Insch Aikido Club - 07985341475

Welcome to Insch Aikido Club. We are located in the charming village of Auchleven in rural Aberdeenshire, Scotland, at the Premnay Village Hall. Class on Thursdays 7.30 - 9.30pm and Saturdays 10am-12pm (except 2nd saturday of the month), beginners welcome!

18+ years only

Instructor: Paul Love 3rd Dan (ARF) BAB Coach Level 1 (Cert No. BAB 2692)

Style and repertoire:

Takemori/Nishio Style Aikido. Taijitsu (empty handed), Ken tai Ken (bokken vs bokken), Ken Tai Jo (Bokken vs Jo), Aikido Toho Iai (Aikido sword method). Insch Aikido Club is a club member of the Aikido Research Federation and affiliated/insured with the British Aikido Board. We take inspiration and guidance from Yasuhiko Takemori Sensei (7th Dan Zaidan Hojin Aikikai, 8th Dan Zen Koku Iaido Renmei), a long term student of the late Nishio Sensei and we have developed links with Leif Sunje Sensei based in Sweden, a long term student of Takemori Sensei who has kindly supported us & taught at our dojo here in Scotland. We have also likewise travelled to Sweden to take part in training, and Germany also.

We also enjoy annual trips down to Staffordshire for the ARF national seminar with a chance to train with a diverse group of Aikido ka from various styles of Aikido and related arts. We are supported by Michael Sheridan Hanshi (ARF Chairman & Nippon Seibukan Dojo of Kyoto - Hombu for United Kingdom Shidoin) with visits to Scotland.

We also exclusively train in Zen Nippon Toyama Ryu Iaido Kyokai - Morinaga Ha 全 日本 戸 山 流 居 合 术 协会. This is Japanese swordsmanship only, a style derived from the Illustrious Toyama Military Academy in Japan. In Toyama Ryu Iaido we learn ways of drawing, cutting & re-sheathing the Japanese sword in a practical way, along with applying techniques in a realistic manner to include the practice of Tameshigiri (test cutting of targets).

We are the Scotland branch of the Special Branch of Great Britain/Scotland (European General Division - under the direction of Jose Miguel Martinez Barrera Hanshi). Sensei Love has been appointed So Shibucho (Chief Instructor) for Scotland by Ishikawa Takashi Kaisho (President) of the organisational HQ (So Hombu) in Uji, Kyoto, Japan. ISHOKU-JO GBR 101.

We meet for this class on the last Saturday of each month 9.00am -12.00pm at Premnay Village Hall, Auchleven, Scotland. Bring genuine Iaito. No live blades unless required for Tameshigiri practice!



*** The Special Branch of Great Britain / Scotland, does not have anything to do with the United Kingdom Division, in terms of structure and function, both have autonomous action. The Special Branch of Great Britain / Scotland, is part of the European General Division and depends directly on the So-Hombu in Uji Kyoto, Japan, developing all its actions and activities, is exclusively for its members, in closed circuit.