The Good Aikido School (Dojo) is at the Macquarie University Sport and Aquatic Centre. Come and Train with us.
Good Aikido is THE thinking person’s martial art. It is holistic. Let’s work on your mind, body, and spirit.
Good Aikido Martial School at Ryde Community Sports Centre. Classes start on the October 2021.
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From Aikido Sydney to the Best Martial Art Adventures Around the World
30 years ago I started a ‘hobby’ that became one of the core tenets in my life. This wonderful martial art took me on the best martial art adventures around the world. I travelled to Japan, Europe, Russia, and South-East Asia and trained with the best Aikido masters and teachers. Through my travels, I forged great friendships, and experienced adventures I could only dream of.
Then after teaching Aikido for 11 years in Sydney, I thought I’d retire and hang the towel, do something else for a change, but alas I couldn’t.
I got restless and wanted to create the martial art training I wish I had when I was starting out. I wanted the next generation to have a martial art practice they can enjoy, get fit from, a training method that can strengthen their spirit and mind as well. This method is Good Aikido.
Crom Salvatera (Founder of Good Aikido)
Good Aikido Classes and Programs
How can we help you?
Aikido Martial Art for Kids. It’s for boys and girls, age 6 to 13 years old. We want to help them strengthen their growing bodies, sharpen their minds, and improve their self-confidence.
Martial Art for Teens and Adults. This is the Aikido Martial Art class for 14-year-olds and above. Our classes are divided into four parts Bukiwaza, Taijutsu, Jiuwaza, and Kokyu Exercises. Come and join us.
Real Success Stories
Here are some comments on what people think about our way.
Aikido has helped me become happier and more resilient in everyday life. I can respond to most stressful situations not only from work, raising kids, but also from everyday life. Aikido is not easy, but it’s so worth it. Thank you, Sensei Crom.
Crom Sensei’s martial art is kind but sharp and effective. I learned so much from him. He explains Aikido in a simple way. I was about to give up, but Crom Sensei showed me Aikido that will stay with me forever. I can’t wait to train with you again.
Although I’ve been busy lately, I can’t wait till my assignments and assessments are over so I can go back and train. Sensei’s classes are so different. Sometimes there’s tough love, but I know I have to do my own pushups to get better.
I met Cromwell five years ago. I invited him to chat and motivate my team. He came in and taught us Ikigai. I truly hope that you get as many students as possible, Cromwell. You have helped my mindset to levels that you can’t even imagine.
Aikido is so addictive. I can’t stop thinking about it. Practising at home by myself is not enough, it doesn’t have Sensei’s energy. I’m even thinking of bringing the kids to class so I can train. Sensei Crom, thank you for changing my life.
I’ve done a bit of training with Crom and I’ve known him now for a decade. He’s good. I watched him playfully pin a big bloke in less than five seconds. I know he was just playing around, but I can only imagine his skills when it’s real. Learn from him.
Good Aikido Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Aikido is based on the martial concept of Aiki. Aiki (合 氣) literally means ‘Join Energy’ or ‘One Energy’. It is a fusion of two energies or forces or momentum into one.
Aikido is present and active in around 140 countries. It was originally developed by Morihei Ueshiba O Sensei, a highly talented martial arts master that grew up during the Japanese Meiji Era, as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs.
Ueshiba’s goal was to create an art that practitioners could use to defend themselves while also protecting their attackers from injury. The idea is the ultimate act of harmony, protect yourself and your enemy. No need to destroy, injure, or kill.
After WWII, Osensei retired in Iwama (a small country town 100kms north of Tokyo) because he was so aghast with the violence he witnessed during the war. During his ‘retirement’ he transformed the older, more violent, and deadly Aikijujutsu, into Aikido. In Iwama, Aikido was found and invented.
Aiki-do is often translated literally as “the way of unifying (with) life energy” or as “the way of harmonious spirit”.
According to Osensei’s philosophy, the primary goal in the practice of aikido is to overcome oneself instead of cultivating violence or aggressiveness.
Morihei Ueshiba used the phrase “masakatsu agatsu katsuhayabi” (Japanese: 正勝吾勝勝速日) (“true victory, final victory over oneself, here and now”) to refer to this principle.
Good Aikido Martial Art School Sydney is a fusion of traditional Iwama Aikido, personal development, meditation, and modern fitness. Good Aikido is holistic.
Good Aikido’s mission is to strengthen the body, expand the mind, and grow the spirit of its students, members, and leaders.
Here’s an article on what our martial, method, and dojo are all about.
To give a taste of what our school is all about. Here’s a 20-minute practice video on mediation and bukiwaza. Watch and do it every morning before you start your day.
Our classes are in the Macquarie University Sport and Aquatic Centre and Ryde Community Sports Centre.
Our Aikido Sydney dojo probably will come in a year or so. To be honest we are not in a hurry.
The Martial Art for Kids and Aikido Martial Arts for Adults Classes are in the Macquarie University Sport and Aquatic Centre.
The over 14+ and Aikido Martial Arts for Adults Classes will also be in Ryde Community Sports Centre. These Aikido Martial Art Classes will come in September 2021.
