Central London 昭道館合気道 (Shōdōkan Aikidō)

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Dojo Kun (Training Hall Rules)

v  To strive for the perfection of character

v  To honour the principles of etiquette, respecting all others sempai and kohai

v  To guard against impetuous courage, refrain from violent behaviour

v  To foster the spirit of effort, use strength relative to your training partner along with the correct use of skill

v  True mastery comes with time; enjoy the learning process

Sensei (Marlon)

Hope you enjoy this You Tube Vid…….especially the Randori bout with current JAA technical director Tetsuro Nariyama Shihan

There are a number of dojo rules and guidelines around.

We have a choice;

1) Create our own.

2) Use the Karate Code currently on our website.

3) Use the Judo Code (Tomiki Sensei was after all a very important Judoka after World War II)

Fair Play be a good sport, encourage equality, don’t stand for bullying.

Respect show good manners to your Coach and each other, always be polite, follow judo (replace with aikido) etiquette in

      the dojo – bow when you go into and leave the mat, bow to your Coach at the beginning and

      the end of the session, bow to your partner at the start and end of each practice.

Hygiene pay attention to personal cleanliness, keep fingernails short and clean, wear clean clothing,

      no footwear on the mat, wear zori off the mat.

Self Discipline work hard, listen to instructions, be punctual, don’t miss lessons.

Friendship be a good friend, welcome newcomers, be helpful and kind. 

Please let me know your thoughts. trusting that everyone approaches the dojo in the same frame of mind is like expecting we all put our trousers on the same way. A simple yet well thought out set of rules keeps us all on the path……….whichever path!

 Sensei