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.

Swindon BKAA Meeting

Just to let all know Derek has booked the Swindon hall for:

Saturday 8th October
10am - 4 pm

Venue address
  Haydon Wick Community Centre
  Swindon
  SN25 1QQ

All BKAA members are welcome, guests will require their own insurance.

An agenda will be planned closer to the time.

New members and Gradings

Grading from Colchester on Monday 4th July has seen the following promoted to 1st Dan

• Paul Mullins - 1st Dan
• Andrew Harfield - 1st Dan

and Alexander Walsh achieved his  5th kyu

Colchester has more new members and we welcome the following to the BKAA:

• Steve Ellis
• Mark Veeley

Bournemouth has another new starter, which I omitted, so my apologies for that.

• Jadael Martins

The following have just passed their 6th Kyu (Red belt) and congratulations on your beginning step in Aikido.

• Craig Smith
• Steve Ellis
• Mark Veeley

Welcome to the BKAA and your start in Aikido.