New Aikido Classes in Norton, Bury St Edmunds

Satomi Kai Aikido are excited to announce the opening of a new midweek classes on Thursdays at the Norton Village Hall. Currently, as well as local members, we have many people travelling from as far East of Stowmarket as Felixstowe. It’s hoped that having another venue West of Stowmarket will encourage many new people from that area to come and…

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Aikido Beginners Course

New people are always welcome to come along and join in at Satomi Kai, but once a year the club runs a special beginners course. One of these introductory courses will be starting on Sunday 24th January at the Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre in Stowmarket. It’s perfect timing for anyone making New Year’s resolutions to come and try something new….

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Onami Dojo Visit

Following the success of our This Girl Can session where we were the hosts, we started this month with an outing to be guests at someone else’s class. We’ve always encouraged cross-training at Satomi Kai, as an important part of every student’s development. Whether visiting other Aikido classes to experience another style or another teacher, or even visiting clubs who…

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This Girl Can – Do Aikido

You have likely already seen the TV adverts for ‘This Girl Can’ – a national campaign developed by Sport England and a wide range of partnership organisations. It’s a celebration of active women up and down the country who are doing their thing no matter how well they do it, how they look or even how red their face gets….

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Aikido Seminar with Bill Harris (7th Dan)

On Sunday March 3rd, Satomi Kai Aikido had the great pleasure of hosting a one-day seminar in Stowmarket with Sensei Bill Harris, and two of his assistant instructors.
Sensei Harris has been training in Aikido for over fourty years, attaining the rank of 7th dan, and is the Chief Instructor / Examiner of the Kai Shin Kai.

Aiki Peace Week

This month, Satomi Kai Aikido held a special class as part of International Aiki Peace Week. Aiki is the core of Aikido, and means not going against the flow/movement the attack, but instead sidestepping the power of the attack, joining into its flow, then adding to it so as to unbalance them, and control their ability to attack. Aikido practitioners…

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Movember 2013

This month is special for a charity that has come to mean a lot to Satomi Kai Aikido. It is of course Movember… Last year, our facially-hirsute team raised over £800 for the cancer charity, and this time we are hoping to do even better.  If anyone can spare some upper lip real-estate to grow a moustache with us, please…

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International Aikido Visit

This month, one of our members took the opportunity to train as a guest at a dojo in the USA. Richard was in Nebraska as part of a work trip, but not wanting to miss practice had contacted Randy Porter of Aikido Omaha and arranged to join him at his class.

Red Noses at Aikido

As ever, this year’s Red Nose Day fell on a Friday, but Satomi Kai Aikido were still keen to show their support for Comic Relief with a Red Nose event of their own during their Sunday class. It was an interesting mix of attire, as the traditional Japanese uniforms were accompanied by this year’s bright red ‘dinosaur’ noses. Many members…

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Aylsbury Aikido Seminar

On Sunday 13th January, students from the Satomi Kai aikido club in Stowmarket and Needham Market visited a seminar in Aylesbury given by sixth-degree black belt instructor Vincent Sumpter and guest instructor fifth degree black belt Steve Lindsey for Newport Ninkukai aikido club. Vincent Sumpter started aikido in Japan back in 1974 and teaches internationally as well as being the…

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