Our Instructors

Welcome our permissions page for Lancashire Aikikai Instructors who are authorised to take classes in our Association without supervision.

The Aikikai believes all such Instructors should:

  • hold a Governing Body coaching award,
  • be a Dan Grade in Aikido,
  • be First Aid qualified,
  • hold appropriate insurance,
  • be DBS checked in accordance with Child Protection policy where they take classes involving under 18s and
  • be authorised to take classes by our Head of Association - also validating all the elements listed above are current.

The Instructors given Permission to Teach classes unsupervised in the Lancashire Aikikai are listed on this webpage.

Our list on this page notes also the current Instructors' Coaching Award level they hold. Noting their main Coaching Award at either Level One, Level Two or Level Three and whether have undertaken a Refresher course (Shown as +R.)

A comprehensive list / record from the BAB website records lists our Instructors who hold the full BAB Coaching records and other courses undertaken.

 


 

 

 

Name

Coach Level

Permission for taking either just classes with 'Adult' or 'Adults and Young People'

Permission to take classes unsupervised till

Chris Austin

L1

Adults only

Jan 2028

Andrew Baird

L3 +R

All

March 2026

Susan Baird

L3 +R

All

July 2027

Dave Barber

L1

All

Sept 2027

Boyd Black

L1

Adult only

July 2027

John Brooke

L1

All

July 2027

Ian Cherry

L1

All

July 2027

Edward (Ted) Harris

L1

All

Mar 2028

Graham Harrison

L1

Adults only

Jul 2027

David Jones

L1

All

July 2027

Istvan Koloh

L1

All

Jul 2026

Andy Molyneaux

L1

Adults only

Oct 2027

Raymond Munns

L1

Adults only

Oct 2027

John Perry

L1

All

March 2026

Dave Ratcliffe

L1

Adults only

Sept 2028

Kelvin Rice

L1

Adults only

Jan 2027

Christine Shepherd

L2

All

Jul 2027

Jorge Solis

L1

Adults only

Mar 2028

Christopher Wallace

L2

All

Oct 2026

Neil Wright

L1

Adults only

July 2027

Hephzi Yohannan

L1

All

July 2027