Aikijutsu - taught differently
A four‑week introduction to the principles — where the art starts to make sense.
What this course is
The Foundations Course is a structured introduction to Aikijutsu for adults who want a clear, principle‑based understanding of how the art works.
Across four weeks, you’ll work in pairs, standing, learning how intent, timing, and structure shape what your partner feels.
Everything is shown step‑by‑step, with direct explanation and practical application.
No sparring.
No choreography.
No performance culture.
You don’t need fitness, flexibility, or prior experience — just interest and attention.
What this course is
The Foundations Course is a structured introduction to Aikijutsu for adults who want a clear, principle‑based understanding of how the art works.
Across four weeks, you’ll work in pairs, standing, learning how intent, timing, and structure shape what your partner feels.
Everything is shown step‑by‑step, with direct explanation and practical application.
No sparring.
No choreography.
No performance culture.
You don’t need fitness, flexibility, or prior experience — just interest and attention.
Why everyone starts here
Every martial art has a word for it. Kihon. Basics. Fundamentals.
Every serious practitioner — regardless of art, regardless of rank — knows what happens when foundations are skipped. The technique works until it doesn’t. The principle was never really there.
Aikijutsu is built on principles that don’t exist in the same form in any other art. Not because other arts are wrong — because this art approaches movement, timing, and force from a different starting point entirely.
The Foundations Course is where that starting point gets established. Four weeks. Correct from the beginning. Everything that follows builds on it properly.
If you’ve trained before — in anything — you already know why this matters.
If you've trained before
This course is still the entry point.
Aikijutsu here is principle‑based, not technique‑based, so the Foundations Course gives you the framework required to make sense of the main classes.
Most experienced practitioners discover gaps they didn’t know they had — especially around intent, posture, timing, and directional clarity.
If you're an experience Aikidoka or Jujutsuka
Aikijutsu in this dojo is not Aikido.
The principles, sequencing, and method are different, and the Foundations Course gives you the system you’ll need to understand how everything fits together.
If you have extensive experience, we can run a 1:1 90‑minute version of the Foundations Course within the class that covers the full framework in one session, allowing you to join the main classes immediately.
The Principles we train with
These principles drive everything we do.
Once you’ve felt the basics, they make the system clear.
Aiki — Trigger natural reflexes through connection.
Conflict — Remove collision through directional choice.
Intent — Act with full commitment.
Movement & Timing — Controlled movement beats speed and strength.
Posture — Structure creates stability and direction.
Put — Place with clarity.
Give & Receive — Exchange without losing your line.
The Same — One system. Every direction. Total clarity.
Why everyone starts here
Every martial art has a word for it. Kihon. Basics. Fundamentals.
Every serious practitioner — regardless of art, regardless of rank — knows what happens when foundations are skipped. The technique works until it doesn’t. The principle was never really there.
Aikijutsu is built on principles that don’t exist in the same form in any other art. Not because other arts are wrong — because this art approaches movement, timing, and force from a different starting point entirely.
The Foundations Course is where that starting point gets established. Four weeks. Correct from the beginning. Everything that follows builds on it properly.
If you’ve trained before — in anything — you already know why this matters.
If you've trained before
This course is still the entry point.
Aikijutsu here is principle‑based, not technique‑based, so the Foundations Course gives you the framework required to make sense of the main classes.
Most experienced practitioners discover gaps they didn’t know they had — especially around intent, posture, timing, and directional clarity.
If you're an experience Aikidoka or Jujutsuka
Aikijutsu in this dojo is not Aikido.
The principles, sequencing, and method are different, and the Foundations Course gives you the system you’ll need to understand how everything fits together.
If you have extensive experience, we can run a 1:1 90‑minute version of the Foundations Course within the class that covers the full framework in one session, allowing you to join the main classes immediately.
The Principles we train with
These principles drive everything we do. Once you’ve felt the basics, they make the system clear.
Aiki — Trigger natural reflexes through connection.
