Sensei Ronnie Smith

Why Practise With Sensei Ronnie Smith?

Here is a little about me:

I was born in 1984, and I have been practising Aikido in Glasgow since 2008 under the tuition of Sensei Richard Firestone 5th Dan. I am from Irish and Scottish descent mostly, my grandfather on my mother’s side come from Donegal, Ireland. My grandparents of my father’s side were from the Isle of Lewis. I attended Sir John Maxwell Primary in Pollokshaws, Glasgow which had a Gaelic unit at the time and I speak pretty good Gaelic.

I grew up having a love for many sports. A little later on I developed a great passion for music after picking up my first guitar age 10. My dreams of rock stardom have not quite manifested (yet) but I have played all over the UK in bands.

I studied Law at university but never found a traineeship to go further in that career. Funnily enough, the only interview I got for a legal traineeship was with a man who asked me about Aikido (as it was in my cv). I think that was the only reason he brought me in for the interview. I later found out he was looking for a class to join (he was at that time running the Glasgow Zen Meditation group, which was funny as my mum had told me to take “meditation” off of my cv as one of my interests!).

I worked a variety of retail and civil service jobs before eventually starting my business which is an international raw vegan festival called UK Fruitfest. This event has been held in England every year since 2014.

I have a great interest in health and wellness throughout my life and have travelled the world to learn from great teachers about nutrition and healthy living. I have been practising a 100% raw vegan diet since 2012.

I believe that Aikido is an excellent way to continue to develop the body and mind throughout life and I am committed to continuing to practise and develop Aikido. I believe through the practise of Aikido we can learn to be better people and deal with confrontation and stress in a more effective way.

You are welcome to contact with with any questions or enquiries:

Telephone/Whatsapp: 07936 875 064

Email: aikidoforglasgow@gmail.com