SHUNPOOKAN AIKIDO UNITED STATES

Name: Shunpookan Aikido
Address: 258 West Franklin Boulevard, Gastonia, North Carolina, 28052, US
Telephone: (704) 478-6030

Traditional Aikido for Modern Times

Main Dojo - Shunpookan Aikido NC
Classes Tue and Thu from 6:30 to 8:00
258 W Franklin Blvd, Gastonia NC
704 478 030
spknc@yahoo.com

SHUNPOOKAN US DOJOS

SHUNPOOKAN NC

Classes: Tuesday and Thursday

Time: 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

Address: 258 W. Franklin Blvd, Gastonia NC

Contact 704 478 6030 or spknc@yahoo.com

Sensei Daniel Gilbert started his Aikido training in 1998 in Bridgnorth UK under Sensei Paul Evans, and Shihan Brian Burrows. Sensei Gilbert started teaching in Gastonia NC when he moved there from the UK in 2005.

Shunpookan NC focuses on traditional, effective Aikido. We follow the traditional syllabus, while constantly testing our techniques to ensure that they work in a self-defense situation.

Sensei Gilbert has studied various martial arts since 1976 including karate, jujitsu, vita saana, and thai kick-boxing among others.

CLASSES AND COURSES

Practical and Traditional

TRADITIONAL AIKIDO

Traditional Hombu-based syllabus training. Working through a solid understanding of Aikido fundamentals and formal rank progression.

SELF DEFENSE AIKIDO

We complement the traditional syllabus with effective self defense applications of the key fundamentals. This is the "Fire" element contained within Aikido.

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WEAPONS

We focus on the main three weapons, the tanto, the bokken and the jo. In addition we study how techniques can translate to other art's weapons such as the bo, the han-bo, escrima sticks, and others.

SHUNPOOKAN AIKIDO IN THE UNITED STATES

Sensei Gilbert has been teaching Aikido in the US since 2005 after moving here from the UK. SPK NC is the only traditional Aikido school in Gaston County. We welcome students of all backgrounds and experience.

Instructors from the Shunpookan system have started schools in York South Carolina and Tulsa Oklahoma. All our US based schools maintain a strong link to the United Kingdom and the head of the Shunpookan system, Shihan Brian Burrows.