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Who this is - and isn't - for

Aikijutsu attracts a particular kind of person — not a fitness level, age, or background, but a disposition. 

It's for you if: 

You've never trained, but always meant to 

You did something years ago — karate, judo, a bit of aikido — and walked away, and never found the adult version of it 

You think for a living, and you want a physical art that asks the same of you 

You want something you can understand and refine, not just repeat 

It's not for you if you want:

competing or sparring, 

high intensity cardio,

fast grading, 

a system you can learn quickly 

Aikijutsu is not a fast art. It's a deep one.

What the first session is like

The first thing most people notice is that nothing hurts. Not their wrists — and not their partner's. That surprises people, because they expect a martial art to have a physical cost. 

The second thing is harder to describe. When the movement is right — posture, timing, intent — something happens to the partner that they didn't choose. Not through force. The principle made it happen. 

And there's no fitness test disguised as a warm-up. No push-ups, no sprints, no flexibility screen. The work is structured and principle-based from the first minute.

Why we start here

Every serious art has a word for the basics — kihon, fundamentals. And every serious practitioner knows what happens when they're skipped: the technique works until it doesn't. 

Aikijutsu is built on principles that don't exist in the same form in other arts. The Foundations Course is where that starting point gets established — properly, from the beginning, so everything after it builds on something real. 

That's why everyone here starts with it. Not because it's the easy version — because it's where the art actually begins.

How the 4 weeks are structured

Each week has one focus. The sequence is deliberate — what you learn in Week 1 is revised and built on in Week 2. 

Week 1 — Posture and Movement. 

Posture. Distance. Evasive movement. Irimi.
How posture and movement create the conditions for everything that follows — and why the outcome begins before the technique is named. 

Week 2 — Kuzushi. 

Intent. Atemi. Tsukuri. Put
How unbalancing actually works in Aikijutsu. How structure shapes what your partner feels. How placement creates the outcome without force. 

Week 3 — Adhesion and Aiki. 

Adhesion. Aiki. Rear triangle. Same line.
How connection is maintained through movement. Where the principle becomes tangible — and where most people first feel what Aikijutsu actually is 

Week 4 — Tai Sabaki. 

Angle. Avoiding conflict. Front triangle. Principle reveal
How everything from the first three weeks combines. Not techniques — the principles underneath them, brought together in practice..

One condition

Come to the first session, and if it's not right for you — for any reason — you get a full refund. No questions, no conversation required. 

We'd rather you leave after one session than stay for the wrong reasons.

The details

Duration: 4 weeks, one session per week 

When: Wednesday evenings, 7:30–9:00pm 

Total mat time: 6 hours 

Cost: $39 

Where: Scarborough Community Hub — free parking directly outside 

What to wear: Trackpants and a t-shirt. No uniform 

What to bring: A water bottle 

Experience / fitness / contracts: None 

Can't make every Wednesday, or unsure which intake suits you? Just say so when you message — we'll work around it. 

The next step

The next step is a short message. 

Tell us you'd like a place in the next intake and we'll reply with everything you need — including how to confirm your spot. 

A place is held with a $39 prepayment, sent by bank transfer. We'll walk you through it when you message; nothing to arrange before then. 

Not ready to commit? Ask whatever you need first — same place, no obligation to go further.

The easiest way to reach us is Facebook 

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