A Womans Aikido

""A New Class has started""
The venue is at Jarrow Community Centre.
The Day is Sunday afternoon 2.00pm- 4.00pm.The class is in the Martial Arts Suit.
The new class will be aimed at "beginners" and Intermediate practitioners of Aikido.

Instructors will be Jon Stokoe and David Edmondson.

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Session Times:
Monday 6.30pm - 8.30pm :Stokoe
Friday 6.30pm - 8.30pm :Polley
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We would like some input from you ladies out
there regarding your Aikido, what it means to you
and how can this art benifit the woman of today

Carol Dean Stokoe 1st Dan CUA founder member
Aikido for Women
Very little has been said about this aspect of aikido. There is,however,most certainly a place for women in the art. In most clubs there is no separation of the sexes, either in practice or in grading standards. there is no age limit and both young and old may safely participate because of the non –aggressive philosophy involved.
Expertise is judged on technical ability, not strength.
Where gracefulness of movement, and technical expertise are most valuable, women certainly hold their own. Mixed practice is also doubly beneficial. It teaches a woman to overcome a physically stronger person by sheer movement.

Carol Dean Stokoe 1st Dan CUA founder member

This sheer effectiveness of this art for women is the fact that this skill can be acquired without muscle power or loss of any gracefulness.

Clips from the DVD "THE WAY"