Wednesday 6th October saw Aikido return to Pudsey! It was a brilliant return for our Pudsey group to their usual venue at Pudsey Leisure Centre. the first class back was…
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After what has been a rough year and a half to say the least we were able to have our first Aikido trip away as an association since before the…
Some great news… We are extremely happy to say that following the British Aikido Board supplement 33 to the coronavirus guidance, our Hombu dojo is open with full contact training….
We’re very happy to announce that our hombu dojo has reopened!!! We are following guidelines from BAB and also have a limited training schedule. Training times are: Tuesday 7:30pm-8:30pm Wednesday…
Following notification from the British Aikido Board yesterday, we have been given the go-ahead to to resume some types of training. The association is now working on ensuring memberships are updated accordingly,…
Part Two – Dewsbury, Yorkshire The weekend began with a class at the White Rose Hombu on Friday evening. Earlier in the year we had celebrated the first anniversary of…
Part One – Kyoto, Japan 1979 is notable for several things; Pink Floyd released “The Wall”, the movie “Alien” appeared on cinema screens, and a young kyu-grade student of aikido—Shane Riley—started practising…
The official 40th Anniversary profile for our founder and principal, Shane Riley Shihan, 7th Dan. This is just a small summary of Sensei’s background and experience. Within White Rose Aikikai…
Below is the 40th Anniversary seminar instructor profile for our very own Sensei Paul Derrick, 7th Dan. Please read, enjoy and possibly learn something about Sensei you didn’t know previously….
Here’s a profile of Sensei Frank Burlingham, who we’re delighted to say will be teaching during our 40th Anniversary Course. Sensei and has been one of our closest Aikido fiends…
