On the upcoming New Year Seminar (24th and 25th January), we have members visiting from Australia to take their 1st and 3rd Dan gradings. Consequently, we require Dan grade ukes – could those who are available please let the office know as soon as possible. Our best wishes go to Angela O’Rouke who will be…
Please note that we have a correction to the previous post – the Ki Federation office will re-open on the 12th January 2016, and not the 8th as previously stated. We also offer our congratulations to the following who passed their Dan gradings on the Christmas course: 1st Dan: A. Brueggl and A. Macknight. 2nd…
Congratulations to the following members who were graded 5th Dan on their 4th Dan group course in November: J. Monaghan, C. Hudson, A. Hesketh, A. Palmer, R. Wythe, M. Telford and M. Telford. We have two members from Australia who will be attending our New Year Course on the 23rd and 24th of January. They will be…
Here is the Aikido Calendar for 2016 in a spreadsheet file. It is in CSV format (comma separated values). You can use this to import the course list into your own calendars. This has successfully imported into my Google calendar which then synchronised with, and updated, my computer and phone. You may possibly need to modify the format to…
Reminder of the road closure on Mark Causeway The Causeway is closed from the Highbridge end. To reach Headquarters, take Harp Road, at the Fox & Goose pub on the A38, until you reach the crossroads on the Causeway. Please do not take the diversion to the left. Although there is a road closed sign to the right,…
We had a wonderful time on the Autumn Seminar and were very pleased to welcome our international members from France, Canada and Australia. Congratulations to the following who were awarded their Dan Grades… 1st Dan: T. Huseyin 2nd Dan: E. D’Ambra from France 3rd Dan: S. Dronne and C. Laporte, both from France 4th Dan: W. Harris from…
It was good to see everyone at our Teachers Meeting and Teachers Course, with Sensei, at the weekend, and we hope everyone had a good journey home. The Autumn Seminar is this weekend (3rd October) with the course times on Saturday: 10.30 to 12.30 and 3 to 5pm. The Sunday Dan Grading is at 10am, but please…
Here is a nice testimonial with praise for members. It is from John Glauert, who lives in Mark, just down the road from Headquarters. He kindly hosted the stay of 13 of our members at his property over the course of the Summer Seminar, either camping or as bed and breakfast. This included students from Canada, Australia,…
The Brighton and Shoreham club have just announced an area course to be held on October 18th. The course is open to all and will be taught by Sensei Aitkenhead, 8th Dan. The course times are 11:00 to 13:00 and 15:00 to 17:00, with a Kyu grading at 17:15. This is the first course the club has…
