: Facebook Events
Venue: Banchory Sports Village, Banchory
Price of £20 to be paid at the door.
All styles and affiliations welcome!
Aikido for Daily Life (ADL) welcomes back Kimberly Richardson Sensei, the founder and chief instructor of Two Cranes Aikido in Seattle, for her 4th seminar in the UK.
Kimberly Richardson Sensei began her Aikido training in 1978 at Naropa University and entered into an intensive study of the art with her first teacher, Mary Heiny Sensei, in 1979. Kimberly has studied throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan, most notably with Motomichi Anno, Mitsugi Saotome, Frank Doran and Hiroshi Ikeda Shihans, Terry Dobson and Tom Read Senseis. Her goal is to share O Sensei's principles and practices that cultivate peaceful solutions to conflict and encourage nonviolent action.
Spaces are limited and only reserved once payment is made.
When - 25/26/27 September 2026
Venues:
Friday night - Burwell Aikido Club, 16 Low Road Burwell, Cambridgeshire CB25 0EJ
Saturday/ Sunday - Mandeville Halls, Tan House Lane, Reach Road, Burwell, Cambridgeshire. CB25 0AR
Full seminar details including prices and timings can be found on the event website:
https://qcooke.wixsite.com/adl-event-burwell
Phone - 07802 857150
Email - quentincooke@the-business-dojo.co
Joint Karate and Aikido seminar with Nick Bland Sensei (3rd Dan Karate; 1st Dan Aikido, ADL) from Reigate Aikido Club and Adrian O’Brien Sensei (3rd Dan Aikido. ADL) from Rusper Aikido club. All welcome!
Venue: Colman Redland Centre, Croydon Rd, Reigate RH2 0NA
Times: 10am - 3pm
Link to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelJrSp4CtysNxExh1kW8MbDd5najy8Mv3yRPWFwMoX3rsStA/viewform
Joint seminar with teachers from Aikido for Daily Life and Shingitai Aikido society, British Aikido Board associations. All welcome!
Venue: John Venus Hall, Broomhill Rd, Coldharbour, surrey, RH5 6HF
Fee: £20
Further details: pierscooke@duck.com : Tel: 07931718412
Open to everyone!
See poster below for further details.
Aikido for Daily Life (ADL) annual seminar will take place at the University of Derby on the 6th & 7th June, 2026. Free to all ADL members!
Training times:
Saturday 6th June: 10am to 4:30pm
Sunday 7th June: 9:30am to 1pm
Venue:
University of Derby (Kirtley Building),
Kedleston Road Site, Kedleston Road,
Derby
DE22 1GB
ADL dojo instructors, Piers Cooke Sensei & Rob Brew Sensei, will be teaching as part of the BAB North East of England and Scotland seminar on Sunday 17th May 2026. This event is hosted by Jon Stokoe Shihan, CUA dojo in South Shields.
Confirmed teachers:
Rob Brew Shidōin - Senshin Dojo, Glasgow
Jon Stokoe Shihan - CUA Dojo. South Shields
Nick Waites Shihan - Koteikan Aikido Centre, Bishop Auckland
Piers Cooke Sensei (BAB chairman) - Surrey Hills Aikido club, Coldharbour.
Rob Brew Sensei will be teaching as guest instuctor at Aberdeen City Aikido Club on Saturday 17th January 2026:
Rob Sensei-led practise: 10:30-12:30
Break: 12:30-13:00
13:00-14:00: Grading tests
Venue: St Stephen's Church Hall, Powis Pl, Aberdeen AB25 3TS
For details of venue, times and costs, click HERE.
Senshin Dojo is pleased to be hosting a weekend seminar with Stefan Stenudd Shihan, 7th Dan Aikikai (Sweden).
Stenudd Shihan is an internationally recognised Aikido teacher who has been practicing Aikido for over 50 years. Moreover, he’s written numerous books on Aikido’s principles and attacks as well as Aikibatto.
This is an open seminar for all Aikido practitioners, regardless of style, affiliation, or organisation.
