Swindon Meeting and Recent Gradings

Thanks to all who attended the BKAA day out in Swindon, it was an enjoyable day and good to meet others from around the Association.

During the day two Swindon members graded to 5th Kyu, Yellow belt.

• Lewis Kidd
• Stephen Reuse

Well done to you both for performing under the added pressure of the bigger audience.

Additional gradings that I have omitted from last year.

Congratulations go to the following members of the Orpington dojo:

• Ultan McCarthy - 2nd Kyu - Blue belt
• Richard Georgiades - 3rd Kyu - Green belt
• David Westlake - 4th Kyu - Orange belt

Thanks again to all who made the Swindon meeting a success, during the coming months I will look into other venues to allow more to attend. Could you reply if a whole weekend would be better for these events?

Hartland Aikido Club

Huw Collingbourne has started a new BKAA dojo in North Devon.


He was practicing with the BKAA many years ago with Eileen and Maurice and has returned to us.


The start date for the Hartland Aikido Club is this week on March 15th. 


The venue will be the Bucks Cross Village Hall, between Bideford and Hartland.


Thereafter, he'll be practising regularly on Thursdays between 7- 9 pm.

BKAA Meeting - Swindon dojo - 11th March 2012

To allow some of the BKAA Orpington members to grade to 3rd Dan

The hall has been booked at Swindon dojo

on Sunday 11th March 2012

at 10am - 4pm

at

Haydon Centre,

Thames Avenue,

Haydon Wick,

Swindon, Wiltshire,

SN25 1QQ

The day will be filled with more Aikido for all levels

Please come along and meet others in the BKAA

New BKAA dojo in Grantown on Spey

Just to let all BKAA members know, Jill and James Oni-Orisan are starting a new BKAA dojo in Scotland after their move last year.


Lessons commence on Wednesday 11th January, then also on Saturday's in Grantown on Spey.


After Easter break this will extend to Kingussie Sports Centre, and then after the summer another in Aviemore Sports Centre.  


Jill and James are running it along the same lines as Colchester Dojo, employed by the sports centres.  


A great start to the New Year for them both and the BKAA.  

Martin Wilkins - 2nd Dan

Happy Christmas and New Year for 2012 to all in the BKAA

Just to finish 2011 on an very positive note

Martin Wilkins - Swindon dojo
  achieved 2nd Dan on Monday 19th December.

Congratulations go to Martin in this accomplishment.

Gradings at Bristol - December 2011

I would like to congratulate Hanna and Pete Lord on achieving their 1st Kyu brown belts at Bristol dojo last night.

Along with them, Simon Daniel also became a 5th Kyu, yellow belt and started his path in Aikido.

Well done to them all and best wishes to the BKAA members as we start the festive season.

We will try to arrange further BKAA meetings in the early New Year.

New Members and Gradings

Other things in life have taken my focus away from updating this Blog.

However there have been a few new members over the past months, these include:

Bournemouth
Gary Ward
Dan Trathen
Russell Phillips

Swindon
Lewis Kidd
Steve Rowse

Selby
Andrew Simpson

As always if I have missed anybody, let me know and I will amend

Megan Emms achieved her 5th Kyu Yellow belt in Swindon also.