Our first ‘SAVE the Day’ training programs in years are on: Sunday 23 July and Saturday 23 September. SAVE the Day is an evidence-based, experiential program that empowers you with the knowledge and skills you need to survive the most important five seconds of your life. In a single day we will teach you how to save your own life,… Read more →
Category: self defence
SAVE the Day: SYD 16 Feb 2020
Our next ‘SAVE the Day’ Sydney training program is in February. SAVE the Day is the best once-and-done training experience available in Australia. Download pdf: SAVE the Day SYD 16 Feb 2020 (full registration and payment details). Sunday 16 February 2020, 8.30 am to 5.30 pm Aikido in Sydney Bridge Road School 127 Parramatta Road, Camperdown NSW See Location for access… Read more →
SAVE the Day: BNE 18 Jan 2020
We’re running another ‘SAVE the Day’ training program in Brisbane. SAVE the Day is the best once-and-done training experience available in Australia. Download pdf: SAVE the Day BNE 18 Jan 2020 (full registration and payment details). Saturday 18 January 2020, 8.30 am to 5.30 pm Onami DojoCapalaba Scout Hall65 Degen Road, Capalaba QldSee Onami Dojo website for location details Cost $345 Earlybird… Read more →
Save the Day for martial artists
Save the Day is neither a martial art nor self-defence in the conventional sense. It’s how to break human structure. For martial artists it’s an extension of their existing training, providing knowledge and skills essential in a crisis. What it is… Save the Day is a once-and-done survival skill. Think of it as a military-grade crash-course for civilians, because those… Read more →
SAVE the Day: BNE 8 Dec 2018
Announcing our first Brisbane ‘SAVE the Day’ training. SAVE the Day is the best once-and-done training experience available in Australia. Download pdf: SAVE the Day BNE 8 Dec 2018 (full registration and payment details). Saturday 8 December 2018, 8.30 am to 5.30 pm Onami Dojo Capalaba Scout Hall 65 Degen Road, Capalaba Qld See Onami Dojo website for location details Cost $345… Read more →
Meeting the mongrel
Whistles. Dirty laughs. “Oooh, fancy hat!” A drunk young guy thrusts his crotch at me threateningly, limboing closer and closer. He’s backed up by equally drunk mates. I’m out with my husband on a rare, kid-free date night. Nothing outrageous, just a civilised drink in Glebe. We stroll arm-in-arm through quiet streets towards Central. On Broadway we hear a group… Read more →
Terrorism, self defence and training
Anyone who has watched TV recently might well believe their best option is to lock the door and never set foot outside again! It may be a pretty tough world we live in, but that’s a long way from reality. Australia, like many countries in the developed world, is a really safe place to live. Terror attacks are highly unlikely,… Read more →
Jutta reflects on a home invasion
Dear Aikido Friends, Sometime ago you may have heard of the home invasion of Edwin and Jutta and the ensuing altercation. It was well reported in the media initially and followed up here, there was also considerable discussion in the Aikido community. Both Edwin and Jutta are well known in Brisbane aikido circles having practiced for many years, Edwin was a… Read more →