Cocks Moors Woods Central Aikikai

Excellent Aikido club. My daughter has been attending for a number of years and loves it. The instructors are very experienced and have a great approach to teaching members of all ages and levels. Very welcoming and friendly environment. Can't recommend it enough.

My two children and I have been coming to this club for a couple of months now. This is a great place! Very welcoming and friendly with a good mixture of beginners and advanced. There is always someone to practice with. Instructors have years of experience behind their belts and have thought many. They can easily assess your needs and suggest how you can improve and progress. The Cocks Moors Woods dojo cooperates closely with other similar places in Birmingham so there are often additional co...

Lessons are always very well structured, friendly taught to a high standard. The club has a good social side too and always encourages you to come along. Large mat area, showers, on site parking etc.

The Club is friendly and welcoming. Able to cater for a wide range of abilities from beginners to experienced Aikido students. Mark Pickering knows his stuff and runs the club on a not for profit basis. So costs are kept as low as possible. Grading is available if wished, and as it is non competitive you can focus on improving yourself. They run regular courses with guest instructors and have strong links with other clubs at a local and national level. It is clear that he is teaching somethin...

I’ve been training at Cocksmoors for 25 years. It’s been great training and a great social life. Both here and abroad. The standard of teaching both for adults and juniors is high. My daughter now trains there and my son will when he’s old enough.