We’re Going Home!

We’re Going Home!

Good news everyone – we’re going back to CHOCC!

We will be offering classes, (including Children’s classes!), on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday – first day back: Saturday, October 8.

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Our Legacy

Our Legacy

Aiki Budo Centre was founded more than 25 years ago (1995), and it has been my privilege to witness most of that endeavour. As I reflect upon that journey, I am struct by the deep and varied legacy that has been gifted by our mentors – Kiyoyuki Terada Saikō Komon, Amos Parker Shihan and Jacques Payet Shihan, to name just a few – and the further sharing and extension of those gifts by our founder Jaimie Sheppard Shihan and our principal teachers such as Stephan Chau Sensei and Greg Gruninger Sensei. Read More

Our Instructors

Our Instructors

Qualified instructors are certified and have reference materials to guide you. Several of our instructors have trained and taught in Japan. Your destiny awaits by starting your practice!

Aikido

Aikido

Ai is the Japanese term for joining or unifying.

Ki is the term used to describe the spirit or energy present in one self , in others and in combinations thereof.

Do is the path or way.

Aikido is a martial art which has often been described as MOVING ZEN.