SOTR Success – Thank you!
I would like to say firstly, a massive thank you to our fantastic team of SOTR instructors Ken Broome, Shaun Hoddy, Chris Stamate, Mick Pratt and Jim Dempster.
Thank you to Jim Dempster, Julian Goldsmith, and Castle Community College who let us use their mats for the event. Thank you SAGA for the amazing venue, and for supplying the food and water.
Next I would like to thank those who helped with all the running around collecting and laying mats, moving tables, selling merchandise, cleaning up, entertaining the juniors, and driving duties. To Julian Goldsmith for looking after the activity on the junior mat. Also to my Mum for making the sandwiches, Yvette and Emma for the cakes & ninjabread men, and to all those who helped us in any way during the event. Thank you so much, and much love to you all. We quite simply could not have done it without you.
Our thanks go to Mark Ball for being on hand with his First Aid skills. He did a fantastic job.
Huge thanks to Rob Darling and Julian Goldsmith for the financial support. Absolutely vital.
Thank you Christophe for doing all the design work for the event, and being so flexible when we changed our minds about things (frequently).
I would like to give a HUGE thank you to everyone who attended SOTR and made it such an unbelievable success. The figures are not in yet, but we’re really hoping to have made a great contribution to SAGA Charitable Trust (will keep you posted).
Congratulations to all those who graded over the weekend. Very well done to all of you.
Lastly I would like to say thank you to the person behind the decision to organise this year’s Seminar. He provided the ideas, the relaxed attitude, and the incredible ability to haggle for the best deals. An exceptional person, and always genuinely kind and humble, he is well deserving of the credit for SOTR 2011. Nice one Paul Smith.
Phil Eyers
Order your South of the River Polo Shirt now!
We have designed some great quality polo shirts for the South of the River Seminar. If you would like one, you can choose size, colour and your embroidery choices below and order to be picked up at the seminar.
These are available to you at cost price, so we feel they are great value for money.
Brand: Absolute Apparel
50% Cotton, 50% Polyester
Weight: mens 190 gsm, ladies 230 gsm
Fully stitched custom SOTR logo embroidery
Option of your choice of name on left sleeve
Click on photos for larger images
Here is one being modelled by none other than Mick Pratt.
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ZETAR South of the River Seminar 2011
Genryukan Aikido and Mushin No Shin Aikido present
24th-25th September 2011
Although pre-booking is not necessary, we do have an upper limit on places. To guarantee your place, you can pre-book using Paypal or Credit/Debit cards below. We will add you to the prepaid guest list.
Any proceeds from the weekend will be donated to the SAGA Charitable Trust
- Ken Broome 7th Dan
- Shaun Hoddy 6th Dan
- Chris Stamate 4th Dan
- Mick Pratt 4th Dan
- Jim Dempster 3rd Dan
- Saturday Instructors
- Junior activities
- Sunday Instructors
- Junior activities
Shaun Hoddy
Chris Stamate
Mick Pratt
Jim Dempster
Aikido instruction from our special guest instructors
Shodo (Japanese calligraphy)
Origami (paper folding)
Junior competition
Ken Broome
Mick Pratt
Shaun Hoddy
Jim Dempster
Aikido instruction from our special guest instructors
Shodo (Japanese calligraphy)
Origami (paper folding)
Junior competition
- The Salisbury Hotel The Salisbury have kindly offered a discounted rate (£50 double room inc breakfast, £30 single room inc breakfast) at their hotel for our seminar guests who quote “SOTR” when booking.
- Chandos Guest House Chandos Guest House have offered us a discounted rate (£25 per person per night Single or Twin) at their hotel for our seminar guests who also quote “SOTR” when booking.
- The Royal Norfolk Hotel (nearest to venue)
- The Sandgate Hotel (next nearest) – The Sandgate Hotel have offered us a discounted rate of £60 per room per night, including breakfast. The rate is normally £80 (excludes balcony rooms), simply quote “Saga-Aikido” when booking by phone, or add the code to the comments box when booking online.
- The Burlington Hotel
- Hythe Imperial
A founder member of the Yawara Aikido Club, where he studied under Dr Lee Ah Loi 8th Dan, Ken is also a founder member of the European Aikido Association.
A most successful UK competitive aikidoka and a Team EAA member at numerous world championships in Japan, Ken is a former British & European champion,
Ken teaches aikido at Jugokan Dojo in London.
In November 1997, Shaun received his 5th Dan at Yawara Centre London (Examiners Dr Lee Ah Loi,Ken Broome, Fritz Van Gullik, Eddy Wolput). Today Shaun heads the Zen Eikoku Tomiki Aikido Renmei and its 300 members from his club in Essex. As well as regularly teaching aikido to adults and children, Shaun’s focus is on ensuring that the Tomiki Aikido Koryu no kata are preserved.
Mick began Aikido in 1994 at Bradford Aikido Club under Garrett Baxter, and became the assistant instructor there in 1997. He has also participated and instructed at Leeds Central Aikido club, under Bob Jones since 1995. In 1999 Mick became a member of the British National Squad and competed in the International tournament in Brisbane, Australia. Since then he has competed at every International, including the USA tournament in 2007, and three times in Japan in 2001, 2005 and 2009. Mick’s biggest competition successes have been gaining a silver medal in the men’s individual randori competition in Leeds in 2003, becoming men’s team world champions in 2007 and winning a bronze medal in the Open Embu event in Japan in 2009. Since 2006, Mick has co-managed and coached the British National team. Mick won gold medals in Open kata and Dai San events at the August 2011 World Championships in London.
Jim Dempster 3rd Dan Pictured (left) with Tom Davey (right) at last year’s Seminar
Jim Dempster was first introduced to Yoshinkan Aikido whilst serving in the British Army over 25 years ago. He later trained in Tomiki Aikido, reaching Shodan (BAA) in 2003, when he started Gowaryu Aikido club in Ashford. Being a current serving Police officer, Jim’s aim for his Aikido to be practical, effective and fit for purpose.
Koryu Dai Ichi Seminar (pictures)
Zen Eikoku Tomiki Aikido Renmei hosted a Koryu Dai Ichi Seminar under the direction of Shaun Hoddy Sensei 6th Dan Tomiki Aikido, 1st Dan Taiho-Jutsu, in support of the Karen Ball Fund ( http://www.rutnet.co.uk/karenballfund).
Koryu Dai Ichi course
Thank you to all those who attended.
(Shoshinkan members came as Ninjas that’s why we can’t see them.)
JAA News september 2009
The official newsletter of the Japanese Aikido Association
for September 2009 is available for download:
ZETAR kanji
If any ZETAR club needs the Japanese Kanji for Zen Eikoku Tomiki Aikido Renmei
All England Tomiki Aikido Federation, you can download it by clicking on the picture below (also available in our download page):
or use the following characters: 全英国富木合気道連盟