Thirty-six law-enforcement officers last week benefitted from Marshall Arts Training known as AIKIDO. The group made up of members of the Royal Anguilla Police Force, Customs Department and Prison benefitted from the two day AIKIDO training program facilitated by The Long Island Aikikai Organization.
The group under the leadership of Sensei Eddie Hagihara a 7th Dan Shihan (Master Instructor) in AIKIDO a traditional Japanese Martial Art used the two days to demonstrate and exposed the participants to ways of disarming and restraining armed and aggressive persons as well as self-defense.
“Thank you for the wonderful opportunity, which you have so generously offered, to introduce to you and your staff, the “non-fighting” martial art of Aikido to your beautiful island,’ said Janet Verdi who travelled with the group. “Everyone was very receptive to the training in weapons retention, disarming and restraining techniques”.
Representative from the three law enforcement agencies expressed their gratitude to the group for the invaluable lessons and techniques passed on to the officers over the two days of training.
Commissioner of Police Mr. Paul Morrison said, “All the officers who participated are now in a better position to disarm and restrain aggressive persons as well as defend themselves haven been exposed to this training. We in Anguilla are indeed happy that The Long Island Aikikai Organization took the time out to present these two days of training to our officers who will no doubt be able to use the techniques learnt when the need arises.”
Aikido roughly translates into “The Way of Harmonious Spirit” which espouses non-aggression, non-confrontation and harmony embodying the natural order and laws of the universe which exist within all of us.
The training took place at the RAPF Training Room on Thursday 28th and Friday 29th April 2016.
Chrispen Gumbs, Insp.
PMRO
Royal Anguilla Police Force
– Press Release
(Published without editing by The Anguillian newspaper.)
