About us

Mission statement

The mission of Adelaide Yoshinkai Aikido is to work in partnership with the South Australian community:

• to provide students with best quality training, focusing on the promotion of the aikido philosophy and ideals.
• providing an environment that is conducive to practising excellent aikido.
• to practise aikido in a friendly, and non-competitive atmosphere,
• to promote and spread the Yoshinkan style of aikido.

Vision

Adelaide Yoshinkai Aikido takes pride in its ability to meet the challenges of the future. We will always seek to improve our performance and maximise the contribution we make to the promotion of aikido for the people of South Australia. In particular, we will support the development of martial art skills and confidence of the people in South Australia.

Values

We will achieve our mission by being an empowered, competent team sharing common values that emphasise:

• Leadership
• Harmony
• Innovation and teamwork
• Health, safety and welfare of our students and instructors
• Effective strategic and operational planning
• Principles of equity

Business principles

In managing its business Adelaide Yoshinkai Aikido will:

• Offer its students best value for money and manage risk
• Be innovative, flexible and relevant
• Base decisions on sound research and the best available information
• Be committed to continuous improvement
• Be outcome and customer focused

Our background

Adelaide Yoshinkai Aikido was originally a non-profit organisation and was incorporated in December 21, 1993. The club members began training in January 1994, and were based at the Western Youth Centre on Marion Road, Cowandilla. The club enjoyed limited success until it was dissolved by a meeting of members on January 24, 1999 and was finally de-registered as a non-profit organisation on August 4, 1999.

In June 1995, Mary-Joan Bradley and Terry Dean purchased an apostolic church located at 47 The Crescent, Blair Athol and converted part of the building into a professional dojo which has been operating as a business since January 29, 1998.

The Ojirowashi dojo is an independent dojo that promotes and teaches Yoshinkan Aikido based on the International Yoshinkan Aikido Federation (IYAF) syllabus. We have a close affiliation with the NZYAF because our chief instructor was trained by Eddie Wong Sensei, 6th Dan Yoshinkan instructor from Auckland, New Zealand. Our contact with the Yoshinkan Honbu dojo is maintained via this important relationship.