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Wabi Sabi

Thoughts on Wabi-Sabi (not to be confused with Wasabi). Wabi-sabi is a Japanese philosophy that embraces the beauty of imperfection and...

Spring Course 2023

Malvern Aikido hosted the BAF Spring Course for the second time in April. The course was very well attended on both days and we were...

January 2023 Saturday Session

An excellent session this morning with Barbara Sotowicz sensei. Lots of technical teaching and a good mix of technical know-how and...

Christmas 2022

This evening we had our annual Christmas dinner at The Nag's Head. There was a good turnout of members along with some of their partners...

First Aid

Ivan and I attended an excellent First Aid Course on Wednesday 5th October. It was held at the education centre of the Worcester Wildlife...

R.I.P.

Summer School 2022

This year, three of us attended the whole week at Summer School at Chester University. We arrived Sunday evening and headed for the...

Jim Klar Sensei

Monday 18th saw Jim Klar take the class for a training session. Jim taught for many years at Cleveland Aikikai in Ohio before moving to...

Barbara Sotowicz - One Day Course

Malvern Aikido welcomed Barbara Sotowicz Sensei, 6th Dan Shidoin to take a day course at their dojo. There was a reasonable turnout of...

BAF Spring Course, Malvern

The weekend of 23 April saw the annual BAF Spring Course take place in Malvern for the first time after many years in Chepstow. Over the...