Congratulations to those who graded this weekend during the South Of The River seminar 2011.
Shaun Hoddy (6th dan), Julian Goldsmith (3rd dan) and Jim Dempster (3rd dan) were on the panel.
Achieving Shodan (1st dan):
And a big well done to Jack Voss who reached Yondan (4th dan) !
(From left to right: Sam, Dave Matt, Jon, Jack, Lizzie & Nick)
We’ve received great news this week as our grant application has been accepted by Sport England (http://www.sportengland.org/). We just have to complete some paperwork and we should soon get funds to acquire brand new mats!
All thanks to the funds from the National Lottery. 🙂
Last night Mick Pratt (4th Dan BAA) took the class at Genryukan Dover.
Here is what we covered.
Warmup
Ukemi
Tandoku Undo
Koryu Dai Yon (section C);
1. Â Migi Gyaku Gamae Ate
2. Â Hidari Gyaku Gamae Ate
3. Â Uchi Kaiten Nage
4. Â Sukui Nage
5. Â Ushiro Waza Kote Gaeshi
6. Â Jyuji garami nage
7. Â Tenkai oshi taoshi
9. Â Tenkai hiji garame
As always, our thanks go to Mick for showing us how to do it all properly.
Here is a recap of last night’s training;
Defense against yokomen uchi (side-of-the-head strike):
– Shomen Ate
– Nikkyo
– Shiho nage
– Irimi Nage
Tanto Kararigeiko (any attack)
Also a big thank you to Dirk and Steve Wouters, students from the Aikido Daruma Club in Antwerp (Belgium), for visiting us and training with us. I hope you enjoyed the session.
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