Latest Joiners and Gradings

As we swiftly start to move through 2011, I have a couple of grading announcements

• Tomasz Rak - 3rd kyu - Bournemouth
• Barry Schultz - 3rd Kyu - Bournemouth

Couple of new members to welcome to the BKAA in the Bournemouth dojo

• Paul Zawieja
• Mike Stoodley

If there are any more that I have omitted, let me know and I will add

Swindon meeting - Sunday 27th March

Derek at the Swindon dojo is arranging a grading for some of his members, and therefore has booked the hall there for Sunday 27th March.


It is an open invitation for all BKAA members to attend.


Date:
Sunday 27^th March  11-4pm

Venue:

The Haydon Centre,

Haydon Wick,

Swindon

SN25 1QQ

Christian Tissier Seminar

Just to make all aware Brighton Aikikai are hosting Christian Tissier in Dartford in February.


If you are interested in attending could you let me know as I will need to arrange event insurance specific to the BKAA members, as there is a requirement for BAB insurance.


I have enquired with Phil and BKAA members are welcome.

BRIGHTON AIKIKAI PRESENTS Christian Tissier,
Shihan - 7th Dan
...Aikikai at the Dartford Olympic Judo Club
Saturday 26th February 2011

10:30 to 12:30
15:00 to 17:00

£25 for one session
£45 for both

BAB insurance needed for UK practitioners
Contact:Phil Rozier +44 (0) 7736 301785
info@brightonaikikai.org.uk
www.brightonaikikai.org.uk

Lots of clips on youtube such as:
Tissier clips

Malvern - Jason Godwin visit - 16th December 7-9pm

Jason Godwin lives in Japan and is highly trained in a number of different martial arts, some akin to aikido. He is visiting the UK over the Christmas period and has agreed to teach a session at Malvern. This will be mainly Bokken and Jo. 

The session is on Thursday 16th December between 7pm and 9pm. 

Here is a bit of info about Jason:

Jason started Bujinkan training in 1991 in Portsmouth, before moving to live in Japan in 1997.   Jason has lived in Japan for 13 years now and is a long time regular student of Soke Hatsumi and Nagato Sensei, being awarded 14th Dan by Soke earlier this year.  He also has experience in kendo and has been graded in Judo at the Tokyo Kodokan.

If you are interested in attended, please contact Matt or Paul at Malvern dojo.

They are also thinking of following this with a curry, but would need to know numbers for booking the curry place.

Latest Joiners and Gradings

It has been sometime since I last added to our membership and gradings, although only have a few to mention


New Members are:

• Dion Brittan - Malvern
• Jacek Gruszczynski - Bournemouth
• Steve Manston - Bournemouth

I am pleased to welcome these 3 to the BKAA


Latest Gradings

• Brian Walker - Malvern - 5th kyu
• Nick MacLean - Malvern - 5th kyu
• Oscar Lam - Bristol - 4th Kyu

Congratulations on your beginnings in Aikido.

As usual, if I have missed anybody out or have made an error, let me know and I will correct.

BKAA get together in Swindon

Thanks to those that attended today, I enojyed the day and am  sure others did too.

Betsy has added her pictures to a web folder in Picasa

I will add more as they filter through.

Doncaster Two Circles Seminar

John Edge at Two Circles dojo is proud to announce an Aikido Seminar 

from September 25th-26th, 2010

Aikido instruction will be provided by Stephen Rehrauer Sensei, AAI

European Director, Rokudan (6th degree black belt)

The seminar will be held  at St Judes & St Leonard church hall, Barnsley Road, Doncaster

The training is open to students of any martial art or rank, and from any organization or dojo.

Rehrauer Sensei began the study of the Tomiki style of aikido under the direction of Seiji Tanaka Sensei, who had been a direct student of Tomiki Sensei himself. When transferred several years later to Spain , Rehrauer Sensei continued his aikido training in the Hombu Style under the direction of Tomas Sanchez Sensei, a student of Nobuyoshi Tamura Sensei, and was awarded his shodan by Sanchez Sensei in the spring of 1985. 

After returning to the United States that same year he settled in Chicago.  Two days after his arrival in Chicago, he went in search of a local dojo in which to train, met Toyoda Fumio Shihan, and began an intensive period of training under his direction.  It was the beginning of a long and profound relationship of student and master, teacher and friend, which continued until Toyoda Shihan’s untimely death.  Toyoda Shihan saw clearly the way in which the practice of aikido techniques become lessons that shape a way of life where mind and body are one.  During that period Rehrauer Sensei studied and taught regularly at Tenshinkan, the headquarters dojo of the Aikido Association of America, and benefitted from many serious and fruitful discussions with Toyoda Sensei concerning these spiritual and technical aspects, and deeper meanings of aikido technique and training practice.

While studying and teaching aikido in Chicago at Tenshinkan dojo, Rehrauer Sensei became a founding member of the first board of directors of the Aikido Association International and acted as its first Secretary and Treasurer.  there he benefitted as an active participant in Toyoda Shihan’s developing methodology for teaching highest quality aikido and ensuring quality standards among AAA and AAI certified instructors.  He accompanied Toyoda Sensei on many workshops to other cities throughout the USA, and in Europe.  Having earned his 4th dan, Toyoda Shihan appointed him as one of the original members of the first AAA National Teaching Committee, and when Rehrauer Sensei relocated from Chicago to Rome to begin work as a professor, Toyoda Shihan appointed him as the European Secretary of the AAI.  While acting as European Secretary he accompanied and assisted Toyoda Shihan on his many European Seminars.  In April of 2000, Toyoda Sensei nominated him for promotion to Godan and the Doshu awarded Rehrauer Sensei his 5th dan on January 1st, 2001 at the annual Kagami Biraki ceremony.  This past year he was nominated for 6th dan and the current Doshu promoted him to Rokudan onJanuary 1st, 2010.

Rehrauer Sensei in his capacity as European Secretary regularly consults with the Toyoda family concerning administrative and technical issues, and both attends and directs workshops and training seminars throughout the European region, passing on what he received from Toyoda Shihan, in order to ensure the technical excellence and quality of instruction for which the AAI is widely known and respected.