Welcome!

Welcome to City University Shodokan Aikido, the oldest Shodokan Aikido club in Europe. We are located in the heart of London at the City University. We are open to the general public as well as the university students and welcome new members at any time.

Our instructors are some of the most experienced in the UK. We also have regular visits from top level international instructors which continues the learning of every member of the club. Throughout the year the are opportunities to attend courses either at City University or in other venues where you will meet aikido players of all levels from other clubs.

Shodokan Aikido is a competitive form of aikido so you have the chance to participate in competitions if this is of interest to you. However, they are not compulsory. You will still be able to learn the principles of timing, distance, etc and a little of the intensity of competitive practice during normal lessons.

Please take a few minutes to look around our web site and learn a little about aikido and our club. If you are interested in attending a practice session please come along to watch or, as we would prefer, participate. Your first lesson is free.

News

April 2011

In March we welcomed another member to the dan grade lineup.  Congratulations to Itay Haber who successfully passed his 1st dan examination in front of Phil Newcombe during a training weekend in Malaga, Spain.  Itay has been a cornerstone of London City Shodokan for the past number of years and it was a great pleasure to see this dedication and hard work pay off with a very good grading.

This addition of Itay and also recently Michèle Trott to the black belt ranks further strengthens London City Shodokan.  New beginners, experienced players and visitors alike can all expect to find something worthwhile of a training evening and we look forward to seeing you.