Luton Aikido Club

General information

Tanaka-Ha-Butoku-Ryu-Aikijujitsu is the result of over fifty years of martial training and research by Fujimori Akira Shihan, the founder of this style of Aiki Budo. This was done with the guidence of Tanaka Shigeho Shihan, who is emeritus Shihan of this style.
Fujimori Akira sadly passed away on 18/11/2012
He is greatly missed.
Luton Aikido Club was founded by Mrs Ros Loft, who is still its Chief Instructor. Mrs Loft started practising Aikido since 1973. The club has been in existence continuously since 1977, and Mrs Loft is now the holder of a 6th Dan Black Belt. She teaches a traditional style of Aikido.

There are no competitions so there are no winners or losers. People who join the club can learn Aikido at their own pace. As they become more proficient they will be awarded belts of different colours to mark their progress in this most fascinating of all martial arts.

They start off with a white belt. The first coloured belt an Aikido student earns is a yellow belt. These are followed by belts coloured orange, green and then blue. After a period as a blue belt the Aikido student can hope eventually to be awarded a brown belt. Then comes the coveted black belt. Many newcomers to Aikido want to proudly wear a black belt one day. With determination, and a willingness to learn, this honour may come to them.

In the Luton Aikido Club they will certainly be given every encouragement. After all, EVERYONE was a beginner once! The club accepts new members from the age of 16 +. If, after a few weeks, a person wants to continue coming along to the club to train they can register for low-cost insurance through the club, which is a member of the Amateur Martial Association ( a national umbrella organisation for the martial arts in Britain).