Sensei Steve Margolis Sadly we have to report that Sensei Steve Margolis passed away yesterday. Steve had been ill for a while and passed away peacefully. Steve taught aikido at the Bucks club and at the Finchley club in London. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this very sad time.
Here is the aikido news February 2017… We will require Dan Grade ukes for the next Dan Grading on 28th May, so please let the office know, as soon as possible, if you are available. An additional course is being arranged to cover the etiquette relating to all aspects of Dan Gradings and also of making ukemi. This…
We have just finished the New Year Aikido course – the first course of the year. It was generally reported as a wonderful and exciting experience by those who attended. Congratulations to those who passed their Dan grading exams… 1st Dan: R. Whitlock. 2nd Dan: A. Kwiatkowsk. 3rd Dan: R. Nguyen and P. Fellows. Congratulations also to those who…
We wish everyone a Very Good, Healthy and Happy New Year. We require Dan Grades to make ukemi on the New Year Seminar, so please let the office know if you are available. If a student is required to re-take their Dan Grading, the teacher can inform Sensei Margaret when their member would be ready – a new invitation…
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…
Here is the Ki Federation 2017 Aikido Calendar for importing onto a calendar on your computer/tablet/phone. There is a spreadsheet file in comma separated value format (.csv file), and a second file in iCalendar format (.ics file). Either file will import into a Google calendar. This has successfully imported into my Google calendar which then synchronised…
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:…
