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Aiki-Kai Australia Sutherland Aikido Dojo

Locality: Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia

Address: Thursdays Menai Indoor Sports Centre, 98 Allison Crescent, Menai NSW 2234 Tuesdays PCYC Sutherland Waratah Park, Eaton Street, Sutherland Note: Enter via Old Princes HWY through Sutherland Leisure Centre car park. 2234 Sutherland, NSW, Australia

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25.01.2022 Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year from Sutherland Dojo Another year has passed. We had a bit of change this year as we had to move out from PCYC Sutherland in March. But now we are back again on Tuesday nights The new location, Menai is going good on Thursdays as well weve had more new members come through because of the location. Jess got Shodan, Phuong 1st kyu, Chris got 4th kyu, Nathan and Trung got 3rd kyu in 2019. Hoping we continue to train safe and humble to pu...rsuit our Aikido way. Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

25.01.2022 Winter School 2019 is approaching so fast. We are honored to have Suzuki Shihan from Honbu dojo again this year as a guest instructor!! Its open to non AikiKai members as well to share the beauty of Suzuki shihans Aikido. Please check the link below for more details... https://www.aikido.org.au/2019-Winter-School

24.01.2022 Another great success of 2019 Sydney Winter school. The experience with the special guest Suzuki Shihan from Honbu dojo was something we remember forever. We learned a lot of important fundamental movements and theories which we should apply all the time during training for both doing uke and nage. Thank you Suzuki Shihan for coming to Sydney and hopefully see you again!!! Congratulations to Jess who was successful with her Shodan grading. Fantastic performance and we are ...all proud of you, Jess You can see her in the brand new hakama in the photo Unfortunately Gus and Phuong werent there when we took a photo

23.01.2022 Beach training at Wanda this Sunday. Please check the details on the newsletter Hope to see everyones face there. Cheers

23.01.2022 Hi everyone. Just a reminder that there will be no classes next week(23rd and 26th April). Have a great and safe Easter break and see you guys back on 30th of April!!

22.01.2022 Just quick message. There is no class tonight due to all the instructors are out See you back on Thursday.

22.01.2022 We will be back to normal class on 9/7 Tue at 8:00

21.01.2022 Lower the elbows and keep them close. The body should move as a unit. When elbows rise-the upper body becomes a factor. This is a weaker position. In Aikido we... move with our centers, our lower body takes priority. The hands originate from the hips, we raise them like we raise our Aiki Ken. We do not lift (that involves biceps.) When we keep the elbows in the body and arm movement originate from the hips and center. The wrist movement is supported and maximized by this structure, it aligns the body from the center to the feet. It creates a strong grounded position. Tuck the elbows in.

21.01.2022 We had some great training with special guest teacher, Takahashi sensei. Takahashi Sensei taught and reinforced the important Aikido principal of Manaka( center of your body), Gravity and Extention( use of forearm muscles= no strength involved). If you watch any technique in Aikido closely, you will see those principals in every movement. Thank you Tatsu sensei for sharing your knowledge and techniques.

21.01.2022 =Important announcement= As you are aware, The World Health Organisation has declared Coronavirus(Covid19) a pandemic and Australian, State and Teritory Governments have all implemented increasing to control to minimise the spread of this very dangerous disease. Our national association, AikiKai Australia, after consulting health professionals, have instructed all schools nationwide to temporarily cancel all training till further notice. ... Therefore in line with the directive from Aiki-Kai Australia we have been forced to cancel training until further notice immediately. We will keep you updated if any changes. Stay safe everyone

20.01.2022 2018 Winter school is coming up. Its held at Ignitanius College Riverview, Lane cove for 6 days. We have Suzuku sensei as a guest instructor this year from Wednesday to Friday. We are welcome non Aikikai australia member to join the training for those 3 days. For more details, please visit Aikikai Australia website

20.01.2022 Three years ago today, our beloved Sensei and friend Matthew Lo passed away. We think of you often Sensei. We miss you and train each week in your memory. Especially on Thursdays when the dojo is set up the direction you liked it. ... We miss you.

19.01.2022 Happy new year!! Hope everyone enjoyed your holidays. Now we will be back to usual classes from Tue, 22nd at 7:15 Hope to see everyone on the mat

18.01.2022 Congratulations Chris who gained his 5th kyu at Tony Smiberts Shinan TTC weekend. He did a fantastic job to demonstrate his understanding of Aikido techniques despite the pressure of all watching, especially being his very first grading We are looking forward to seeing you thriving in the future

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18.01.2022 It’s a very different and difficult year for everyone in 2020. But we made it through Merry Christmas from Sutherland dojo We wish you a cheerful and merry Christmas and a fresh, safe new year, 2021

16.01.2022 Hi all. Just letting you know that we have moved our Tuesday nights training from Menai back to PCYC Sutherland and the class time has also changed to 7:15-8:45pm. Its a great dojo with proper mats so get ready to be tossed around.... A reminder for our regulars, dont forget to keep your PCYC membership current now that were back there. Looking forward seeing you!!

