Here is the August 2025 Aikido update for the Ki Federation of Great Britain.
Summer Seminar
We enjoyed another very successful Summer Seminar.
As well as our UK members, we were pleased to welcome members from Paris and Rennes in France, and from Canada and Holland. We hope they all had a good journey home. We all enjoyed meeting our old friends again, just like a great big family.
Our thanks go to the committee for their teaching, also to Peter, Will, James and Yiannnis for their administrative help. Thanks also go to all the Dan Grades who came to make ukemi on the Dan Grading and all the members who helped with tea making etc. Thanks to Dimitri and Natalia for arranging the night of Greek Dancing – greatly enjoyed by all.
On behalf of the committee members, we would like thank the members for their presents at the finish of the Seminar. Sensei Margaret would personally like to say thank you very much for her present and card which included some lovely remarks.
Sensei Williams was very pleased to be able to meet and chat with our International Representatives again – Adam from Paris, William from Holland and Dimitri and Wayne from Canada.
Congratulation go to all the members who passed their Kyu Gradings on the Seminar, and to the following members who passed their Dan Grading…
- 1st Dan: S. Byrne.
- 2nd Dan: N. Brobakk, Mejid Ben Haj Kacem and S. Fowler.
- 3rd Dan: P. Oroszlany, P. Le Houerou, M. Dekker and P. Lenoir.
We wish a speedy recovery to Bonita Cornish and William Bennet after their knee operations.
Autumn Seminar
Due to the numbers who applied for their Dan Grading on this Seminar the Dan Gradings will start on the Saturday at 9:30am.
- 1st Dan Grading: 9:30am.
- 2nd Dan Grading: 11:35 am approximately.
- 3rd Dan Grading: 12:20pm approximately.
- Saturday open course: 2:30pm to 4:30pm.
- Sunday open course: 10:00am to 12:00pm. Kyu Grading at 12:15pm.
Additional Course
Carl Myers from the Brighton & Shoreham club has booked another Area course, with a Kyu Grading, on the 9th November.