I took up Aikido (the 'Way of Harmony with Spirit') in March 2000, having had the martial art recommended to me by a few people. Until I came across Aikido, I was unaware that a martial art existed with principles that fitted my own ethics. It wasn't long before I also discovered that many elements of Aikido have direct parallels within permaculture. Here I set out to design a learning process that benefits everyone within the system; students, my local club & the whole school as beneficial guilds of people & Aikido itself.

 To read more about how I set out to achieve this, now visit the Design Process page.