15.01.2022 Hi all. Just letting you know that we have moved our Tuesday night’s training from Menai back to PCYC Sutherland and the class time has also changed to 7:15-8:45pm. It’s a great dojo with proper mats so get ready to be tossed around.... A reminder for our regulars, don’t forget to keep your PCYC membership current now that we’re back there. Looking forward seeing you!!

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14.01.2022 Merry Christmas to you all from Sutherland dojo, Aikikai Australia!! We had another great year to study and learn aikido with great friends We appreciate your friendship, trust and respect. Thats how we practice our Aikido in Sutherland Wishing you a great new year and safe holidays. See you back in January 2019

14.01.2022 This weekend the 30/11 and 1/12 was TTC weekend held at Leichhardt dojo where we all watched Chris grade for his 4th kyu. He made us all proud by displaying great technical ability and confident Uke and Nage skills. Well done Chris. Thats what Aikido is about, Harmony and blending without signs of force. Congratulations , Chris

13.01.2022 Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and we are wishing you an exciting new year 2020. Just updating our summer holiday schedule. We will be training on Tuesday and Thursday at PCYC Sutherland from 7:15-8:45pm, starting on Thursday the 2nd Jan 2020. ... We wont be training at Menai until 30th of Jan. Hope see you all there

12.01.2022 Hi there. Here is the exciting news!!! Our old good friend, the great teacher Tatsu san is visiting Sydney and greatfuly he will spare his time to have some classes for us. He has been studying Aikido for 48 years and still his passion continues and currently studying Aikido under Yonetani sensei at Kamakura Wakamiya AikiKai in Kamakura.... The dates for his classes are follows, 25/7/19 Thursday 8:00-9:30 pm Menai indoor sports centre followed by drink at Club Menai afterwords 27/7/19 Saturday 8:00-10:00 am Leichhardt dojo(145 Balmain Rd Leichhardt) 6/8/19 Tuesday 8:00-9:30 pm Menai indoor sports centre Anyone will be welcome to join us!! Hope to see you there

11.01.2022 Hi everyone. Sadly we have moved out from Sutherland PCYC last week after 20 years of building our dojo history together. It was a great dojo and it will certainly be missed. ... We are in the process of sourcing a new location at the moment. Just a quick note for tonights training. Menai Indoor Sports Centre 98-150 Alison Crescent. Menai 8:00-9:30. We will keep you posted once we have settled in the new location.

11.01.2022 Harder than it sounds but very wise advice!

11.01.2022 https://www.aikido.org.au/news-and-events/WS2018_Success

10.01.2022 "On the mat we cannot hide our true selves. We sweat together, face stress together, help each other, and we learn to trust." -Fr. "Aikido and the Nature of Harmony" By Mitsugi Saotome

10.01.2022 Hi there, It’s been a while since we posted anything on Facebook. Here is good news!!! ... We are slowly getting back to our training!!! Our current training schedule is, Every Tuesday 19:00-20:45 PCYC Sutherland The class starts after the mats get cleaned from 19:00 so the acutual start time would be around 19:15-19:20. We have some essential stuff for hand cleaning and weapon cleaning but we also ask to bring a face mask, a little towel to wipe your sweat or to cough in and hand sanitizer for back up. If you are keen to try out or come and watch the class, please message us prior to your visit as numbers may be limited. Looking forward to meeting you new comers aswell as our good old regulars

10.01.2022 Is there more to Aikido than just a martial art? http://aikidojournal.com//lighting-the-spark-an-interview/

10.01.2022 One of the key principles in Aikido is taking balance. Kuzushi is established by the body positioning (tai Sabaki) of nage, not through insisting, pulling or pu...shing. Once Ukes center is offset he is easily influenced. If Uke feels heavy or no action is reflected in his body, we have probably moved incorrectly. Our posture maybe perfect, our extension exceptional, our kokyu beautiful, but if balance is not taken and our body position is incorrect, we will not be able to (or are not doing) the technique correctly. Check body positioning first, take balance, and then proceed. Aikido is about tai sabaki.

10.01.2022 almak almamaktan iyidir deyip kapataym

07.01.2022 Interesting article by a retired South Australian police officer on the use of soft/internal martial arts in real life http://kogenbudo.org/my-use-of-classical-martial-technique/

05.01.2022 Were thankful to have a few new people join us in training recently. If youre interested in learning about Aikido, getting some regular exercise or want to discuss old school vs new school Steven Seagal - please stop by!!

05.01.2022 Please be advised that there will be NO class on 2/7 and 4/7 during winter school. See you all back on 9/7