We have an exciting opportunity opening up to hold a mini-sesshin at the dojo at the end of October, led by Doko-san, who trained under Hogen San, who was Chiba Sense's very close friend and mentor. This sesshin will be run in part as an online retreat, with attendees able to log in to pre-set zoom sessions using their phone, computer or tablet as a small group at the dojo, and at home, and attend the daily Dharma talks with Doko-san. Doing a retreat at home can be tricky to navigate with work and family commitments. Please know that with the online schedule, you are free to do what suits you ..read more

THIS weekend, Central Coast Aikido is hosting an Australasian Aikikai Grading - and you're invited!!! The members of Saku Shin Kan dojo (Newcastle Aikido) will be there in force - many will be testing, and the rest of us will be be there to back them up and enjoy training with our wider Aikido family (the Australasian Aikikai) from the Central Coast and Sydney. Gradings are very memorable events and part of the fabric of the rich experience of being part of a larger group than just our own. For those testing, it is wonderful to have your fellow Aikidoka there to take ukemi and back you up when ..read more

CHECK out these great shots taken by our very own Pat Gleeson at the kids' grading held on March 18. The standard was impressive, and the camaraderie and spirit show by all was uplifting! Let's face it, Aiki kids have more fun ..read more

The school holidays are almost upon us but WHAT TO DO WITH THE KIDS? The good news is that we are running our popular School Holiday Aikido Camp during the second week of the April school holidays for two hours across four afternoons. The camp will run from 3pm to 5pm, Tuesday 18th April to Friday 21st April. We will also still be running our usual kids Aikido classes from 4pm to 5pm and all students attending the camp are welcome to do the Aikido classes. The school holiday camp is a fun and informative program which we have run previously to expose children to various facets of Japanese cult ..read more

The students of Saku Shin Kan and Lake Mac Aikido took it to the next level today with excellent tests, from 6th kyu through to 2nd kyu. Special congratulations to Liam who did a very good blue belt test ..read more

The Newcastle Herald published a wonderful article about Aikido and the work being done at Newcastle Aikido. To read the article in the Newcastle Herald, click here ..read more

Welcome to our new site! We hope you enjoy the new look and can easily find everything you're looking for. In the not-too-distant future we will link it to the new online Zen planner system so that you can track your hours and manage your membership and fees, and other purchases and bookings online. Please let us know if you can't find what you're looking for. A gallery and some video content will come online soon. Watch this space ..read more

We have an exciting opportunity opening up to hold a mini-sesshin at the dojo at the end of October, led by Doko-san, who trained under Hogen San, who was Chiba Sense's very close friend and mentor. This sesshin will be run in part as an online retreat, with attendees able to log in to pre-set zoom sessions using their phone, computer or tablet as a small group at the dojo, and at home, and attend the daily Dharma talks with Doko-san. Doing a retreat at home can be tricky to navigate with work and family commitments. Please know that with the online schedule, you are free to do what suits you ..read more

THIS weekend, Central Coast Aikido is hosting an Australasian Aikikai Grading - and you're invited!!! The members of Saku Shin Kan dojo (Newcastle Aikido) will be there in force - many will be testing, and the rest of us will be be there to back them up and enjoy training with our wider Aikido family (the Australasian Aikikai) from the Central Coast and Sydney. Gradings are very memorable events and part of the fabric of the rich experience of being part of a larger group than just our own. For those testing, it is wonderful to have your fellow Aikidoka there to take ukemi and back you up when ..read more

CHECK out these great shots taken by our very own Pat Gleeson at the kids' grading held on March 18. The standard was impressive, and the camaraderie and spirit show by all was uplifting! Let's face it, Aiki kids have more fun ..read more