CLASSES

We are currently running the following classes:

Beginners - Wednesday nights
Intermediate / Advanced - Monday nights
Weapons - Friday nights

COSTS

Training fees are £5 (adult) or £3.50 (students) per class. After completion of the beginners' course members can opt to pay a quarterly fee of £95 (A substantial saving on the nightly fee when you start attending more than one session a week).

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