It is with sadness that I report that Senta Yamada Sensei passed yesterday the 8th August at 5pm. Yamada sensei has made many contributions to the development of Aikido and will be deeply missed by all.
All those wishing to send messages of condolence should send them to:
Tomoko san,
302, 2-37-24, Wakamiya,
Higash-Ku,
Fukuoka City,
JAPAN
There are also proposed plans for a memorial – to learn more please visit the Tomiki Aikido UK facebook group.
This is a reminder that the Genryukan dojo will be closed in August, due to some renovation work taking place at the Clarendon & Westbury Community Centre.
The last training session will be on the 26th July 2010, and we will resume normal practice on 6th September 2010.
In the meantime, other aikido clubs in the area will be open and will welcome you if you wish to train with them. If you need a lift, contact us via the website or our Facebook group, and we can arrange some car-sharing.
National ZETAR grading at Canvey Island on Saturday 10th July 2010. The results for our friends from Gowaryu Aikido were as follow:
Congratulations to everyone!
Genryukan Aikido dojo is now 1 year old!
To be honest, I can’t believe it has been that long already.
I would like to thank everybody who have helped the club to keep going. That goes to the coaches (Phil, Tom & Eoin), and the senseis who have been helping us like Jim Dempster, Shaun Hoddy and also Neil Saunders.
The support from the other clubs is also excellent with regular visits between venues.
A big “thank you” is due to Dover Bushido Judo club who has kindly agreed to let us use their mats so we can have a proper place to train.
But most of all, thank you and well done to all the students who have kept training and working hard. After all, it is not “my club” or the “instructors’ club”, but our club. Keep up the good work guys, there’s still a lot to do and learn (for students and coaches alike).
In order to celebrate, we will have a “club meeting” on Saturday 3rd July 2010. The details are still to be decided, but I’ll let everybody know via Facebook. If you don’t have an account, just contact me and I’ll let you know what’s going on.
On Monday 31st May, Genryukan Aikido will be receiving Neil Saunders Sensei from Meikyokai Aikido, and some of this students.
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