Aikido Bedford

🎉 Congratulations, Sebastian and Troy! A lot of graft over the past few months (and years!) to earn the result.

Achieving a dan grade (black belt) typically takes close to ten years of commitment, dedication, and perseverance. We train in the club and students are externally assessed by an appointed grading panel.

No amount of money can replace the personal effort required to reach this level — there’s only one route to it, and that’s long‑term, consistent hard work. Well done, gents. 🥋👏

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Aikido Bedford is a proud, not for profit organisation here to support the technical development of the art in Bedford. Glad we can offer something back to the community!

Thanks to Gordon Jones for today’s class, that was humid one but great to see so many people come along and add energy, even with the hot weather!

Thanks to Stuart Lovering for teaching our class last night. The great thing about being in an aikido network is exposure to other teachers and their styles.

Thanks to the club for support!

That was a hot one tonight!

🥋 Fresh mats, softer landings, stronger training!

Big news for the dojo — we’ve upgraded our mats from 20mm to 40mm, giving everyone a softer, more supportive surface to train on. Whether you’re practising ukemi or pushing your limits, the new mats make every session safer and more enjoyable.

Before we could lay them down, we gave them a proper clean. A huge thank you to everyone who helped — teamwork off the mat is just as important as on it.

See you on the mat 🥋

What a handsome, sweaty bunch

A full class tonight! There’s still room for anyone wanting to try aikido

Fibonacci must have studied aikido. Tonight we looked at receiving a strike and making a wrist lock. This is a good way to show it