Welcome to the Chishin Dojo Website

Welcome to our website, we are a small, friendly and open-minded Coventry Aikido Club. Chishin Dojo was formed in June 2007 with Hiroshi Ikeda sensei kindly giving us our name and interpreting this as "know one's self, one's heart; to (get to) know another person's heart - to connect heart-to-heart." We are located in Coventry City Centre.

Two of our teachers share a common connection through a sadly missed local teacher - Tom Moss (6th Dan) who passed away in 2003. We have a friendly, welcoming atmosphere in the club and try to maintain the feeling we all felt whilst Tom was still alive. We directly follow the teaching of Hiroshi Ikeda sensei with emphasis on his internal elements. Our main focus for the Tuesday classes is an analysis and study of internal strength and how it relates to Ueshiba's Aikido thanks to Mike Sigman.

Please feel free to come along and watch or join any of our classes – they are all open and everyone is welcome. Your first 2 weeks are free and we will cover your insurance for you. The best way to experience Aikido is to step onto the mat and have a go yourself, so please get in touch.

We welcome students from all associations no matter your grade or style.

^{a member of Aikido for Daily Life and affiliated to the British Aikido Board}