Beginners course – Auckland learning centre
Mondays & Wednesdays, 6.30 – 7.30pm Thursdays 8:15 -9:15pm Tailored to suit you – mix and match times $90 for the 10 week Course – first lesson FREE More details
39th Riai Aikido Friendship Festival – November 14 and 15, 2020
The 39th Riai Aikido Friendship Festival 2020 was a special event in the New Zealand Aikido calendar, open to all affiliations. It was a privilege for Riai Aikido to host … Read more
Training updates
Auckland Learning Centre last training for 2020 will be Thursday 17 December. Join us in the new year for training from Monday 11 January 2021. Beginners welcome. For Belmont Dojo … Read more
O Sensei Revisited Down Under
Robert Nadeau Shihan, 8th Dan from USA, visited New Zealand in March 2019 to conduct the O Sensei Revisited Down Under Workshop, in Auckland. Nadeau Shihan, has trained and influenced … Read more
NZ Martial Arts Institute signs agreement with Transparency International
Sensei Henry Lynch (right) at the signing of an agreement between NZMAI (NZ Martial Arts Institute) and Transparency International with (from letf) Suzanne Snively, Chair TINZ, Kyoshi Angelina Carden, President … Read more
Book Review: 4 Books for Young People
Terence Webster-Doyle with illustrations by Rod Cameron. Atrium Society Publications, 1988, 1991 and 1992. Eye of the Hurricane Why is Everybody always Picking on Me Maze of the Fire Dragon … Read more
Book Review: Angry White Pyjamas
Robert Twigger. Indigo 1997 This is considered an ‘Aikido Classic’ and takes us on the journey of the author who commences the year-long Tokyo Riot Police course. Controversial in places … Read more
Book Review: The Way of Aikido- Life Lessons from an American Sensei.
George Leonard, Dutton, 1999 An original and surprising book that provides a fascinating insight into the Samurai code, as Ross tracks in search of a Samurai legend. The book is … Read more
Book Review: Martial Arts Instruction
Applying Educational Theory and Communication Techniques in the Dojo: Lawrence A. Kane. Ymaa Publication Centre, Inc, 1997 This is a must-have book for all instructors who want to help people … Read more
Book Review: Children of the Martial Arts – An Aikido Point of View
Gaku Homma. North Atlantic Books, 1993 An excellent book that gives a different perspective on the value of martial arts training for young people.