Thanet Aikido

08/01/2024

No training tonight for one week only.

All Tuesdays following this are going ahead as normal.

29/10/2023

15/04/2022

Aikido gets a lot of stick for not being an effective martial art.

Much of this is due to the syllabus being so broad and it’s easy to get overwhelmed when put under pressure.

When you get an adrenaline dump due to fear you lose 80% of your mental capacity (unless you are a seasoned fighter) - this ends up in you using gross motor skills and resorting to brute force, windmilling and wrestling.

At Thanet Aikido we aim to train nice and simple, focusing on principles and some core techniques that you can rely on if you get the adrenaline dump and need to defend yourself, a solid punch and good avoidance skills being the main ones