Welcome
to the O Do Ryu Aikido Website. Classes for all levels, including beginners
are run at this venue serve
the Carshalton, Cheam, Croydon, Epsom, Ewell, Kingston, Merton, Mitcham,
Morden, New Malden, Raynes Park, Sutton, Worcester Park and associated
local areas of South West London.
O
Do Ryu Judo has been in existence since the early seventies. Its
founder members followed the teachings of Senta Yamada Sensei, head of
Kikusui Kai. The "YouTube" video shows the style of Judo
in those early days.
John
Wilkinson, an early student of Senta Yamada
Sensei, started
running classes in the hut at the Surbiton Town Sports Club in
Worcester Park, Surrey.
Adrian
Tyndale and his first instructor John Wilkinson in the early 70's
The
O Do Ryu Aikido school first opened in 1995 and regular classes ran for a few
years at the old site with classes being taken by Adrian Tyndale. He was
originally a student at the O Do Ryu. Adrian became a student
of John Waite Sensei, where he was introduced to Yamada Sensei.
The
teachings of Professor Tomiki and latterly Yamada Sensei link Dr Kano's Judo and
Ueshiba Sensei's Aikido
and classes linking the two activities under the heading Judo Taiso are now
being run
at the new Centre in Malden Road, Worcester Park.
Adrian
Tyndale Senta
Yamada
Sensei
John Waite Sensei
Regular classes are held on Monday's.
The first hour is for beginners and Family
Aikido only. Afterwards all levels are welcome. The emphasis is on basics
and natural body movement, this leads to a good posture and a sound self defence
structure for the student, building self awareness and self confidence.The aerobic content of the classes help and improve fitness and the
general well being of the student.
that a
smaller person can throw one much bigger.
This is only one
objective and each persons aim will be different. 
