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SHUNPOOKAN AIKIDO UNITED STATES
Traditional Aikido for Modern Times
Main Dojo - Shunpookan Aikido NC
Classes Tue and Thu from 6:30 to 8:00
258 W Franklin Blvd, Gastonia NC
704 478 030
spknc@yahoo.com
SHUNPOOKAN US DOJOS
CLASSES AND COURSES
Practical and Traditional
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Traditional Hombu-based syllabus training. Working through a solid understanding of Aikido fundamentals and formal rank progression.
We complement the traditional syllabus with effective self defense applications of the key fundamentals. This is the "Fire" element contained within Aikido.
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We focus on the main three weapons, the tanto, the bokken and the jo. In addition we study how techniques can translate to other art's weapons such as the bo, the han-bo, escrima sticks, and others.
Sensei Gilbert has been teaching Aikido in the US since 2005 after moving here from the UK. SPK NC is the only traditional Aikido school in Gaston County. We welcome students of all backgrounds and experience.
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Instructors from the Shunpookan system have started schools in York South Carolina and Tulsa Oklahoma. All our US based schools maintain a strong link to the United Kingdom and the head of the Shunpookan system, Shihan Brian Burrows.
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