Welcome to the Coaching area for the Lancashire Aikikai instructors and prospective instructors. The Aikikai believes its instructors should hold Governing Body coaching awards and be first aid qualified and hold instructors insurance inline with the governing body's expectation of its members.

1st Dan is the basic entry for taking classes unsupervised this will be Coach Level 1.

Your contact in the Association to guide you in Coaching matters is Susan Baird - contact her via email to discuss registering your interest in a Coaching course with her and the BAB. Email her at moc.toofgib@driabeus [You will need to type this in by hand - on a Apple the browser may show the address back to front. We are trying to protect the email address from spam]

Further links to pages on this site are provided giving full details of the steps - the requirements and procedures

Online Resources for Coaches
The BAB Downloads page is a good place to start with its Coaching & Insurance Manuals