July 2002 - Aikido Shudokan Summer School with Master Thamby Rajah and Sensei Joe Thambu 7th Dan IYAF.
April 2005 - Meeting of Minds Seminar organised by Richard Portsmouth Sensei 7th Dan & Terry Harrison Sensei 5th Dan IYAF
July 2005 - Gozo Shioda Memorial organised by Garry Masters Sensei 6th Dan IYAF
March 2006 - Inoue Hanshi 9th Dan IYAF seminar Paris France hosted by Jaques Muguruza Sensei 7th Dan IYAF
April 2006 - Meeting of Minds Seminar organised by Richard Portsmouth Sensei 7th Dan & Terry Harrison Sensei 5th Dan IYAF
July 2006 - Gozo Shioda Memorial organised by Terry Harrison Sensei 5th Dan IYAF
April 2007 - Sensei Joe Thambu 7th Dan IYAF Seminar Nottingham
November 2007 - Sensei Joe Thambu 7th Dan IYAF & Sensei John Marshall 5th Dan IYAF Seminar Nottingham
Leila began her Aikido training in January 1999 at the Tanseikan Aikido Dojo in London under the instruction of Vanda Fairchild Sensei 5th Dan JAA and David Fielding Sensei 5th Dan JAA. Sensei Fairchild and Sensei Fielding are both Tomiki Aikido world champions and managers of the GB national squad.
Leila moved to Nottingham in 2001 and began training under Andy Hobday Sensei in the Yoshinkan style of Aikido. Leila has attended seminars both in the UK and abroad and has received tuition from many senior Yoshinkan Aikido instructors.
In 2005 Leila joined Andy Hobday Sensei in setting up and running Aikido Shoshinkai.
In 2007 Leila was awarded her Shodan by Joe Thambu Sensei (7th Dan IYAF).
Leila is a fully qualified Sport England registered instructor and is trained in first aid.