Author: Phil

Shaun Hoddy will be taking the class in Dover on Monday 28th November. Please let me know if you are able to attend this special class.

Phil

Meikyokai Aikido (Neil Saunders) presents Robert Mustard Shihan – UK Gasshuku 2011 video in High Definition. This will shortly be available in 3 volumes, for download or Bluray purchase.

As you may know Eoin and I attended the Preston weekend. Based on our experience there, and from when Mustard Sensei visited us in Dover, we would recommend the video to any aikidoka.

The trailer is below. I will post the purchase link shortly.

Neil Saunders has been in touch about his Dartford seminar next September. He has secured Robert Mustard and Toby Threadgill for the event. This is one not to be missed. We will post further information as we get it.
here is the flyer for the event.

On Tuesday, our little club was honoured to play host to none other
than Robert Mustard Sensei (7th Dan).

We crammed 24 people into the dojo for the 2 hour session. Many of the
participants had not met Mustard Sensei before, and were therefore yet
to experience his incredible aikido talent, and be treated to his
excellent sense of fun and good humour.

Those who had met and trained with Mustard Sensei before were once
again left in awe of his aikido, and with the amazing “aikido
enthusiasm” one experiences after his sessions.

A fantastic evening was had by all who attended. Many thanks to all
of you, and well done for your willingness to adapt to the differences
with Yoshinkan aikido.

We had some club rank promotions to administer, and Mustard Sensei
very kindly presented the new belts and certificates. Congratulations
to Yvette Marshall and Tony Dowling for achieving their 5th Kyu. Very
well deserved.

A massive thank you to Robert Mustard Sensei for the fantastic evening
and to Neil Saunders for arranging the visit. Thanks to Mick Mercer,
Andrew Medland and Mark Atkinson for travelling down for the evening
to train and help coach us.

Mustard Sensei’s club in Canada – Aikido Yoshinkai Burnaby

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.