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London Aikido and Kenjutsu - Tetsushinkan Dojo

Tetsushinkan teaches Aikido and Kashima Shinryu kenjutsu at Moving East (click for address) in Stoke Newington, North London, UK.

Class times and costs are listed here!


Kerry and Alan demonstrating at Stoke Newington festival 2007


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News & Events

New affiliate dojo now running in East Sheen, SW London

Inaba sensei will be teaching in Europe in August 2008:

Videos are now available on YouTube showing the teaching method for Aikido and Kenjutsu:

We had a week long summer school in Wales 19-26 August 2006 with Inaba sensei and other teachers from the Shiseikan. It was fully booked. Inaba sensei was in Poland the previous week. See our Events page for more details.

Principal Aims and Benefits

"This is called the nature of things - soft and weak overcome hard and strong" - Lao Tsu

At Tetsushinkan we emphasise flexibility and concentration. All classes begin with stretching, strengthening and centering exercises. Our training ranges from quiet meditative practice to vigorous martial techniques. We maintain traditional etiquette in a friendly atmosphere. The benefits of regular training are improved confidence, posture, co-ordination and stamina with the development of a more focused mind and flexible body. Self-defence develops through enhanced concentration and an understanding of a broad range of martial techniques.

"Budo (martial arts) is a way to win people's hearts" - Minoru Inaba

All classes may incorporate both Aikido and Kashima Shinryu kenjutsu (sword techniques) – we do not give classes exclusively in one art (although Friday evening classes have more of a focus on kenjutsu). Both the Aikido and Kashima Shinryu are influenced by the teaching of Inaba Sensei, head of the Shiseikan Dojo at the Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo. Through Inaba sensei we are linked to the Aikikai, and all our Aikido dan grades (black belts) are Aikikai registered. 

You may find the Tetsushinkan Dojo Introduction document of interest. There is also a glossary of Aikido Terms and Techniques and the Tetsushinkan grading criteria.

There is an excellent interview with Inaba sensei at the Aikido Journal online magazine (you will need to subscribe to read the article).

Tetsushinkan has links with a number of other dojos  around the world (including London!).

For further information:

telephone Paul on 07775-743 421

or Robert by e-mail:

All classes take place at Moving East, Stoke Newington (click for address and map).

 

 

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