Venue:
ARC Recreation Centre,
Glasgow Caledonian Univerity (GCU),
Cowcaddens Road,
Glasgow
G4 0BA
Times:
Saturday 7th September
Aikido 13.00-15.00
Bokken / Jo: 15.30-16.30
Aikido: 16.30-17.30
Social: 19.30 (optional)
Sunday 8th September
Aikido: 10.00-11.00
Bokken / Jo: 11.00-12.00
Aikido: 12.00-13.00
Please bring Aikido wooden weapons! The dojo does have a small supply, priority will be given to folk who are flying over.
Contact us: seminar@senshindojo.org.uk
A multi-instructor seminar to celebrate Piers Cooke Sensei’s 40 years in Aikido. All welcome!
Due to Covid-19, the 2020 AGM will now take place on ‘Zoom’ on Saturday 31st October at 4pm. All ADL members are encouraged to attend!. Here’s the Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/9192596569
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Aiki Extended 2020 - is now CANCELLED!
Contact the hostt for refunds: : Quentin Cooke Sensei, Burwell Aikido Club
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Yoshi Shibata Sensei UK seminar is CANCELLED!
For refunds please contact: Dan Easton Sensei at: rusperaikido@gmail.com
Burwell Aikido Club is delighted to welcome Mary Heiny Sensei back to the UK for a full weekend of Aikido. All welcome!
Mary Heiny Sensei has been studying aikido for over 50 years and is in huge demand in the USA and no wonder given her aikido heritage. This is an incredible opportunity for you to learn about the roots of aikido from someone who trained with the founder and most of his leading students.
The event will take place in the village of Burwell, which is just north of the historic town of Cambridge.
Click to buy your ticket for this event or want further information.
Venue:
Mandeville Hall,
Tan House Lane ,
Burwell
We are privileged to have Prezmek Gawronski Sensei, 5th Dan Aikikai from Aiki Tanren Dojo, Warsaw returning to teach a weekend of Aikido at Rusper Aikido Club between 22nd - 23rd February, 2020. All welcome!
Venue:
Rusper Aikido Club
Rusper Village Hall,
RH12 4PX
Telephone: 07812114947
E-mail: rusperaikido@gmail.com
Further details of times and mat fees will follow shortly.
Our annual seminar and AGM will be held over the weekend of the 26th & 27th October, 2019. This is great opportunity for the ADL members to train and socialise together. The venue is the Oasis Academy in Coulsdon.
Event is host by the Caterham dojo. You can register your interest for this event via the Facebook page:
Sat. 26th. Oct.
8:30am - 10am -Mats down / Registration:
10am - 11am - Quentin Cooke Sensei - Burwell
11am - 12pm - Charles Harris Sensei - Kilburn
12 pm - 12:30pm - Special event
12:30pm - 2:0pm - lunch and AGM
2:0PM - 3:0pm - Rob Brew Sensei - Glasgow
3:0pm - 4:0pm - Andy Devereux Sensei - Andover
6:30pm TUDOR ROSE FOR DINNER:
Sun. 27th. Oct.
9:30m - 10am - Special event
10am - 11am - Darren Bond Sensei - Reigate
11am - 12pm - Piers Cooke Sensei - Coldharbour
12pm - 12:45pm - LUNCH
1:0PM - 2:0pm - Nick and Laura Sensei’s - Burwell
2:0pm - 3:0pm - Bob Banks Sensei - Maidenhead
3:0pm - 4:0pm - Jamie MacIsaac Sensei - Glasgow
4pm - MATS UP and say our goodbyes!
A great opportunity to practice with Kimberly Richardson Sensei from Two Cranes Aikido dojo in Seattle, USA. This seminar is hosted by Quentin Cooke Sensei, Burwell, Cambridge. Information on times and venue can be found at: Burwell Aikido Club.
Yoshi Shibata Sensei (Chief Instructor, UC Santa Cruz Aikido Dojo) returns to the UK for his second seminar. Spaces are limited so reserve your place now! This ADL event is hosted by Rusper Aikido Club. Registration and further details can be found on this Facebook event’s page.
Come and join us for an aikido seminar lead by Quentin Cooke Sensei, 7th Dan.
The seminar will explore the concept of 'conflict' and what it means to resolve conflict successfully. We will examine the key principles required to do this and see how these can be applied in all forms of conflict both on and off the mat
The event will take place in the village of Burwell, which is just north of the historic town of Cambridge.
Dates:
Saturday and Sunday 8th & 9th June.
