TRY FOR FREE - First 2 lessons

Junior Classes £6

Adult Classes £6

Scotthall Aikido Club is based in Leeds

It is a not-for-profit martial arts club.

All of our members who help run the club do so voluntarily in their spare time.

This includes all the instructors who are not paid for teaching classes.

So thank you to everyone who supports our club.

Aikido is different from other martial arts in its style of practice and philosophy.

It is a purely defensive martial art.

Aikido has a lot of deep and often spiritual meanings, but it is also excellent

for those seeking self-defense, general fitness or just the week in week out practice of a sport .

Our aim is to offer you quality martial arts instruction along with the time, space and freedom to develop

your full potential as an Aikidoka. We will not push you beyond what you are capable of,

but we will endeavour to challenge you to reach past the limit of your own expectation.

The main style of Aikido taught and practiced at this club is Tomiki Aikido also known as Sports Aikido.

It was developed to easily teach students with no previous martial arts experience.

It uses formal presentation of series of techniques (Kata) to give students a framework

upon which to base their learning of Aikido.  Time is also devoted to developing freestyle techniques

that can be used in competition which is an integrated part of Tomiki Aikido.

It is the only type of Aikido that is a competitive sport and regularly involves

regional, national and international competitions.

We also explore other styles of Aikido in an effort to broaden your experience of the complete martial art.

As our late Sensei Leo "Roshi" Smalle always taught,

"There is no Aikido, unless its effective Aikido. It's not a dance, it's a Martial Art."