The Dojo

Aikido Yoshinkai NSW (AYNSW) has a full time ;purpose built dojo at 310 Marrickville Rd, Marrickville, opposite the Commonwealth Bank.

The dojo has a training area of 200 sqm or 100 tatami mats. The mats are laid over a specially constructed sprung floor. This provides an emhanced safety and OHS element to our training.

Weapons training is an integral part of aikido training. Weapons are provided for students to use when the instructor teaches a weapons component.

AYNSW instructors always put the student’s safety at the foremost of training. A lot of time is spent teaching and developing the skills needed to ensure that training can be carried out in a safe manner. As student’s progress in their skill development speed increases. People of all ages, backgrounds and fitness levels are welcome. The training is individualized to each student to bring out their best.

Yoshinkan Aikido is well known in Japan for its emphasis on building both strong technique and spirit. The dojo Shomen (front) has a caligraphy written for us by Inoue Sensei. The main body of the text is YouShin HouJu, this is from which the name Yoshinkan was orriginally taken. YouShin HouJu means “develop spirit, preserve propserity”. That is by applying ourselves to aikido training, training with the correct spirit, we will develop ourselves and be happy / healthy / successful.

Classes are run Monday to Saturday. The dojo is closed on Sunday, Public Holidays and between Christmas and New Year.