Practicing Aikido at Seishin-seii is serious, fun and challenging.

We first and foremost strive to give our students a thorough grasp of the basic technics and stances of body and mind. This includes ongoing attention to safe and flexible ukemi, the process of receiving a technique through, for example break falls and getting up again.

Wooden weapons - sword, staff and knife - feature regularly. These teach proper attitude, distance, and timing. This brings us a deeper understanding of Aikido. We also pay attention to Katori, the oldest known Japanese fighting school. So we study the martial source and application of Aikido. We believe that an honest approach to combat teaches alertness, resilience and effectiveness. It also enables students to become more grounded and build inner strength (ki).

We discourage competition and displays of ego, though. Instead mutual respect and care are at the heart of what we do. We strive for a safe learning environment in which people can build on each others experience. Japanese etiquette is key to the spirit of Aikido.

Our dojo is inclusive and diverse with people from all walks of life, from professor to gardener, from young miljonaire to old pensioner and there is no jealousy but friendship.

Our dojo is a community. We share meals, watch aikidomovies, go to the cinema, an exhibition or a pop concert, whatever we find as mutual interests. See our blog.
We support each other also in difficult times. Aikido is a metaphor for life. You fall and you get up. It is of a certain importance that we have the privilege of training on fixed mats in our own plain but beautiful and clean space.

Twice a year we have exam day preceded by cleaning the dojo and ending with sharing what we brought for dinner.

Our foundation has her own aims, characterized by an open mind to all forms and masters of Aikido but has chosen for affiliation with the Dutch Aikikai Foundation, shortly DAF, following Christian Tissier Shihan who gives a good example in many ways. Should you pass your exam for shodan (you then are allowed to wear a black belt) trained in our dojo, you will receive the certificate from the grandson of O Sensei, the so called Doshu all the way from Tokyo.