Lappeenranta’s Aikido Club Asahi is once again organizing the annual autumn beginner’s course of Aikido. The course is open to all those interested, without any requirements related to either martials arts or athleticism. The course will last the rest of the current year and will go over all the basics of Aikido. The course takes place in the Lappeenta City Sports Building’s wrestling hall, with weekly exercises on Wednesdays at 19:30 and on Fridays at 17:30.
A suitable set of equipment consists of clothes suited for indoor exercise, such as a T-shirt and sweatpants, and a water bottle. Socks are also preferred. The changing rooms also have showers, so bring a towel if you want to wash yourself after training.
You can come and test out training with us for a few weeks without charge. After the trial period is over, the fee for the rest of the year is 40€ in total. Please note that the admission fee into the Lappeenranta City Sports Building (where our training is conducted) is separate from our club’s fee, nor can we affect it. Tickets can be purchased either from the ticket machine (located in the swimming hall lobby) or loaded onto a SmartCard (available from the cafeteria checkout, also in the swimming hall lobby). Please note that entry into the gym side is on the other end of the building compared to the swimming hall lobby.
For those interested, an introduction license that is accompanied by an insurance is available.
Lappeenranta Sports Building information: https://lappeenranta.fi/en/ptv-pages/ptv-service-locations/lappeenranta-sports-building
Sports Building gym ticket information. We use these prices, as the wrestling hall is considered part of the gym side of the building: https://lappeenranta.fi/en/ptv-pages/ptv-service-locations/lappeenranta-swimming-hall-gym
SuomiSport Aikido introduction license & insurance: https://www.suomisport.fi/events/f1d7d936-32f3-46d0-9cb4-be48e1b65c0e
The Finnish Aikido Federation’s quick-start instructions for SuomiSport: https://www.aikidoliitto.fi/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/suomisport_instructions__english.pdf
