Darko Sensei promoted to 5th Dan

Darko Vucetic (5th Dan) trains with Velibor Vesovic (6th Dan) at Yoji Fujimoto Shihan's seminar in Beograd, Serbia, March 2010

Честитке, Darko! The Johannesburg School of Aikido congratulates its head teacher, Darko Vucetic Sensei, on his promotion to 5th Dan. Continue reading

Photo gallery: Gilbert Sensei seminar 2010

Go to the photo gallery: Gilbert Sensei seminar 2010Gilbert Maillot Sensei (5th Dan), a member of the Technical College of the French Aikido Federation, gave us another master class in effortless aikido in Hartbeespoort on Saturday, 13 February 2010.
Thanks to Neill for juggling aikido and photography to create a stunning set of photos! View the gallery

Training with Fujimoto Shihan

One of our members, Edward, travelled to Paarl outside Cape Town in November 2009 to attend the Aikido South Africa launch seminar, taught by Yoji Fujimoto Shihan (7th Dan).  Continue reading

Veso Sensei in Durban

Darko Sensei, Steve and Colin travelled down to join the Durban Aikido Club in December 2009 for a second weekend of training with Veso Sensei. Continue reading

Crash Course with Veso Sensei!

Velibor Vesovic Sensei (6th Dan), president of the Serbian Aikido Federation and the highest-ranked aikido teacher in Eastern Europe, visited Johannesburg in the first week of December 2009. Continue reading

Aikido Demo @ Summer Place

The Johannesburg and Sandton Schools of Aikido joined forces to put on a demonstration for the smart crowd at a corporate dinner function at Summer Place in Sandton on 19 November 2009. Continue reading

Joint training with Wits Aikido

The Joburg School of Aikido and the Wits Aikido Club held a joint training session at the University of the Witwatersrand on Saturday, 10 October 2009. Continue reading