Wakefield Aikido Club

Garrett Baxter (5th Dan), is the principal coach at Wakefield Aikido Club. He has been practicing Aikido for over 35 years and likes nothing more than seeing junior Aikidoka move through the ranks to BAA squad level.

Where do we train?

Leisure Club Wakefield

Cedar Court Hotels – Wakefield
Denby Dale Road,
Calder Grove,
Wakefield,
WF4 3QZ

Wednesday

Juniors (6 to 15yrs) / Seniors (16+ yrs): 6:30pm – 8:00pm

Our partner clubs

If you can’t attend our Wednesday class, why not consider one of our partner Aikido clubs:

Huddersfield Tomiki Aikido Club

Monday @ Huddersfield Leisure Centre

Bradford Tomiki Aikido Club

Thursday @ Sedbergh Sports Centre
Saturday @ Kent’s Gym

What is Aikido?

Aikido is a Japanese self-defence and martial art that uses locks, holds, throws, and the opponent’s own movements.

Competitive (or Sport) Aikido is a relatively recent innovation, with national and international competitions for Juniors, Youth, Cadets and Seniors organised by the BAA and WSAF.

British Aikdio Association (BAA)

Promoting Tomiki (Sport) Aikido for over 50 years, by organising competitions and seminars.

Worldwide Sports Aikido Federation (WSAF)

The International Governing Body to manage and promote competitive “Sport Aikido”.

Read more about our Aikido Club, Aikido, Tomiki Aikido and taking part in an Aikido training session.

Upcoming events

These are upcoming club events along with competitions organised by the:

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Want to know more?

You are always welcome to come along to Lightwaves Leisure Centre and speak to the club coach about our Aikido Club.

Our mat fees are £20 per month for a junior and £30 per month for a senior.

See our club details

For your first class wear any loose fitting clothing such as track suit bottoms and a T-shirt.

Tie back long hair remove all jewellery. Bring flip-flops to wear from the changing room to the dojo.

Always bring a bottle of water to each class.

See our taking part in an Aikido training session for more details.

As a member of the British Aikido Association (BAA) we follow the BAA grading syllabus which defines the requirements for each kyu grade (yellow, orange etc) and Dan Grade (black belt).

To be promoted to a Dan grade, you will need to pass a formal grading demonstrating both Kata and Hikitategeiko (application of Aikido techniques).

See our Dan grade syllabus for more details.

Just come 15 mins before the Aikido class starts and the club coaches will answer your questions.

You can start you Aikido journey on that day!

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