Two Circles Aikido

Our classes teach students how to deal with attackers both standing or on the ground, therefore being an all-round defense system.

The first hour of a lesson usually consists of traditional Aikido techniques; in the second hour we let the students decide what kind of things they want to look at, sometimes they like to continue with kihon waza (basic practice), other times someone may have something specific they would like us to look at, and if the rest of the class is happy with that then that is what we do, sometimes we look at the Aiki-Jitsu side, which is based on martial strategies incorporating all kinds of strikes to either finish the conflict or to gain control of the attacker by either lock, throw or submission. The end of the class is utilized by having freestyle practice of some kind, covering possible real life situations i.e. dealing with a drunk to the extreme of a knowledgeable fighter.