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AIKIDO SOUTH AFRICA^® is the only Aikikai Aikido organisation in South Africa with a Japanese Shihan as Technical Director, ensuring quality Aikido teachings to its students. AIKIDO SOUTH AFRICA^® was founded in 2009 by Elroy Goliath Sensei (4^th Dan) under the Technical Directorship of Aikikai Hombu Shihan Yoji Fujimoto (8^th Dan).

Goliath Sensei (Chairman and Chief instructor of AIKIDO SOUTH AFRICA^®) successfully tested for his SANDAN (3^rd Dan) and YONDAN (4^th Dan) examinations with Fujimoto Shihan during the respective 10-day Yudansha training seminars in Europe. The latter examination took place in July 2011.

He is the first South African ever to obtain these Dan grades directly from a Hombu Dojo Japanese Shihan during international examinations.

AIKIDO SOUTH AFRICA^® emphasizes strong and dynamic aikido movement with a clear and systematic teaching methodology easy to understand by students of all levels.  It dedicates itself to raising and maintaining the quality and standard of Aikido teaching in South Africa at its highest level, and on par with the best in the world. 

The aikido taught in AIKIDO SOUTH AFRICA^® affiliated dojo's are different in intensity and technical depth of understanding compared to others in South Africa (visit an AIKIDO SOUTH AFRICA^® dojo near to you or view the videos on this website - you can then decide for yourself). AIKIDO SOUTH AFRICA^® offers its students a variety of services, taking substantial interest in their development.

Classes are designed around children, youths and adults with Seminars being held on a frequent basis to support members technically, including formalized instructors courses. Children in AIKIDO SOUTH AFRICA^® become advanced senior aikido students - the future of aikido in South Africa! To find out what Aikido can do for your child - click here.

AIKIDO SOUTH AFRICA^® holds as strategic intent, the contribution to South African society, using aikido as vehicle for self-cultivation and leadership among all people in South Africa.

At its core, AIKIDO SOUTH AFRICA^® will be driving transformation by upliftment of disadvantaged communities and its youths. Aikido has previously and for decades been delimited in its exposures to only selected groups in the country, which now is changing towards a more inclusive martial art offered to the broader community in South Africa.

AIKIDO SOUTH AFRICA^® provides diferent types of services and levels of training.

These include specialised short courses of aikido-based self defence for women and corporate business, practical aikido for Law enforcement personnel or the more practical self defense inclined student.

 Team Building sessions for Corporates are also provided, allowing attendants to gain understanding of practical self defense through aikido while having lots of fun!

Members will also be happy to note that senior grading examinations will be performed by Fujimoto Shihan personally during his South African visits, or during their attendance of his seminars in Laces or at his dojo (Dojo Fujimoto - Milano, Italy).  

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