Here is a link to our classes and tuition.
Click HERE to book your FREE Trial Martial Art Class
Aikido Martial Art for Kids at Macquarie University Sport and Aquatic Centre
If you are near Macquarie Park, Macquarie University, Ryde, North Ryde, or near Epping, Eastwood, Marsfield, Chatswood, Lindfield, or near Lane Cove, then Good Aikido Martial Art School Sydney is the best Aikido martial art studio and dojo for you.
We are here every Tuesday and Thursday.
Here’s a link to the Macquarie University Dojo. It’s easy to get to and there are lots of parking nearby.
Come Along For Your FREE Trial Class.
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Aikido Macquarie University
Tuesday Aikido Class Times
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm Young Blackbelts (6 – 13 years of age)
Thursday Aikido Class Times
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm Young Blackbelts (6 – 13 years of age)
If you are a parent you can watch the kid’s martial art class, outside overlooking the dojo.
Macquarie University Sport and Aquatic Centre
We are there every Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Here’s a link to the Macquarie University Dojo. It’s easy to get to and there are lots of parking nearby.
If you are a parent you can watch the kid’s martial art class, outside overlooking the dojo.
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm Young Blackbelts (6 – 13 years of age)
Here is the link to class times.
https://goodaikido.com.au/aikido-class-times-tuition-fees/
Here’s also some information on our Martial Art for Kids Class
https://goodaikido.com.au/aikido-kids-class-martial-art/
Now that’s the mindset of the Aikido uniform (Gi). On a practical level, in Aikido we do a lot of grabs such as Kata Dori (shoulder grab) and Mune Dori (chest grab) which require a full power vice grip on the clothes. We’ve seen lots of t-shirts (both cheap and expensive) rip during these exercises.
We recommend getting your Aikido Gi as soon as possible. When you enrol with Good Aikido, one of the first things we need to help you organise is your Aikido Gi.
The Samurai Sword
The Japanese samurai sword or Ken is also called Katana or Tachi.
The Katana or Tachi are two-handed swords. The extra-long version of the Katana or Tachi is called Odachi, O Dachi, or O Tachi.
The short Japanese samurai sword is called Wakazashi.
The Samurai Sword and Aikido
In Aikido we learn to use the Japanese samurai sword as part of our curriculum. We don’t practise with a live super razor-sharp katana for safety purposes. Instead, we learn to use the Japanese samurai sword using the Bo Ken or Bokken.
The Japanese samurai sword practice can be found in the basic ken suburi and the more advanced Kumi Tachi.
We learn the ken to help with our jujutsu or taijutsu. Vice versa, you learn jujutsu or taijutsu to improve your swordsmanship.
For the record, unlike the sports of kendo. We don’t compete or spar with bokken and especially with the Katana. We practice in a safe, controlled, and fun environment.
By Purple Belt (Yonku), the student is expected to know (not master) the first five moves of the Jo Suburi. Have a read and watch the Jo Suburi video. It is the basis of all Aiki Jo techniques.
Here’s an article (to read) about the bokken before you buy one.
Not all martial arts are the same. They all come with different personalities and styles.
Our martial art is unique because, at its core, it teaches you two things:
- to move to avoid incoming attacks
- second, to blend with them (harnessing the energy of the attack and redirecting it into a throw or restraining move).
Our martial art is a non-competitive martial art, so there’s no fighting – we don’t meet force with force; instead, we meet it with control.
Aikido is a fantastic art for people of any gender or age, but it’s especially great for girls and women.
Girls and women have a head start over males in learning this exciting martial art because females aren’t necessarily as naturally strong as many men. In Aikido, pure strength is actually a hindrance, rather than a help. The strong usually take longer to learn because they rely on their strength to do the techniques. Yes it may help them to force their techniques, but forcing the technique is not the same as knowing and effectively executing the technique.
Females generally learn and master Aikido techniques faster than men because they haven’t become accustomed to relying on strength; instead, they learn to execute the correct technique.
In Aikido, most movement comes from the hips – something women do instinctively because the centre of gravity is usually lower than men’s. That’s a great advantage because, in Aikido, the aim is to blend with (and move) our partner with as little effort as possible.
In Aiki we think of our ‘partner’ as someone to work with in order to achieve a mutual goal rather than our ‘opponent’, which implies a struggle against one another.
Good Aikido Martial Art School has a weapons system Bukiwaza, (encompassing the Bokken, J0 Staff, and Tanto), Taijutsu (empty hand martial techniques), personal development, meditation, and fitness. This is what makes Good Aikido techniques unique and one of the best martial art school and club in Sydney because it is complete and holistic.
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It is worth thinking about the intent of this question though. Are you in a hurry to be a black belt? A black belt’s main purpose is to hold up the pants and Aikido GI together. Hahaha.
On a more serious note, let me (Crom Salvatera) give you something to think about. Getting a black belt is easy, just go online or a store and buy one.
BEING a black belt (Shodan) not that’s something else, that’s someone to BECOME. It is right of passage, one can only become a black belt through time and training. Trust me, you want to become a GOOD black belt, NOT a fake or bad one.
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