Shingitai Aikido

Welcome to the Shin Gi Tai Aikido Society

Shihan Gwynne Jones 8th Dan

This is the home of Shingitai Aikido on the web. The place where as a student, teacher or visitor you will be able to find out up to date information about the Shingitai Aikido Society and Aikido in general.

The Shingitai Aikido Society promotes aikido as a dynamic, living art as practiced by its founder Osensei (Morei Ueshiba). Osensei was not stifled by insular and sometimes pseudo traditional constraints of his time and consequently his Aikido changed and developed throughout his lifetime. The Shingitai Aikido Society (under the guidence of Shihan Gwynne Jones 8th Dan) in the same way, nurtures an ever evolving Aikido which warmly welcomes into its fold many practitioners of differing styles, encouraging reciprical development so that our Aikido can continue to be enriched as the living, dynamic art practiced by its founder Osensei.

New to Aikido?

If you are new to aikido then please try an aikido class with one of our member clubs - see clubs and dojos - or contact us for more info. If you find out that you like aikido and would like more tuition then

with Guest Instructor

Simon Puffett Sensei

The weekend course held on the 4th & 5th of October'08 brought together instructors and students from as far and wide as Penzance, Plymouth, Brighton, Paignton, Western Super Mare and Abertillery in the South of Wales.

Humility and hilarity was the order of each day, with Sensei Simon explaining and demonstrating the antipodean approach and application to Taijutsu and Aikido weaponry that he has received from his Instructor and World Aikikai Foundation Representative for Japan Nobuo Takase Shihan 7th Dan and Kimori Dojo Dojo Cho, Toshiharu Sawada Shihan 7th Dan in Nagoya Japan.

Simon Puffett Sensei demonstrating ma-ai & posture prior to entering for Kote Gaeshi

Summer School 08

The seven day Shingitai Summer School this year featured some well attended classes with a knowlegable set of instructors. Classes were hard but as always in good Shingitai Society style, enjoyable with a good friendly atmosphere.

Tanto Dori (knife taking) by Tim Lomas (now 2nd Dan)

Tim Lomas earning 2nd Dan with some excellent tanto dori

Aikido students and instructors had travelled many miles from all over the country to be there and the mat was very well populated with little room to swing a cat let alone an aikido ka (student)!

Shihan Gwynne Jones gave up a lot of time to take us through many techniques including explaining ki practice and use.