Garrett Baxter – 5th Dan
Garrett (or Gaz), started Aikido in 1985 training with Chandra Kaur and Bob Jones in Bradford and Leeds. 30 Years ago, Gaz took over from Chandra Kaur as the principle coach of Bradford Tomiki Aikido club.
Domestically Garrett has won National titles both in kata and team randori and lead the Bradford junior team to 15 national and regional titles.
An ex-member of the BAA National Squad, Gaz competed as a BAA Squad member in Osaka (2001), Leeds (2003), Katsuura (2005) and captained the BAA team in Kyoto (2009). Garrett served as a referee in London (2011), Kawasaki (2013), London (2017) and San Diego (2019).
Today, Garrett is a proud member of the Leeds Central Aikido and Bradford Aikido clubs. Garrett likes nothing more than seeing junior aikidoka move through the ranks to national squad level.