Howick Aikido Dojo

Another excellent gasshuku has finished. Our thanks to the organisers for their hard work, and the shihan for their instructive classes

The official Aikido Shinryukan 56th Annual International Gasshuku photo

This weekend we are honoured to have Nobuo Takase Shihan, Etsuji Horii Shihan and Miyuki Kumazawa Shihan impart a little of their Aikido knowledge on us - day 1 was amazing - and am sure day 2 will be equally as enjoyable.

We would also like to recognise the 128 aikidoka that came together to make this event possible - friends from around the motu, from Queensland and Melbourne, Singapore and Japan - thank you!

Happy New Year!

Our first class of 2026 is on Sunday 18 Jan led by Craig sensei

We look forward to seeing you all on the mat!

Congratulations to Ziriu Wang on your Howick Dojo 6th Kyu internal grading and certificate, we look forward to seeing your Aikido develop!

Congratulations to our Howick Aikido Dojo students on the most recent grading!

Marius achieved 1st kyu, and Leon (bottom right) achieved 4th kyu.

Well done and keep it up, big gradings are next!

Happy New Year to all! 🥳

A reminder that our first class of 2025 is 5pm on Sunday 19 January

See you there!

Good luck to all candidates grading today!

Leon - 5th kyu
Francis and Bob - 4th kyu
Vittorio - Sandan

🎉 Congratulations to our newly graded Aikido students! 🥋
Francis Davy - Gokkyū (5th Kyū)
Leon Milne - Rokkyū (6th Kyū)

Well done, and we look forward to seeing you continue to grow in your Aikido👏

It was a great meeting a few days ago with Howick Dojo’s Technical director, Sensei Kevin Allan, 6th Dan.Thank you, Sensei Kevin, and we look forward to having you on the mat.

Lucky us! We had a very inspiring class from Sensei Sarah Baker on Sunday! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with us. See you all on the mats!

A special event took place at the Howick Aikido Dojo on Sunday 14th January. Sergio Mor Stabilini Sensei, serving as President of the JITAKYOEI BUDO & WUSHU Università Europea Arti Marziali e Cultura Orientale association (www.jitakyoeibudo.it), recently visited New Zealand and graciously led a class at our dojo.
The class was organised by Vittorio Ratti, a former member of the Jitakyoei Budo association and a 3rd dan instructor of Katori Shinto Ryu ( ). Vittorio moved to New Zealand five years ago and joined the Aikido community in Howick but has remained in contact with his former teachers.
Sergio Mor Stabilini Sensei, a distinguished martial artist with expertise in multiple disciplines, led a special 2-hour class for Aikido practitioners at our dojo. The atmosphere was serene and filled with great enthusiasm as none of our students had trained in the discipline of Katori Shinto Ryu before. It was a truly enriching experience for everyone involved.
We believe that this special lesson could be the beginning of something unique for our dojo and the wider martial arts community in New Zealand. The seeds planted by Sergio Mor Stabilini Sensei may very well lead to the creation of a new group of Katori Shinto Ryu practitioners.
We would like to express our deepest gratitude to Sergio Mor Stabilini Sensei for generously using some of his time in New Zealand to lead the class. We look forward to the potential growth and development of Katori Shinto Ryu in our community.