Aikido in Sydney

16/07/2025

Ever wondered how best to care for your wooden weapons? Join us for our first-ever Weapons Workshop on Sat 26 Jul! Learn the art of maintaining bokken, jō, and tantō, plus finish your own beautiful Tasmanian oak jō to take home. Half-day intensive with hands-on practice — perfect for serious practitioners who want their weapons to last. Limited to 10 participants.

Weapons are an integral part of aikido and several other martial arts. This half-day, practical workshop will cover their use, care, and maintenance, and you can finish your own jō from raw material to keep. Admin Place: Aikido in Sydney dojo, Chapel Lane, Alexandria NSW 2015Time: 10.00 am to 1.00...

27/08/2024

Here's a video my dear friend and collaborator Fiddler Dan made for me. What do you think of the video? Would you like to see more of this kind of content?

A short video about personal protection from Aikido in Sydney https://aikidoinsydney.com

20/07/2024

https://aikidoinsydney.com/2024/07/save-the-day-sat-27-july/

We still have a few places open for our next program on Saturday 27 July. SAVE the Day is an evidence-based, experiential program that empowers you with the knowledge and skills you need to survive the most important five seconds of your life. In a single day we will teach you how to save your own l...

19/09/2023

https://aikidoinsydney.com/2023/09/save-the-day-sat-23-sep/

In a single day we teach you how to save your own life, or the life of someone you care about, by using the tool of violence effectively.

14/07/2023

https://aikidoinsydney.com/2023/07/save-the-day-jul-sep-2023/

Announcing our first post-pandemic SAVE the Day live training: learn to use the tool of violence to save your own life or the life of someone you care about.

20/10/2022

Great to catch up with many old friends, make a few new ones, and present this award to a very dear friend, Michael Williams

What started as online classes hosted by Shako dojo with guest speakers from around the country during COVID, has started to grow into something more. Something of an experience of the wider community… an Aikido Village if you will. Many of us have a yearning for old-style village life: a communit...

24/08/2022

The epitome of conflict resolution happens when we anticipate the sticky points. Listening to the people in your organization can help you achieve this 👉 https://youtu.be/vpHkq95kUJk

24/08/2022

Leadership doesn't stop at telling people what to do. Andrew Sunter describes how people who are invested in the success of the organization mean true leadership 👉 https://youtu.be/zmGnBBwR1ao

24/08/2022

Instincts tell us to be reactive but we can go beyond and be responsive; train ourselves to respond better. Learn how you can be okay with adversity in the workplace from Andrew Sunter 👉 https://youtu.be/eHQkqaUUabE