Aikido Whangaparaoa

Aikido Oamaru have organised two seminars with Elaine Yoder Sensei. The second one is in Auckland in September for anyone keen.
Bookings are on the following link

https://aikido.kiwi/events/

Early bird bookings end on 15 July 2026

The winter equinox in NZ is this Sunday (21 June). The club tradition is to go for a swim after training. So this year we’re enjoying the fact that it will actually be in daylight, just after Midday… 😀💪

All members, past members and visitors welcome for training on Sunday at 1000am sharp👏👏😂💪 Aikido Shinryukan Ramarama Aikido Dojo Henderson Aikido Dojo Waitakere Aikido Aikido Oamaru

Looking forward to the sister cubs in the south taking up the challenge 💪Aikido Shinryukan Otago Aikido Nelson Rangiora Aikido Dojo Brisbane Aikikai Taupo Aikido Seiryu Aikido

We had a great weekend at the Aikido Shinryukan 56th annual Gasshuku. It was fantastic being able to practice with Kumazawa Sensei, Horii Sensei and Takase Sensei. Demonstration videos to follow.

Caitlin, Jamie and Connor receiving their Ikkyu certificates from Duncan Dwight sensei after training earlier this week.

Congratulations - big effort this year in readiness for your Shodan gradings.

Some photos from the grading a couple of weekends ago. Caitlin, Jamie and Connor

Aikido Whangaparaoa provides a safe and friendly environment to learn Aikido. The martial art, designed by Morihei Ueshiba enables practitioners to defend themselves from attacks and either throw the attacker or immobilise them using a variety of joint locks without injuring the attacker.

As the art focusses on using the attackers energy against them it requires little strength, so it’s suitable for all ages and for males and females. As your skills improve it also gets quite dynamic and provides a great workout and ability to improve your cardiovascular fitness.

Following the recent gradings at Aikido Shinryukan that our members completed earlier this month, we have some vacancies for new members - we train at Whangaparaoa Hall, Stanmore Bay on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 19:00-20:00 and on Sunday mornings 10:00-11:30.

Ideally you are aged 13 and upwards. Our oldest member is in his 60’s so age isn’t a barrier to enjoying Aikido.

As the school year end approaches, it’s an ideal opportunity to enrol to avoid boredom over the summer holidays and improve your skills and fitness.

Check out our page for more details and access videos of some our more dynamic training. Contact details are on the page or you can contact Duncan Dwight Sensei or Martin Hughes to discuss coming for a free trial.