Aikido

"Before you can conquer your enemy, you must first conquer yourself."

Aikido Is a Japanese martial art founded by Morihei Ueshiba, referred to as O-Sensei
(Great Teacher) ( 1883-1969 ) in the early part of the 20th century.

As a young man, Morihei studied many martial arts and developed his own style from all of these different arts.

O-Sensei was, and still is considered by many to be one of the greatest martial artists and a grand visionary whose search for true warriorship led to the creation of Aikido - the art of peace - a progressive and enlightened discipline practiced all over the world.

"The secret of Aikido is not in how you move your feet, it is how you move your mind, I am not teaching you martial techniques, I am teaching you non-violence."

Aikido is practiced not to hurt but to help people become better human beings.

Overview

Aikido, when taught as part of an overall structure of education and growth, provides excellent results and is able to mesh with all forms of education in multiple environments.

Specific

The art of Aikido, as envisaged by its founder Morihei Ueshiba, is to produce well-balanced and positive human beings who are able to contribute to their society in general. Aikido provides firm ethical and educational structuring and is useful to individuals who find difficulty in accessing the learning mechanism. 

Aikido is a martial art which is not about hurting others but about helping oneself.

The philosophy behind it is one of conquering the fear within us all and helping us to realize our full potential as confident human beings.

When practicing we all must develop a strong positive attitude or we will be overwhelmed by the attack, the technique will not work and we will perish. 

You cannot practise with a negative or angry attitude. If you are negative then you are tense like a dead tree and are easily broken.

A tense body harbours a tense mind. Aikido develops a calm, relaxed and centred mind not easily distracted or manipulated. 

Aikido can have an excellent calming effect on people who have anti-social behaviour or anger management problems, by helping them to focus their minds in a positive way and giving them back some sense of self worth.

People who have been bullied or who are fearful learn quite quickly to deal with their fear and relax.  They become more self-confident and better able to cope with stressful and violent situations.

Educational environments have a small percentage of pupils who find it difficult to fit in with the main stream. These pupils become excluded and eventually are lost to the educational structure and in many cases to society as a whole. Using Aikido to help these pupils utilise the tools on offer in the stream of education and society has been proven to be achievable and effective. 

Advantages

The system of Aikido does not use competition, violence, humility, coercion or any other de-meaning ways of delivery. It is very much based on the individual finding his/her way into the understanding of what is required by society under supervision. It provides grounding and self-confidence for people with low esteem and removal of fear for those who express fear through bullying and intimidation. With enough exposure it can help individuals grow strong minds and create a structure to cope with the daily stress and challenges that life can throw at them.

Harmony Aikido

Harmony Aikido Society started back in 1991 in Trimsaran, Wales, when Brian Hancock was finally persuaded by his own teacher, Shihan Gwyn Jones of Shin Gi Tai Aikido Society, to start his own club.

Harmony Aikido now has three dojos and is growing every day but our roots are still firmly with Shin Gi Tai Aikido Society and the teachings of Shihan Jones.

Classes

Wednesdays,
Trimsaran Leisure Centre near Llanelli.
Juniors (5 to 11 years old) 6 pm till 7 pm.
Seniors 7.15 pm till 9 pm.

Sundays,
Pontyberem Workingmans Club near Carmarthen.
Seniors only. 7 pm till 9pm.

Mondays,
Dyffryn Taf secondary school, Whitland
Juniors (5 to 11 years old) 6.30pm to 7.30pm
Seniors 7.15 pm till 9 pm

Everyone is welcome no matter your age, physical fitness or ability.

Contact us for more information or telephone Brian on 01269 871631 for an informal chat.