“The instructor can only impart one portion of the teaching. To be able to utilize technique, one must learn it through his/her own experience of diligent and ceaseless training.” — Aikido Founder, Ueshiba Morihei
Simon Harris is ranked 5th dan in Aikido, a practice he began more than 20 years ago, and has been the head instructor at the dojo since its inception over 10 years ago. Since his initial stay of 10 months as a 15-year-old in 1988, he has travelled to the headquarters dojo in Iwama, Japan, every few years to ensure consistency of technical and spiritual direction and development.
His approach to teaching follows as closely as possible that of his current instructor and mentor, Saito Hitohiro Soke and before that of the late Saito Morihiro Sensei. Classes focus on the fundamentals of each technique, with instruction and correction tailored to the needs of each student.
Simon currently lives in West Melbourne with his wife and child to be and can be reached via the contact page.