South Of The River seminar

ZETAR is hosting the second SOTR Aikido weekend seminar at the Saga Pavilion near Folkestone. (Enbrook House, Sandgate High Street, CT20 3SE)
on Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th Sept.
Instructors
Shaun Hoddy 6th Dan Tomiki Aikido
Mick Pratt 4th Dan, Tomiki Aikido
Neil Saunders 4th Dan Yoshinkan Aikido
James Dempster 3rd Dan Tomiki Aikido
Julian Goldsmith 3rd Dan Tomiki Aikido
South Of The River 2010

South Of The River 2010

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Grading

The next grading will take place at the Gowaryu Aikido Dojo in Ashford, Kent on Sunday 30th January 2011.

Shaun Hoddy Sensei will head the panel.

The dojo will open at 9am on the day for mat laying and registration will take place from 9.30am. The grading will start at 10am sharp and continue until 2pm.

All persons grading should notify Jim Demspter Sensei BEFORE Sunday 23rd January 2011. All Dan grade applications should be submitted no later than Sunday 16th January 2011.

Dan grade applications can be sent via email via the Gowa Ryu website.

This grading is open to ALL ZETAR members. Please ensure that if you intend to grade that your membership is up to date PRIOR to applying for a grading place. All grading applications should be authorized and endorsed by your Club sensei.

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Coach Level 1 Coaching Course

Coach Level 1 Coaching Course on the 4th & 5th February  2011.

Please contact Steve or Ann Billett ASAP if you wish to go on the course.

Contact Details:

Tel: 020 8523 9196
Mobile: 07860 963691
Email : sbillett@aikido-development-society.org

Time: 09:00 to 4pm Sat & Sun hopefully shorter

Cost: probably £50:00 ( we will try and make it cheaper if we get larger numbers)
We need a minimum of 10 people to pay for the venue.

Venue:

Woodford and Chingford Aikido Club

Woodford County High Schools for Girls
High Road,
Woodford Green,
Essex.
IG8 9LA

Check Google Map for Directions.

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Rising Dawn Seminar – pictures

Here is a video montage of the photographs taken during the Rising Dawn Seminar 2010 in Dublin.

Rising Dawn Seminar

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Rising Dawn Seminar

Rising Dawn Seminar

The Tallaght Tomiki Aikido Ryu will be hosting a Seminar on the 18th & 19th September 2010 in the Tallaght Leisure Centre, Fortunestown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24.

Sensei Shaun Hoddy 6th Dan Zen Eikoku Tomiki Aikido Renmei,Aikido Development Society/BAB, 5th Dan  European Aikido Association/ JAA, 1st Dan Tai-Ho-Jutsu will be instructing over the two days.

The seminar will be focusing on the Koryu Dai Yon mainly, but i have no doubt we will be trying a few other idea’s over the course of the two days. The training times are as follows;

Saturday 18th   September   2010:       14:00 – 17:30
Registration from 13:00 – 13:50

Sunday   19th   September   2010        10:00 – 14:00
Registration from 09:00 – 09:50

This seminar is open to all Tomiki Aikido Students. The cost of the Seminar will be €30 for the two days or €15 for one day. You can pay on the day. Unfortunately these costs cannot be any less due to the cost of the venue.

If you would like any more information, please contact Keith at 00353857296643, k_mc_clean@hotmail.com or use our contacts page at www.tallaghttomikiaikidoryu.webs.com.

We hope to hear from you soon.

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South Of The River Seminar – Pictures

The Zen Eikoku Tomiki Aikido Renmei held its annual summer school at the Saga Pavilion Folkestone Kent.
 
The Saga Pavilion is set in award winning gardens and overlooks the English Channel and is a fantastic setting for teaching Budo.
 
