This post is aimed specifically at our Aikido Teachers. As Ki Federation club administrators we have to maintain details of our own students, including grading dates and, in particular, Ki Federation membership renewal dates. I decided some time ago that it’s not worth me investing (at club level) in a computer database – a paper…
Christmas Course 2016 We wish all our National and International members and families a wonderful Christmas and a very peaceful New Year. Congratulations to the following members who were successful on their Dan Gradings at the Christmas course… 1st Dan: C. Williams. 2nd Dan: M Griffin, C. Whyton. 3rd Dan: D. Bailey, C.Rudge. Congratulations also to the members…
Congratulations to those Dan Grades who were awarded 6th Dan on their dan group course. They are: I. M. Bamford, A. Botto, T. Brown, I. Lakin, D. Parr and F. Blake. For the Christmas Course, on the 10th December, we have 5 members going for 1st Dan grading, 3 for 2nd Dan grading and 3 for 3rd Dan grading. So, we require…
It is with great sadness that we have to report that Les Bragg passed away this week. He had been admitted to hospital with pneumonia. Les, from Plymouth, has been an enthusiastic and committed student of the Ki Federation for many years – attending as many courses as he could, including those outside the UK.…
Autumn Seminar 2016 It was good to see everyone who attended the Autumn Seminar and we thank all the members who helped out on the weekend and with the gradings. Our congratulations to the following members who passed their Dan Grading… 1st Dan: C. Kasba, Z. Sullivan, A. MacDonald and T. Ramsay. 2nd Dan:…
2016 Teacher’s Course It was good to see all the teachers on the annual teacher’s course this month, including Sensei Seerha from Canada and Sensei Bennett from Holland. For 2017, there are now 5 seminars – all Kyu gradings and Dan gradings are now to be held on these seminars, or the Christmas (party) course. From now…
Summer Seminar We’ve finished another very enjoyable Summer Seminar, with many of our members from Australia, America, Canada, France, Holland and Russia attending. We hope they all had a good journey home. Sensei and Sensei Margaret thank all for their presents and cards at the end of the Seminar – very much appreciated. Sensei Walters would…
Please note that there will be access restrictions to HQ during August – click here for more information. We congratulate the following members who passed their Dan Grading on the 2nd July. 1st Dan: J. Goldstone and H. Rerhrhaye 3rd Dan: K. Spencer We were very short of members to make ukemi on the day so a big thank…
We have some urgent news regarding Mark Causeway. We have just been informed that the road outside our Headquarters will be closed for resurfacing during our summer school. We have been in comunication with the highways department and have agreed a solution with them. During summer school there will be road closed signs on the approach to…
We hope all is well and you are enjoying our lovely weather. Our thoughts were with our members in Paris with the flooding they experienced. We have four members who will be taking their 1st Dan examination and two members taking their 3rd Dan examination on Saturday 2nd July so we require Dan Grades to…
