Brighton Aikikai » Courses http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk #{ba-tagline} Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:53:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Enter the Bokken http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2012/01/enter-the-bokken/ http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2012/01/enter-the-bokken/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:27:18 +0000 admin http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/?p=1270 Check out the new video from the November Kenjutsu course with Phil Rozier. We hope you enjoy it!


Many thanks to Frank Slama of Crawley Aikikai for filming and editing.

]]> http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2012/01/enter-the-bokken/feed/ 0 Pascal Durchon – 5th dan Aikikai – 19th & 20th of May http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2012/01/pascal-durchon-5th-dan-aikikai-19th-20th-of-may/ http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2012/01/pascal-durchon-5th-dan-aikikai-19th-20th-of-may/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:11:20 +0000 admin http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/?p=1247 Pascal Durchon – 5th dan Aikikai – will return to Brighton on the weekend of the 19th and 20th of May at the Brighton Judo Club in Dorset Gardens.

Session times are:

  • Saturday:
    • 11am to 1pm
    • 2:30pm to 4:30pm
  • Sunday:
    • 11am to 1pm

The price for one session is £15, or £40 for the whole weekend. No pre-booking is required.

PDF posters for distribution amongst your fellow aikidoka are available below:

Directions to the venue are available on Google Maps.

Check out the demonstration video from the last course!

]]> http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2012/01/pascal-durchon-5th-dan-aikikai-19th-20th-of-may/feed/ 0 Joint 4th dan Course with Phil Rozier and Rick Smaridge — 28th January http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2012/01/joint-4th-dan-course-with-phil-rozier-and-rick-smaridge-28th-january/ http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2012/01/joint-4th-dan-course-with-phil-rozier-and-rick-smaridge-28th-january/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:51:01 +0000 admin http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/?p=1228 Phil Rozier (4th dan Aikikai) and Rick Smaridge (4th dan Aikikai) – will jointly host a course on Saturday the 28th of January at the Brighton Judo Club in Dorset Gardens.

The course will run from 11am to 4:30pm with a break for lunch. There will be a focus on fundamental aikido principles and how these relate to basic and advanced forms.

The price for the course is £20, no pre-booking required.

A PDF poster for distribution amongst your fellow aikidoka is available for download.

Directions to the venue are available on Google Maps.

Check out these videos of Phil and Rick in action!

]]> http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2012/01/joint-4th-dan-course-with-phil-rozier-and-rick-smaridge-28th-january/feed/ 0 New video from the recent seminar with Pascal Durchon http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2011/11/new-video-from-the-recent-seminar-with-pascal-durchon/ http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2011/11/new-video-from-the-recent-seminar-with-pascal-durchon/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 22:21:17 +0000 admin http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/?p=1163 Pascal did a great demonstration at the last course and we’ve made a video of it for your enjoyment. Best viewed in fullscreen with the sound turned up a bit…

]]> http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2011/11/new-video-from-the-recent-seminar-with-pascal-durchon/feed/ 0 Kenjutsu sword course with Phil Rozier – November 26th at BJC http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2011/11/kashima-course-with-phil-rozier-november-26th-at-bjc/ http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2011/11/kashima-course-with-phil-rozier-november-26th-at-bjc/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:48:54 +0000 admin http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/?p=1146 Phil Rozier - 4th dan Aikikai - will host a Kenjutsu sword course on Saturday the 26th of November at the Brighton Judo Club in Dorset Gardens.

The course will run from 11am to 4:30pm with a short break. The price for the course is £20, no pre-booking required.

Directions to the venue are available on Google Maps.

Don’t forget your weapons!

EDIT: Corrected sword-school name from Kashima to Kenjutsu.

]]> http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2011/11/kashima-course-with-phil-rozier-november-26th-at-bjc/feed/ 2 Pascal Durchon – 5th dan Aikikai – 5th & 6th of November http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2011/09/pascal-durchon-5th-dan-aikikai-5th-6th-of-november/ http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2011/09/pascal-durchon-5th-dan-aikikai-5th-6th-of-november/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:43:05 +0000 admin http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/?p=1109 Pascal Durchon – 5th dan Aikikai – will return to Brighton on the weekend of the 5th and 6th of November at the Brighton Judo Club in Dorset Gardens.

Session times are:

  • Saturday:
    • 11am to 1pm
    • 2:30pm to 4:30pm
  • Sunday:
    • 11am to 1pm

The price for one session is £15, or £40 for the whole weekend. No pre-booking is required.

PDF posters for distribution amongst your fellow aikidoka are available below:

Directions to the venue are available on Google Maps.

]]> http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2011/09/pascal-durchon-5th-dan-aikikai-5th-6th-of-november/feed/ 0 Christian Tissier Shihan at Dartford Olympic Judo Club, 24th March 2012 http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2011/08/christian-tissier-shihan-at-dartford-olympic-judo-club-24th-march-2012/ http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2011/08/christian-tissier-shihan-at-dartford-olympic-judo-club-24th-march-2012/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 22:15:53 +0000 admin http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/?p=1078 We are proud to announce that Christian Tissier Shihan – 7th dan Aikikai – will return to the UK for a two-session, one-day course on Saturday 24th March at the Dartford Olympic Judo Club.

Session times are:

  • 10:30 to 12:30
  • 15:00 to 17:00

The price for one session is £25, or £45 for both. No pre-booking is required, but you can RSVP on our Facebook event page:

Registration starts at 09:30 on the day.

BAB insurance is required for UK practitioners, so please remember to bring your certificates!

PDF posters for distribution amongst your fellow aikidoka are available below:

Directions to the venue are available on Google Maps.

Check out the video and photos of Tissier Shihan teaching last year!

EDIT: We hope you enjoy this new teaching video from last years seminar:

]]> http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2011/08/christian-tissier-shihan-at-dartford-olympic-judo-club-24th-march-2012/feed/ 0 New video of Christian Tissier teaching back in February http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2011/08/new-video-of-christian-tissier-teaching-back-in-february/ http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2011/08/new-video-of-christian-tissier-teaching-back-in-february/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:09:01 +0000 admin http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/?p=1049 At long last the resident video-monkey has been able to edit down some of the footage from the Seminar with Christian Tissier back in February.

Rather than a fast-and-furious demo-reel, the video is a refresher of some of the techniques and principles taught during the day.

We hope you like it!

]]> http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2011/08/new-video-of-christian-tissier-teaching-back-in-february/feed/ 0 Phil Rozier – 4th dan Aikikai – July 31st at BJC http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2011/06/phil-rozier-%e2%80%93-4th-dan-aikikai-%e2%80%93-july-30th-at-bjc/ http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2011/06/phil-rozier-%e2%80%93-4th-dan-aikikai-%e2%80%93-july-30th-at-bjc/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:10:03 +0000 admin http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/?p=840

Phil Rozier – 4th dan Aikikai – will host a course on Sunday the 31st of July at the Brighton Judo Club in Dorset Gardens.

The course will run from 11am to 4:30pm with a short break. The price for the course is £15, no pre-booking required.

A PDF poster for distribution amongst your fellow aikidoka is available.

Directions to the venue are available on Google Maps.

Check out the highlights video from the previous course:

]]> http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2011/06/phil-rozier-%e2%80%93-4th-dan-aikikai-%e2%80%93-july-30th-at-bjc/feed/ 0 June 4th course http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2011/06/june-4th-course/ http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2011/06/june-4th-course/#comments Sun, 05 Jun 2011 23:27:10 +0000 admin http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/?p=774 Thanks to all who attended the course on Saturday! We’ve thrown together a highlights video – check it out on YouTube.

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