1st Dan Grading and New Starters

Congratulations to Alison Osborn, who passed her 1st Dan grading in Swindon today, Sunday 27th March 2011.

Philippe made the journey over to the Swindon dojo and carried out the grading.

Other BKAA gradings include:

• Betsy Hayward - 4th kyu - Bristol

• Mike Lister - 5th kyu - Bournemouth
• Steve Manston - 5th kyu Bournemouth
• Shan Munks - 6th Kyu - Selby

New members joining the BKAA dojos are:

• Roberto Oliveira - Bournemouth
• Shan Munks - Selby

Welcome to you all.

If you have any pictures from other BKAA dojos, then I would be glad to add links to web albums.

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.