Brighton Aikikai

Phil Rozier (4th dan Aikikai) and Rick Smaridge (4th dan Aikikai) – will jointly host a course the weekend of the 16th and 17th of June at the Brighton Judo Club in Dorset Gardens.

Both Saturday and Sunday will run from 11am to 4:30pm with a break for lunch.

The price for the full course is £40, £20 for a single day, and £10 for one morning or afternoon session. No pre-booking required.

A PDF poster for distribution amongst your fellow aikidoka is available for download.

Directions to the venue are available on Google Maps.

Check out the video from the last course.

A reminder to all students: There will be no class this Friday and Monday because of the Easter holiday.

We put together a new video for your enjoyment:

Rick & Phil will host another joint course at the Brighton Judo Club on the 16th and 17th of June. Watch this space for more info!

Thanks once again to Christian Tissier Shihan for another excellent course at Dartford Judo Club yesterday. Many of you travelled far and wide to attend, representing not just U.K. aikido but clubs and dojos across Europe and even farther abroad. Thank you all for making it such an enjoyable day of practice!

Watch this space for photos and video of the event. If you want to stay informed, check-out our Facebook page or sign-up to our Mailing List.

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There will be no practice on 23rd March as this is the night before the annual Christian Tissier course. Phil & I will see you all on the mat on Saturday.

There will be a kyu grading at UoS on Monday 11th June, starting at 20:30. Consequently there will be no practice this day. For anybody wishing to grade, please let Phil or I know so we have the paperwork ready beforehand. The cost of grading remains at £10. Good luck to all candidates.

Thanks to all students from Brighton who helped make the first course at Crawley such a success!

Check out the new video from the November Kenjutsu course with Phil Rozier. We hope you enjoy it!

Many thanks to Frank Slama of Crawley Aikikai for filming and editing.

Pascal Durchon – 5th dan Aikikai – will return to Brighton on the weekend of the 19th and 20th of May at the Brighton Judo Club in Dorset Gardens.

Session times are:

• Saturday:
  • 11am to 1pm
  • 2:30pm to 4:30pm

• Sunday:
  • 11am to 1pm

The price for one session is £15, or £40 for the whole weekend. No pre-booking is required.

PDF posters for distribution amongst your fellow aikidoka are available below:

• Pascal Flier (grey background)
• Pascal Flier (white background)

Directions to the venue are available on Google Maps.

Check out the demonstration video from the last course!

[ Looking for the 3rd March course with Phil Rozier? We made a mistake with our mailshot. Sorry about that! ]

Phil Rozier (4th dan Aikikai) and Rick Smaridge (4th dan Aikikai) – will jointly host a course on Saturday the 28th of January at the Brighton Judo Club in Dorset Gardens.

The course will run from 11am to 4:30pm with a break for lunch. There will be a focus on fundamental aikido principles and how these relate to basic and advanced forms.

The price for the course is £20, no pre-booking required.

A PDF poster for distribution amongst your fellow aikidoka is available for download.

Directions to the venue are available on Google Maps.

Check out these videos of Phil and Rick in action!