We’ve had a wonderful first week on the Aikido Summer Seminar, and now are in full swing on the second week. Congratulations to the members who passed their Kyu gradings on the Friday and to the following who passed their Dan Gradings on the Saturday… 1st Dan: P. Daniels, O. Lowson, A. Davey, D. Coulton, T.…
We hear that everyone enjoyed the Cradley Heath course, and congratulate Ian Drew and his members on the 20th anniversary of their club opening. Another course, preparing for 3rd Dan Grading, has been arranged for the 19th July. This course will be very beneficial for those taking their grading this year. It can also be attended by any Dan Grades…
Here are some pictures from the Vancouver 2015 course, held over the 16th to 18th May. The final picture is of Kesia and her beautiful horse Spero, off the mat. Click on an image to expand it and view optional slideshow. Small video clips from the course can be found here. Go to Aikido galleries page. Getting…
Congratulations to the Canadian members who passed their 1st Dan Grading on the recent Vancouver Seminar… L. Lourdeaux P. Sonolet S. Chan T.Clyne Course News… The Tanto Course on the 18th October has 4 places available. The Basic Sword course on the 20th September has 3 places available. The Advanced Sword Course on the 25th October…
We had a very enjoyable Spring Seminar and it was good to see the students again, from both Paris Associations, and Normandy. Our thanks go to the Federation Committee, the Grading Officers, and those members who made ukemi for the Dan Gradings. Also, we need to thank Liz, Sabine, Trudy and David who helped prepare the Headquarters for the Seminar. Congratulations to…
A letter on Diabetes and Ki Aikido was received by the Ki Federation in July 2010. It was written by Derek Martin who found a surprise improvement in his diabetes after starting Ki Aikido. Derek has kindly given us permission to reproduced the text of his original letter, and has also provided an update for April 2015. The original letter…
Here is a great video of a Sensei Williams Course, from May 1987. It shows snippets of the course given on the occasion of the opening of the Alness dojo in Northern Scotland. It is 38 minutes in duration.
We congratulate the members who passed their Dan Grading on Saturday, 11th April. We also thank the members who came to make ukemi, and especially those who travelled down to our Somerset Headquarters from North Scotland. 1st Dan: J.Thorpe 2nd Dan: J. Hodge 3rd Dan: T. Yates, T. Austin-Heath, J. Sherlock
