Student Information



View some highlights from the 30th Anniversary Demonstration here. Photos courtesy of Matt Bottos.




The seminar weekend schedule is as follows:

Saturday 24th April

Registration 9:30AM
Seminar 10:00AM – 12:30PM
2:30PM – 5:00PM

Sunday 25th April

Seminar 10:00AM – 12:30PM
2:30PM – 5:00PM
Seminar Dinner 7:00PM

Monday 26th April

Seminar 10:00AM – 12:00PM
Demonstration Registration Before 1:30PM
Demonstration 2:00PM

It is hoped that Chida Shihan will teach classes on Thursday 22nd April at the Thornbury Dojo:

Kyu Grades 6:30PM – 7:30PM
Dan Grades 7:45PM – 8:45PM




The latest issue of Blitz Magazine has an interesting article about attachment – by “emptying the cup” and wanting less, one will stand to gain more.

“The founder of aikido, Morihei Ueshiba Sensei, warned against becoming too attached to technique, even going so far as to say there is no technique in aikido”.

Get yourself a copy today and read the full article!




This year is a special year for the Aikido Shudokan, and for Yoshinkan Aikido in Australia. We are celebrating 30 years of Yoshinkan Aikido in Australia, first brought to our shores in 1980 by Joe Thambu Sensei. Read the rest of this entry »