SOTR
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.
