Club Instructors:

Senior Club Instructor: Ghalib Galant (3^rd dan)

Ghalib Galant Sensei started his aikido training at the UCT club in 1987 under the tutelage of the late Jos Niehaus Sensei. He graded to shodan under Matthew Holland Sensei (6^th dan, Aikikai) – head of the Scottish Aikido Federation - in 1993.

In 2006 he was promoted to 3^rd dan by Franco Martuffi Sensei. Other important teachers who have left their mark along his journey with Aikido include Ken Cottier Sensei (7^th dan, Hong Kong), Mutsuko Minegishi Sensei (6^th dan, Saipan), the late Giorgio Veneri (6^th dan, Italy) and Daniel Kempling (5^th dan, USA Pacific Coast).

A professional conflict resolution practitioner, he constantly tries to connect our practice on the mat with our practice in our daily lives. This can be a challenge as he constantly exhorts us to “create beauty in the world”!