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Tatsumaki Dojo is a martial arts centre in the heart of Slough, which evolved out of a need for a permanent matted dojo for Slough Centre Aikido Club. The building was originally occupied by Express newspapers and substantial refurbishment and re-arrangement has taken place to make the most of the space available.

Tatsumaki boasts 3 dojos (training areas):-  Ground floor. There is a fully matted dojo, with a training area of 100 sq metres. There are also 3 treatment rooms, ladies and gents changing rooms, a martial arts shop and reception/ waiting area, ladies, gents and disabled toilets. On the first floor is our flexible dojo, training area 40 sq metres, which is fully carpeted, also on this floor ladies’ toilets. On the second floor is the large dojo, complete with rubberised sports floor, punch and kick bags and a training area of 160 sq metres, also serviced by more ladies’ and gents’ changing rooms. On the top floor we have an office and corporate training room.

PLEASE CLICK ON THE IMAGES TO  ENLARGE The Dojo was officially opened in May 2007 and already boasts an impressive array of Martial Arts and other fitness activities taking place regularly.

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Sponsorship
Tatsumaki Dojo is actively seeking sponsorship to improve the martial arts centre. Anyone who feels that they would like to be associated with us and believes in the social benefits with regard to integration, respect, discipline and tolerance that the study of a martial art brings, should contact us at: smap1@btconnect.com or via phone on 01753 572555 .

With thanks and regards, Ken and William

Comments Please:
Please feel free to send us your comments with regard to alterations or improvements that you’d like to see to the website or to the centre. Please try to keep them realistic and respectful. Also if you have a particular discussion point that you feel may be of interest to other martial artists then send it to us and we’ll post it here for open debate. smap1@btconnect.com          

Many thanks, Ken and William

Thank you:
It has been no small task building Tatsumaki Dojo and there are a number of individuals and companies who have helped us along the way and we feel that we must publicly thank these unsung heroes and heroines, to that extent we extend our wholehearted thanks -

To Caroline for your unwavering support and understanding during my (Ken’s) absence during the entirety of the project.
To Rod and Janet for your unstinting support of the club, your painting skills and for Rod’s dazzling expertise in building this website.
To our builders Foster and Edgson, for their superb eye for detail and the quality of their work - thank you Trevor and Dave.
To our sparks Paul and Trigg for rewiring the entire building to such a high standard.
To Chris at Carpet Burns for the installation of our sports flooring and the supply of all our carpets at a very reasonable rate.
To Mick and Norm for all their hard work painting and falling off ladders and especially Mick for his well aimed Gloop on the roof leaks.
To my Mum Shirley and my brother Steve for all their hard work over several weeks of painting.
To Chris at Edmundson Electrical for supplying all our Lighting, Cabling and Switchgear at such a preferential rate.
To Altype signs for all their assistance in creating and installing our signage.
To Steve Dutton a big thank you for all your hard work and genius with the design work for our leaflets and advertising.
To SEGRO for your help and support in finding us such a perfect building.
To Steve Wickes at Sports Development Slough Borough Council for your support and the initial help in securing our facility.
To John Kingsbury for the professional drawing taken from our original sketches which allowed us to secure planning permission.
To Sarah Mayo at Honda for your support and well wishes.
To Sophie and Danielle (William’s daughters) for your support and understanding when I couldn’t take you to the cinema because of work and/or lack of funds.
To Ali Khan for supplying the monitor.
To Steve of the USKO for his very kind gift of mirrors.
To Philippe and Sharon for the very generous gift of a fridge and for all the hours of painting that Sharon did along with the tea making.
To Martin Cullip for his very generous donation of the tv cameras for our closed circuit system in the main dojos and security.

For everyone else who has inspired and supported us we thank you.

And finally to all of those who either told us we couldn’t or that they weren’t prepared to, we thank you also for the added impetus we gained from this negativity.