One martial artist throwing another.

New Forest Aikido is part of Takemusu Iwama Aikido Europe and as such teaches according to the Founder Morihei Ueshiba and was passed onto Saito Sensei, his longest serving student for 24 years.

Aikido is a self defence system that does not rely on strength, instead by using your attacker's motion it is possible to redirect this aggression and neutralise the attack. Therefore, unlike many martial arts, Aikido is suitable for men and women of any age. So come and join in a friendly atmosphere at Ringwood Recreation Centre and benefit from increased awareness, fitness and confidence that a complete self defence martial art can give you.

sensei Pete Reynolds Click for a video

Sensei Pete Reynolds

I have been training for 28 years in Iwama Aikido, and currently hold the rank of 4th Dan. I also hold a level one weapons scroll, awarded by Saito Sensei. I have trained under some of the best teachers in the world over those years and continue to travel along the Aikido path.

sensei Terry Young
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Sensei Terry Young

I have been training since 1998. During that time I have had the privilege to have trained regular regularly under sensei Tony Sargeant, sensei Paul McGlone and sensei Peter Reynolds. To date I have attended more than 70 Seminars taught by some of the best teachers in the world including sensei Pat Hendricks, sensei Hitohiro Saito, sensei Hoa Newens, sensei Bill Witt, sensei Ulf Evenas, sensei Daniel Toutain and many more.