An effective form of self-defense, Kokikai Aikido relies on a strong mind and correct technique not physical strength alone. As a result classes include both men and women practicing on equal footing.

Jenny Ousey is a 6th Dan instructor in Japanese defensive martial art Aikido, specialising in Iwama style. She teaches at Tonbo Aikido club in Cambridge My fitness story I first started Aikido in 1987 ...

It was early in her aikido journey that Raja Sazita Raja Siffudin realised just how practical (and effective) the martial art is as a tool for self-defence. She was out with her friends when a young ...