Our Instructors

Welcome our permissions page for Lancashire Aikikai Instructors who are authorised to take classes without supervision.

The Aikikai believes all such Instructors should:

  • hold a Governing Body coaching award,
  • be a Dan Grade in Aikido,
  • be First Aid qualified,
  • hold appropriate insurance,
  • be DBS checked in accordance with Child Protection policy where they take classes involving under 18s and
  • be authorised to take classes by our Head of Association - also validating all the elements listed above are current.

Those given Permission to Teach classes unsupervised in the Lancashire Aikikai are listed on this webpage.

The BAB website lists our members who hold their coaching award.


 

 

 

Name

Permission for:

Permission to take classes unsupervised till

Andrew Baird

All

March 2026

Susan Baird

All

May 2024

Dave Barber

All

Apr 2025

Margaret Bland

All

Aug 2025

John Brooke

All

Sep 2024

Algy Cole

All

Sept 2024

Edward Harris

Adults only

Jun 2025

Graham Harrison

Adults only

Aug 2024

Istvan Koloh

All

Jul 2026

Mark Lunt

Adults only

Oct 2024

Raymond Munns

All

Nov 2024

John Perry

All

Apr-2024

Kevin Rice

Adults only

Mar 2024

Christine Shepherd

All

Aug 2024

Kim Van Silfhout

Adults only

Sept 2025

Christopher Wallace

All

Aug 2024

Neil Wright

Adults only

Nov 2024

Hephzi Yohannan

All

Aug 2024