Reflective Aikido In Cheltenham

Put Some Heart In It (27th July)

Its close to grading time again and the students are once again under pressure to perform. But this week they looked fine, no technical issues. Stances good, technique good, even focus good too… but something’s missing. This weeks lessons focused on that little bit extra that makes a grading performance.  Read more…

Back To Basics (19th July)

(By Tim Dickerson) This week I spent some time with one of our up and coming Brown Belts running through his basic Hand Techniques in preparations for his impending Black Belt Grading. One of the things that occured to me while going through these was just how much advanced skill Read more…