Island Aikido classes taught by experienced, Japanese trained instructors living on the Saanich Peninsula.  Our instructor group includes: Jim Kightley, 3^rd dan, Wendy Seward, 2nd dan and Fred Haynes, 7th dan.

 

Above: (Left) Instructor Jim Kightley throws an uke (Right) Instructor Wendy Seward prepares to throw her partner.

Jim Kightley has trained for over 20 years and Wendy Seward has trained since 1983, studying with Japanese, Canadian and British instructors.

Jim, and Wendy were the founder instructors of the Waterloo Yoshinkan Aikido club. Together Jim and Wendy bring many years of experience in teaching and technical development of Aikido.  

Below: Instructor Fred Haynes and Mark Baker in
Tokyo demonstration with the late Soke Gozo Shioda.

Fred Haynes has trained for over 30 years in Aikido and was a direct student for 6 years of the late Gozo Shioda Sensei, (see history page). Living in Japan, Fred completed the one year, full time professional instructors course, taught to select members of the Tokyo riot police and uchi deshi. First prize winner (with Alister Thomson) of the 1989 All Japan Yoshinkan Aikido Demonstration. One of the founding instructors at the very successful Georgetown Aikido club in Ontario for 14 years, Fred moved to Vancouver Island in 2003.