Thaikidave

Dear jaideeguy,

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Sincerely

David

<br />Hey Oz,<br /><br />What exactly are you looking for??? Strike pads, Heavy Bags, Body pads....over the years I have pretty much found everything here. I have not found a decent gi , I brought all mine from the States......I do know where you can buy real well made swords however.<br />

Does anyone know where to buy decent mats for Aikido or Judo in Thailand? I can't find a manufacturer. The only mats I can find cost about three times what they do in America. If I buy 50 2X1 meter mats from China I can get a decent price but what about shipping and import? Also I don't need that many. Any Ideas would be appreciated.

What about tatami mats? Is there a cheap place to buy decent tatami? FBT Lists their judo tatami at about three times the price of Zebra mats in the US. By the way where do you study Aikido? We have a small club in Phuket just starting up.

Try FBT, 7th Floor.

FBT is a local sports equipment manufacturer who also have their own store near the Ramkampaeng University.

I usually buy the dogis for our Aikido students their.

We've put up a web site with some information and contact information. It's www.aikidoofphuket.com It's a quick cookie cutter web page but it will do for now.

Wow!

I just heard about one of my male friends, he joined the competition of Jujitsu at Tiger Muai Thai on last Saturday. He has training from this place too.

Didn't know that many people in Phuket are practicing this kind of art a lot. it seems popular....

I love good Jujitsu. I studied Relson Gracie Jujitsu for a while and it has the same technical qualities as Aikido. It all comes from the same place.

I've got a small group of friends together practicing Aikido and Aiki-jujitsu. I've got over 15 years of training, most of it with Donovan Waite Shihan. We have a matted space to practice on, and some weapons to play with. My friends also study karate, tai chi, MMA, jujitsu, escrima, muay chaiya and other arts.

I could be interested in joining you, if you can handle an aging 'beginner'..? I did do some Aikido at school (40 yrs ago), and I try to keep myself in reasonable shape. Where is your place of practice, and what days do you meet..? I am also away quite a bit, so it would only be the occasional visit.

We meet regularly on Wednesday and Friday night, from 5:45 to 7:30pm. Tonight we're meeting at S-BAC school across from Bangkok Hospital. Usually we meet at Global Martial Arts behind the Toyota dealership on the bypass. Old, young, beginner, or 15th dan, we take all kinds. There are only a few of us so far, but S-BAC school is sponsoring us, and we have encouragement from Fukakusa Shihan, and my teacher Donovan Waite Shihan to do this, so we plan to grow.

I've got a small group of friends together practicing Aikido and Aiki-jujitsu. I've got over 15 years of training, most of it with Donovan Waite Shihan. We have a matted space to practice on, and some weapons to play with. My friends also study karate, tai chi, MMA, jujitsu, escrima, muay chaiya and other arts.