Classes
Classes are on Tuesdays 6:00pm to 7:30pm;
Beginners and Intermediate / Advanced all welcome.
Costs
Training fees are £11.00 per session.
General
Please wear loose fitting clothes - tracksuit bottoms and a t-shirt are suitable for beginners. No jewellery should be worn at any time.
Please feel free to drop in at anytime to watch and to chat to the instructors. There is no training on Bank Holidays or over the Christmas break.
A typical class at the Koshinkan may include some or all of the following elements:
- Etiquette
- Meditation, relaxation and stretching
- Body movement: Kamae and Kihon Dosa
- Excercises to develop breath power
- Uke Waza, Breakfalls and receiving techniques
- Kihon-Waza: Core techniques of Aikido
- Aiki-Ken: Sword Practice
- Aiki-Jo: Wooden Staff practice
- Tanto: Knife defence tecniques
