Taikido is a Freestyle Martial Arts Club, which basically means that it follows an eclectic approach, gathering techniques from wide range of sources, nearly all from the far east.

The style is based on three main BUDO (War Arts), Shotokan, Wado Ryu, Ju Jitsu and more recently – Aikido. All have their individual strong points and these we have tried to preserve, whilst making what we teach more applicable to modern day life. A significant portion of the syllabus is, therefore, aimed at teaching ‘Street self defence’, i.e. techniques that will work outside the Dojo (training hall), where the more traditional styles are less adaptable.

Having said this, no one particular Martial Arts style is necessarily better than any other is, effectiveness is down to the individual having a ‘warrior spirit’. This is not an aggressive attitude but instead a state of mind whereby the student becomes very focussed on one moment of time, now, ready to do whatever is necessary to defend themselves, with fear put aside for a moment. There is no specific technique that instils this outlook; it is instead the underlying theme behind the whole style.