Aikido Shoryukai Australia

02/10/2026

30/09/2026

Tamayuki Sensei in Poland. Looks like a fantastic turnout.

🈴 Aikido Shoryukai Poland

Drugie seminarium aikido prowadzone w Polsce przez Tamayuki Shimamoto shihan przeszło do historii.

Dziękujemy sensei Shimamoto, gratulujemy organizatorom i dziękujemy uczestnikom tego wspaniałego wydarzenia.

30/09/2026

David Brown Sensei
Sad news this morning from Melbourne with the passing of David Brown Sensei overnight. DB Sensei, AKA The Wizard, was a huge supporter of ours, generously giving up his time to visit and teach us numerous times over the years. He owned his aikido and was never afraid to take himself out of the comfort zone and us along with him for the ride. Here he is back in 2013 with a younger looking Lynford. Our sincere condolences to his family, students and friends. Thank you Sensei. Until we meet again

08/09/2026

[PL] Staż z Tamayuki Shimamoto Shihan 7 Dan

Już 26–27 września będziemy mieli okazję ponownie spotkać się na macie z Tamayuki Shimamoto Shihan.

Zapraszamy wszystkich, którzy chcą wspólnie potrenować, uczyć się i spędzić czas w dobrej atmosferze.

📅 26–27 września 2026
📍 Hala Sportowa przy SP nr 388, ul. Deotymy 25/33, Warszawa

W sobotę odbędą się dwa treningi, a w niedzielę jeden. W sobotni wieczór planujemy również spotkanie integracyjne.

Do zobaczenia na macie!

Więcej informacji:
https://aikikai.com.pl/staz-z-tamayuki-shimamoto-shihan-7-dan/

[EN] Seminar with Tamayuki Shimamoto Shihan 7 Dan

On September 26–27, once again we will have the opportunity to train with Tamayuki Shimamoto Shihan.

We invite everyone who would like to train together, learn and spend some time on the tatami in a friendly atmosphere.

📅 September 26–27, 2026
📍 Sports Hall at Primary School No. 388, 25/33 Deotymy Street, Warsaw

There will be two training sessions on Saturday and one on Sunday. We will also have a social gathering on Saturday evening.

Full seminar: 250 PLN
Saturday: 180 PLN
Single training session: 100 PLN

See you on the tatami! 👋

More information:
https://aikikai.com.pl/staz-z-tamayuki-shimamoto-shihan-7-dan/

01/09/2026

Tada Sensei, travelling overseas and teaching at age 96. Pretty amazing.

21/08/2026

Allan Ashard Senpai is kindly visiting the Gold Coast from Noosa and will be teaching a class at my home dojo tonight.

Anyone is welcome to join, so please let me know if you’re interested! ✋

Don’t miss this special opportunity to train with Allen Senpai!

Time: 7:00–8:30 pm

14/08/2026

Here is a popular quotation from "The Art of Peace", translated by John Stevens:

"The Art of Peace begins with you. Work on yourself and your appointed task in the Art of Peace."

Here is the original Japanese quotation, from "Aiki Shinzui" (合気神髄):

合気はまず己れから始まる。己れを磨き、己れに与えられた天命を果たせ。

Here is a direct translation of the Japanese above:

"Aiki begins with oneself. Polish yourself and fulfill the heavenly mission that has been given to you."

If you noticed - "The Art of Peace" does not exist in the original Japanese, as it does not appear in in any of the original Japanese quotations from which these quotations were drawn, since... it's not really a phrase that Morihei Ueshiba even used.

What John Stevens did was to replace the words "Aiki" and "Aikido" where they appeared in the original Japanese text with "The Art of Peace", significantly altering the nuance and context of the quotations.

Actually,this was done at the request of the publisher, for marketing purposes - hoping to profit off of the enormous commerical success of "The Art of War" by producing a "companion volume".

It worked fairly well commercially, but at the cost of altering and rearranging the original meanings and, particularly in the case of the "The Art of Peace" which consists entirely of out of context quotations, eliminating the context of the statements that would actually give them meaning.

Here are some thoughts on that from Stan Pranin:

"Recently, due to the publication of a series of books whose authorship has been attributed to Morihei Ueshiba, founder of aikido, I have felt compelled to weigh in on the subject of what O-Sensei actually did write during his career as a martial artist. The answer is in brief, 'almost nothing.'
..the published books containing quotations attributed to Morihei Ueshiba available in various Western languages are based on “sanitized” Japanese versions of Morihei’s words. They have been edited and simplified with an eye to presenting text accesible to modern readers, but are devoid of many of those terms and metaphors actually used by the founder of aikido which failed to match the tenor of the times."

"O-Sensei's Spiritual Writings: Where did they really come from?" by Stanley Pranin
(link in comments)

09/08/2026

🥋Wannabe a MASTER Class🥋

We have a special morning training at my house next week🥋

Date: Sunday, 16th Aug 2026
Time: 9:30〜 12:00 followed by lunch
Cost: $18
Venue: Hope Island

Anyone is welcome to join💁‍♀️

15/06/2026

Random Pics; Tamayuki Shimamoto Sensei Seminar
Tamayuki Sensei is now on his way home after an amazing weekend seminar here in Brisbane. Here's a few random photos.
We kicked off on Friday with informal training and a get together at Bayside Budokai, before sessions on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
Thank you to everyone who supported us: our friends from Brisbane Aiki Kai and Runaway Bay, and also those who travelled from Lennox Heads, Canberra and even Singapore.
Special thanks also to Sensei for coming to share his art and teaching with us.
Stay tuned for details of next time. Can't wait!

01/06/2026

Great training yesterday at BA with Takase Sensei. Congrats to Jacqui too!