Conflict — Remove collision through directional choice.
Intent — Act with full commitment.
Movement & Timing — Controlled movement beats speed and strength.
Posture — Structure creates stability and direction.
Put — Place with clarity.
Give & Receive — Exchange without losing your line.
The Same — One system. Every direction. Total clarity.
How the Foundation group works
The Foundations group trains separately from the main class. Same night, Same space, Different focus.
Your group has its own instructor, its own pace, and its own progression — running alongside the regular class rather than inside it. The structure is deliberate. Foundations principles need space to be established properly before the complexity of the main class makes sense.
Same room.
Different work.
Both serious.
How the Foundation group works.
The Foundations group trains separately from the main class. Same night, Same space, Different focus.
Your group has its own instructor, its own pace, and its own progression — running alongside the regular class rather than inside it. The structure is deliberate. Foundations principles need space to be established properly before the complexity of the main class makes sense. Same room. Different work. Both serious.
How the four weeks are structured.
Each week has a specific focus. The sequence is deliberate - what you learn in Week 1 is is revised and build upon in week 2.
Week 1 - Posture and Movement
Posture. Distance. Evasive movement. Irimi.
How posture and movement create the conditions for everything that follows — and why the outcome begins before the technique is named.
Week 2 - Kuzushi (Unbalancing)
Intent. Atemi. Tsukuri. Put.
How unbalancing actually works in Aikijutsu. How structure shapes what your partner feels. How placement creates the outcome without force.
Week 3 - Adhesion and Aiki
Adhesion. Aiki. Rear triangle. Same line.
How connection is maintained through movement. Where the principle becomes tangible — and where most people first feel what Aikijutsu actually is.
Week 4 - Tai Sabaki: Resolving conflict
Angle. Avoiding conflict. Front triangle. Principle reveal.
How everything from the first three weeks combines.
Not techniques — the principles underneath them, brought together in practice.
Who teaches the Foundation Course
The Foundations Course is taught by a senior Kobukai practitioner — someone who has trained in this dojo for years and understands exactly where a new student needs to start.
The course runs alongside the regular Wednesday class, which Darren teaches simultaneously. The foundations group has its own focus, its own pace, and its own instructor. Darren oversees the programme and is present throughout.
Full instructor details are included in the Next Steps page sent before your first session.
One condition
If you come to the first session and it's not right for you — for any reason — full refund.
No conversation required. No questions asked. We'd rather you leave after one session than stay for the wrong reasons.
The people who train here are here because they want to be. That's the only culture worth building.
Course details
Duration: 4 weeks
Sessions: Wednesday evenings, 7:30pm-9pm
Total training time: 6 hours
Investment: $39
Location: Scarborough Community Hub
Parking: Free, directly outside
What to wear: Trackpants, t-shirt. No uniform required
Change facilities: (Public) Change rooms (and showers) available
What to bring: Water bottle. That's it
Experience required: None.
Fitness required: None.
Contracts: None.
Just let us know and we can work around it.
Q. Inquiring mid-course or unsure which intake suits you?
Reply and we’ll work out the best way for you to start.
The keikogi (uniform) comes later — when you decide to continue.
What happens after the 4 weeks
Most people who complete the Foundations course choose to continue - but there's no pressure to commit to anything long term.
After the 4 weeks you can:
- move into the regular Wednesday class.
- Repeat the Foundations Course if you want more time
- or simply finish the 4 weeks and leave it there.
There are no contracts, no expectations, and no obligation to continue. You'll know exactly what feels right for you once you've experienced the course.
Ready to confirm your place?
Reply to this message and we'll lock in your spot for the next available intake.
If the timing doesn't work for you right now — just mention it. We'll find the next start date that suits.
That's all it takes. We'll confirm and send a reminder before your first session.
Any questions before then — same place. Just ask.
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Scarborough Community Hub.
173 Gildercliffe Street, Scarborough, Perth, WA 6019
Kobukai International Budo - Australia.