Brighton Aikikai » News 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 Happy New Year to everybody http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2012/01/happy-new-year-to-everybody/ http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2012/01/happy-new-year-to-everybody/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:35:41 +0000 nikdoyle http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/?p=1183 Normal programme resumes this week starting with Tuesday night class at BJC.

Best to your training in 2012!

]]> http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2012/01/happy-new-year-to-everybody/feed/ 0 Last weeks grading results, last classes of 2011 http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2011/12/last-weeks-grading-results-last-classes-of-2011/ http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2011/12/last-weeks-grading-results-last-classes-of-2011/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:04:17 +0000 admin http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/?p=1186 Congratulations to all who passed their grading last Monday! The following promotions were made:

  • 5th kyu:
    • Filippos Mingos
    • Gary Nichols
    • Henry Ryder
    • Jake Davies
    • Lilia Ivanova
    • Marija Saripo
    • Michael Dalton
  • 4th kyu:
    • Antonia Pelz
  • 3rd kyu:
    • Luke Tomlinson
  • 1st kyu:
    • Kaori Koya

We also have the dates for the last classes for 2011:

  • Monday: Finished now, returns 9th January
  • Tuesday: Finished now, returns 3rd January
  • Thursday: Finished now, returns 5th January
  • Friday: Finished now, returns 6th January

Note: Jack has offered to run a class at Dorset Gardens on the 27th at the usual time, for anyone interested in working off the turkey!

]]> http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2011/12/last-weeks-grading-results-last-classes-of-2011/feed/ 0 Kyu gradings at University this Monday the 5th http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2011/12/kyu-gradings-at-university-this-monday-the-5th/ http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2011/12/kyu-gradings-at-university-this-monday-the-5th/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:57:43 +0000 admin http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/?p=1171 Please note that the regular lesson is postponed this Monday in lieu of a kyu grading session. Same time and place as the regular lesson.

Practitioners who are not grading are still welcome (and encouraged!) to attend if they want to offer their ukemi services to those who are.

Please note there will be no official “warm-up”, so arrive early if you want to stretch before your grading.

Remember also that kyu gradings cost £10. For last-minute revision don’t forget to check the syllabus.

Good luck to all!

]]> http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2011/12/kyu-gradings-at-university-this-monday-the-5th/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 New video from Friday’s class http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2011/10/new-video-from-fridays-class/ http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/2011/10/new-video-from-fridays-class/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:26:07 +0000 admin http://www.brightonaikikai.org.uk/?p=1140 We hope you like it:

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