Tuesday Nights

So it is official - it must be it says so on the front page of www.londonaikido.com - the Tuesday classes are starting soon. That means I will be regularly teaching classes at the dojo. I am excited to see if a) anybody turns up and b) whether they continue to turn up.

The class officially starts on the 17th April with a ten week beginner course working through the basic syllabus for 6th Kyu (white belt). For reasons better left to committee bureacrats our style starts at red belt and you have to grade to get a white belt. It is a shame that dogis tend not to be sold with red belts rather than white ones but there you go.

For those who can't wait till then I will be running a few classes for current members in March to iron out any logistical wrinkles (like can I remember the combination for the door) before the beginners turn up. The first of these teaser sessions will begin on 20th March, i.e. two weeks on Tuesday.

Although the sessions are set to start at 20.30 please realise that I am not as inclined as Tony to put all the mats out on my own. Please turn up well in advance of 20.30 to help with this task. If I am left to do it my self the warm ups are going to be pretty demanding!

I hope if that hasn't put you off then I hope that you will support this new night at the dojo and enjoy the extra opportunity to practice.

Remember it is important to have fun as well as make progress.