Lesley Hilton spoke to the Jones family and found out how much of their life together revolves around Aikido. Even though their mother Caroline doesn't take part in the sport, it's still a major factor in her life. Nearly every night of the week, one member of the family is off doing Aikido, and she has to cope with them dashing off somewhere.

Caroline didn't realise initially that it was such an important part of Bob's life. For him, Aikido is almost an obsession. His commitment to it is such that he even did it on his wedding day. As a keen competitor himself, he also helped set up the first juniors club in Leeds, followed by junior competions and later the World Chamionships. When his first wife left him with two small children, it was the willpower and strength that Aikido gave him, that helped him work through the pain.

Aikido has been in all the children's blood from an early age. Bob says, "They would sit at the side of the mat in the pram." Even their godparents were members of the Aikido club. It was a natural progression for them to join in. And Danielle believes that Aikido has helped bond the two families together. Bob says, "To have teenage children who still do something with the father, is very good".

But Caroline feels left out sometimes. She thinks that Aikido comes too high up the rest of the family's priorities. She recognises though that it is the gelling factor in the family, admitting, "There are moments when I'm resentful of it, but not for very long".