The instructors for this summer school or better known as the South of the River Seminar were Shaun Hoddy 6th Dan Tomiki Aikido, Greg Barton 5th Dan Tomiki Aikido, Jim Dempster 3rd Dan Tomiki Aikido ZETAR, Julian Goldsmith 3rd Dan UK Shimwakai and Mark Hayes Watkins Daito Ryu.
 
The morning sessions of the seminar was taken by Shaun Hoddy 6th Dan who taught the Koryu Dai Roku Kata. This kata is not very widely practiced and was the last kata that Hideo Ohba formulated before his death. Sensei Hoddy’s teacher Dr Lee Ah Loi Shihan was studying in Japan at the time with Ohba and assisted him with this kata. The thought behind this kata is to practice it slowly in a very controlled manner.
 
Mark Hayes Watkins taught techniques from Daito Ryu and showed the link the some of the Tomiki Koryu No Kata have. Much of Kenji Tomiki’s Aiki practice took place in the early part of the 20th century and was Daito Ryu Aiki-Jutsu and Aikibudo.
 
Greg Barton 5th Dan taught the Tachi tai tachi sword to sword section of the Koryu Dai San. This section of the Kata is closely linked to the Kendo No Kata with Greg explaining how Ohba Sensei weapons background influenced this Kata.
 
Julian Goldsmith taught kuzushi (breaking balance). This session allowed students to try techniques from various distances and attacks. The theme behind this section was the importance of posture and body allignment.
 
Jim Dempster taught a very interesting session on Kumi Jo. Although this is not a part of the Tomiki syllabus it was a good tool for training the student in the use of distance and good movement.
 
Congratulations to both Jim Dempster & Lis Jepson who passed their Dan grading Jim was graded to 3rd Dan and Lis was graded to 1st Dan.
Here are some pictures of the events, the entire gallery is available here.

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ZETAR “South Of The River Seminar”

Gowa Ryu Aikido Club is hosting the Zen Eikoku Tomiki Aikido Renmei’s “SOUTH OF THE RIVER SEMINAR”.

It will take place at the Saga Pavilion near Folkestone
(Enbrook House, Sandgate High Street, CT20 3SE)
on Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th July, 10:00am to 4:00pm.

Price is £15 per day for pre booking or £20 pounds for those paying at the door.

Instructors:
Shaun Hoddie 6th Dan
Gregg Barton 5th Dan
Mark Hayes Watkins 3rd Dan
Julian Goldsmith 3rd Dan
Jim Dempster 2nd Dan

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Republic of Ireland Seminar

The Tallaght Tomiki Aikido Ryu will be hosting a Seminar on the 18th & 19th September 2010 in the Tallaght Leisure Centre, Fortunestown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24. Sensei Shaun Hoddy 6th Dan Zen Eikoku Tomiki Aikido Renmei,Aikido Development Society/BAB, 5th Dan European Aikido Association/ JAA, 1st Dan Tai-Ho-Jutsu will be instructing over the two days.

The seminar will be focusing on the Koryu Dai Yon mainly, but i have no doubt we will be trying a few other idea’s over the course of the two days.

The training times are as follows;
Saturday 18th September 2010: 14:00 – 17:30
Sunday 19th September 2010 10:00 – 14:00

This seminar is open to all Tomiki Aikido Students (Kyu grades and Dan grades). The cost of the Seminar will be €30 for the two days.

If you would like any more information please contact one of the committee members or fill in the form on our Contact Us page. We look forward to hearing from you.

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ZETAR instructor course

ZETAR Instructor Course
Here are some pictures taken during the Instructor Course at Canvey Island on 27th March 2010.

They are hosted on the Gowaryu Aikido website.

Thank you to everybody attending.

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Instructors Course

Zen Eikoku Tomiki Aikido Renmei is hosting a free course for ZETAR instructors. This course will look in depth at ma ai and kuzushi of the Randori no kata.

Venue:
Waterside Farm Sports Centre, Canvey Island. Essex.

27th March 2010, 2.30pm-5.30pm

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