Venue:
Mandeville Hall,
Tan House Lane,
Reach Road,
Burwell,
Cambridgeshire,
CB25 0AR
For further details of this event please visit: Quentin Cooke Seminar.
ADLs annual weekend of aikido and socialising! A great opportunity to train with all students and instructors from ADL. Aikido Spirit and Living Aikido dojo will be co-hosts for this event.
Venue: K2 Crawley, Pease Pottage Hill, Crawley RH11 9BQ
Further details can be found on the Facebook event's page: ADL event
You are invited to participate in a festival of aikido, where we will explore the principles of aikido both on the mat, but also by participating in various workshops that explore how these same principles can be used in off the mat situations or in related arts. You will be able to benefit from the knowledge of over 20 teachers, coming from many countries, and varied aikido backgrounds plus a few other related disciplines. Between them the knowledge is simply vast. It is a rare opportunity to explore different aikido traditions and to see the big picture of what aikido is all about.
For further information see Facebook event's page: https://www.facebook.com/events/382154372140721/
Although this isn't the first time that Kayla Sensei has taught in the UK, it is some years since she was here, so I'm delighted to host her now. Kayla is vastly experienced, (see below), has an engaging teaching style and her aikido is powerful, smooth and efficient, as you might expect, given the great teachers she has studied with. It's really important to her as a teacher to be very mindful of what the founder taught and if you want a clearer insight as to what he saw as important, then Kayla Sensei will provide it.
Kayla Feder Sensei began her Aikido training in 1973 at the age of 9 and has trained continuously for 44 years. She studied directly under Morihiro Saito Shihan, 9th dan traveling to Iwama, Japan in 1980. Saito Shihan was an apprentice to the founder, Morihei Ueshiba (O Sensei). He was one of O Sensei’s longest training students. In subsequent trips to Japan Feder Sensei trained with a number of other Shihan who trained under the founder.
Feder Sensei has also trained with and been strongly influenced by Doran Shihan, Nadeau Shihan, Saotome Shihan, and Ikeda Shihan. She received the rank of 6th dan in 2004.
Feder Sensei is the dojo cho at Aikido of Berkeley in California,which she founded and owns having opened her first aikido school in 1981.
For further information see Facebook event's page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1427716407343943/
The first seminar lead by Mary Heiny Sensei in the UK. Heiny Sensei is in huge demand in the USA and no wonder given her aikido heritage. This is an incredible opportunity for you to learn about aikido's roots from someone who trained with the founder and most of his leading students.
For further information see Facebook event's page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1888350034763895/
Richard Thomson (Dojo cho; Allander Aikido club) will be returning as guest instructor at Senshin Dojo - Glasgow. The focus will be on 13 Jo kata. All welcome!
For further information: Senshin Dojo - Glasgow
This will be held at Rusper Aikido Club which is about 20 minutes away from Gatwick airport. This will be a free Aikido event for Aikido for Daily Life members. This is an open event for all aikido practitioners regardless of style or organisation!
Food and drink will be provided on both days with a social evening/dinner on the Saturday.
For those that need a place to stay, again we will try our hardest to provide beds etc. with local Aikidoka. Alternatively, we can point you in the general of some nice places to stay nearby.
Williams Timms Sensei (6th Dan) began practising Aikido in 1971 and is a member of the Governing Board of the Institute of Aikido. For those that have not had the pleasure of meeting Williams Timms, I can assure that he brings a wealth of experience (and comedy!) to the mat and will be well worth the trip.
Senshin Dojo, Glasgow is pleased to be hosting a weekend of aikido with Quentin Cooke Sensei (7th Dan, Yuishinkai) on October 8th and 9th. Venue and times TBC - watch this space!
For further information contact: senshind@gmail.com
You are invited to participate in a festival of aikido, where we will explore the principles of aikido both on the mat, but also by participating in various workshops that explore how these same principles can be used in off the mat situations or in related arts. You will be able to benefit from the knowledge of over 20 teachers, coming from the USA, various countries within Europe and of course the UK. Between them the collective aikido knowledge is simply vast. It is a rare opportunity to explore different aikido traditions and to see the big picture of what aikido is all about.
Venue: Mandeville Hall
Address:
Tan House Lane, Reach Road Burwell, Cambridgeshire, CB25 0AR
For further details contact: q.cooke@ntlworld.com