How to Start Aikido - Overview
Step 1 .
Step by Step Guide
Find a Lancashire Aikikai club near you - Lancashire, Merseyside, Manchester and Milton Keynes. See box on this to the right
We study traditional aikido but there are other styles - choose a club and style that suits you. Go and watch or better still turn up to have a go.
Q. Do we run beginner's sessions?
A. Not generally - classes are taylored by the instructors for those that are there and their abilities.
Q. Can I just turn up and have a go?
A. Yes - read on - we need to cover some paperwork so turn up before the advertised time - costs vary club to club and consider What to wear.
Q. Do I need to be fit?
A. No level of fitness is required to start only a willingness to learn and have a go. Through Aikido you will improve your fitness and flexibility but there is nothing to bar any one having a go unless you have medical advice against this activity. Our induction process covers a health declaration - so that we are aware of factors that may limit or alter the way we might cover parts of what we might want to teach you.
Q. Are training sessions on all year round
A. Yes - except in holiday seasons when certain classes may be cancelled. Contact the local club for details.
Q. How big are classes?
A. Class sizes vary club to club and night to night. Typical class sizes in our Association are 10 to 20.