Shrewsbury Ki Aikido

02/10/2026

Another rather good night this week practicing extending to our partner through a range of 2nd form techniques, and having built up our extension, we finished off with a bit of tanto.
Here our Sensei demonstrates 6th form shiho nage, 7th form sankyo, and gokyo - the gokyo immobilisation is perfect, as demonstrated by uke's raised legs.

25/09/2026

Some reading for the weekend.....
Ki Aikido does look very impressive, but it's more about balance, coordination and calmness.
This article explains more about what we do.
Now you've read about it, experience it for real, and join us on Wednesdays 7.30-9.30 at the Castlefields Community Hall.

We provide a list of articles which act as an Introduction to Ki Aikido. They explain some of the concepts and answer some commonly asked questions.

20/09/2026

Bringing Ki into daily life.
When an 8kg golden eagle is placed on your arm, simply relax, extend and think 'unbendable arm'.
(Admittedly, the chances of having a golden eagle placed on your arm are extremely slim, but you should never rule it out.)

17/09/2026

You could spend another Wednesday evening sat in traffic in the gyratory by the railway station. (Those that know, know.)
Or you could turn off at New Park Road, spend a couple of hours with us learning how to co-ordinate mind and body through the art of Ki Aikido, meet great people (we might be slightly biased there), have a nice tea break, and when class has finished, actually drive through the traffic lights when they turn green.
Get in touch via email [email protected], or call in at the Castlefields Community Hall on Wednesdays - we practice 7.30-9.30.
(Image: BBC News)

31/08/2026

We took a bit of a break over the past couple of weeks.
So here are some great pix from Summer school in Somerset to show what we're all about.

13/08/2026

Throwing it back to a series of articles written by Sensei Williams in 1990. The first of these describes the nature of Ki and its effects:
https://kifederationofgreatbritain.co.uk/all-articles/ki-and-aikido/

12/08/2026

When a member goes to The Azores and takes a cheeky evening dip in a natural volcanic hot pool... you can take the girl out of the dojo...

06/08/2026

We're trying not to boast, but how good does our mat stack look?

29/07/2026

Us when Sensei is watching and we've performed the technique perfectly.

27/07/2026

The beauty of Ki Aikido is all grades practice together, and we all learn something from our partner, regardless of grade.
(and it also means the white belt gets to throw the 3rd Dan.)
Here's a bit Kokyunage in action from this week's class.