Abertillery Aikido Club. Bushinkai.

Name: Dai Harris

4th Kyu Aikido

3rd Kyu Kendo (BKA)

Job: Quality Assurance

Why Aikido?: After being busy with work and study for a long time, I was looking to get back in to some fitness training but I wasn't sure of what training I should do that would keep me motivated. A friend mentioned Aikido and explained some of the basic principles and although I've never really considered a martial Art, I thought it sounded interesting.

Abertillery Aikido: I went to my first Aikido class in October 2005 still unsure whether Aikido would still interest me. I was made to feel very welcome on my first day and since then have not looked back. Sensei Jones's instruction of the principles and techniques of Traditional Aikido is very enjoyable and demonstrates the many disciplines of both weapon and non-weapons training.

The members of Aberaikido have also been great influences in my practice through their patience and support and it is always a pleasure to be thrown to the mat, sometimes I roll and sometimes I don't but I am getting better.

Ambitions: Too many to list. Retiring at 30 and playing guitar for Metallica are a couple I've missed out on. More down to earth goals are to travel more, learn a foreign language and bungee some more.

I try to live my life with the sentiment of learning something new everyday. Aikido provides me with constant challenges and my aim is continue to build on the knowledge I have already learnt.