As you maybe aware Sensei will be going on holiday to
Europe for six weeks in June. Whilst Sensei is
away the fortnightly Saturday classes at the Camperdown dojo will not be
running. Sensei however has given be the OK to run intensives during this
period.
For those of you who have not attended intensives
before they basically consist of two classes with a short break in between. It
is entirely up to you if you want to do both or just one of the classes. The
intensives will be run at the Camperdown dojo.
Unless unforeseen circumstances arise the dates of the
intensives will be:
Saturday June 20th: 9.30am
– 11.30am (Aikido Weapons - kenjutsu)
Break
12.00
– 2.00pm (Aikido Body Arts – taijutsu)
Saturday July 18th: 9.30am
– 11.30am (Aikido Weapons - kenjutsu)
Break
12.00
– 2.00pm (Aikido Body Arts – taijutsu)
For the first class as per the fortnightly class please
arrive at least 30 minutes before the formal start of class at 9.30am to help
set up the dojo.
If you require any further information about the intensives
please speak to me over the next few weeks.
As most of you know, Tony Neal Sensei opens his new Sydney dojo at Liverpool next Tuesday evening 26 May. Web: http://www.aikidoliverpool.com/
Tony Sensei will run regular classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6.30 to 8.30 pm and he is running a special program for the first three weeks.
Question 1: who is available to come and celebrate the opening night? please let me know whether you can make it and whether you need help with transport
Question 2: who is available (coloured belts and above) to attend other classes in the first three weeks to get thrown around by Tony Sensei? please nominate what day(s) you can make it.
Tony Sensei has made arrangements with the PCYC for reduced costs for visitors.
"The Tool of Violence: Leveling the playing field"
On Saturday 7 March, our friends from TFT will be running a one-day
introductory seminar concentrating on using "violence" as a survival
tool.
This seminar is open to women and men ages 18 to 85 and is suitable
for both newcomers and those of you who have trained in TFT
previously. It's for anyone who needs to know that they can
effectively use violence as a tool for surviving violence.
Follow this link
(http://www.targetfocustraining.com/what_is_tft.html) to read up on
TFT. Don't worry about the hype on the website, it's targetting the
US market.
Alternatively, ask me or another of the seniors about their
experience of this training. We have hosted our TFT friends at the
dojo three times previously and the majority of our students have
found it a fascinating and extremely worthwhile experience.
(Personally, I find it pretty confronting and mind-bogglingly helpful
in my personal training.)
DATE: Saturday 7th March 2009
TIME: 8.45am - 4.30pm
LOCATION: Camperdown dojo
ATTIRE: Comfortable training clothes and "dedicated mat shoes" (that
means never been worn outside) if you have them -- bare feet if you
don't. There is the potential for some outdoor training also, so be
prepared.
TRAINERS: Mick Valentine, Mike Allen and Kristian Miller-Karlsen
COST: $100
Hi everyone
We are excitedly anticipating having Michael Williams Sensei (9-dan)
teach a seminar on the weekend of 4-5 April. We are yet to confirm
details, but please book the time in now.
Williams Sensei is the International Chief Instructor for Aikido
Yuishinkai as well as the Chief Instructor for Australia and New
Zealand.
best regards
Andrew
Hi everyone
We will recommence Saturday classes this weekend and run them every
fortnight until Easter:
14, 28 February
14, 28 March
best regards
Andrew
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Daniel JAMES <dan@...> Date: Nov 19, 2008 5:40 PM
Subject: Aikido Friendship Seminar Japan May, 2010 advance notice invitation To:
Dear Aikido Yuishinkai friends,
Yoshitake Hashimoto sensei extends an invitation to join him in Japan for a fabulous aikido friendship seminar in May 2010 featuring instructors from Aikido Yuishinkai and other groups.
Find out more and register your intrest to secure your place at the camp at http://griffithaikido.com
"..we're continually bombarded with promises of immediate gratification, instant success, and fast, temporary relief, all of which lead in exactly the wrong direction", G.Leonard
Japan Aikido Friendship Seminar
May 2-4 2010
Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture,
Hosted by Yoshitake Hashimoto sensei, Founder Junshinkai Aikido
Join a fabulous line up of senior instructors from Japan and around the world for three days of exploring aikido without boundaries and building a bridge between Japan and Australia.
Located in Matsusaka its only a short ferry ride (45min) across the bay from Nagoya airport and takes you back in time as you enter rural old stye Japan. A 3 day intensive aikido seminar will have you relaxing each night in the sento (traditional bath house) before enjoying traditional local foods. Enjoy top class training facilities on a umm.. 250 mat dojo on a sprung wooden floor.
After the seminar we visit the Ise shrine (perhaps Japans most important shrine) that is well off the tourist track and rarely visited by westerners. Enjoy the atmosphere, traditional foods and crafts. Only a day later find yourself in Takayama lodging for two nights traditional style in traditional Japanese lodgings. For those time poor already a week (9 days)has gone by and its time to go home and back to work.
Those with a little more time and cashed up can stay on for fabulous Kyoto (the old capital), maybe koyasan and then hit the new capital Tokyo (which has the same number of people as Australia living in it) maybe staying at Andrew Sunters favourite hotel the Andon Ryokan and then head home the following Friday or stay longer and hump a backpack (for the independant travellers amongst you)
"..we're continually bombarded with promises of immediate gratification, instant success, and fast, temporary relief, all of which lead in exactly the wrong direction", G.Leonard
I will be out of the office starting 7 Nov 2008 and will not return until 1
Dec 2008.
Any matter requires urgent attention pls contact Belinda Wong 02 9715 0141
or Billy Li 02 9715 0147 , otherwise I will attend to your matter on my
return
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See below the warm invitation from Jonathan Temporal Sensei.
Unfortunately I have another commitment on the weekend he suggests, 22-23 November, but who would be interested in the following weekend, 29-30 November?
If you have a strong preference for 22-23 November, please let me know as i might be able to rearrange my schedule.
We may as well make this our December intensive.
let me know soon please
best regards
Andrew
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jojo Temporal <jojo_temporal@...>
Date: Oct 31, 2008 2:51 PM Subject: Wagga Wagga visit To: andrew sunter <andrew.sunter@...> Cc: david@...
Good afternoon Andrew,
We all certainly had a big October for the Wagga Wagga dojo. After that awesome seminar with Maruyama Sensei at your dojo (thanks again for making that possible), we then hosted Talag Sensei here for a couple of classes where he taught our students.
Although tomorrow is already November, our whole dojo is still feeling the positive effects from last October's great Aikido events. Everybody seems to be showing much more commitment to their training now.
I'm emailing to invite you and your dojo to come and visit us in Wagga Wagga. As we've done previously with Murray Loader and the Canberra dojo, we would be keen to host you and your students here. As you are the most senior instructor, it would br great if you can conduct classes here for us. All of us at the Wagga dojo would be keen to learn from you.
If this is feasible for you and your students, we're looking at possibly the 3rd weekend of November (22 and 23) to host you guys. This will also coincide with the date of our dojo Christmas party - and we can all celebrate this on Saturday night.
If the above dates don't suit, there's still the last weekend of November.
It will be ideal if we can hold the seminar from Saturday to Sunday to maximise the time. As for accommodation, we will endeavour to billet as many of the Sydney students as possible in our own students' homes. The rest need not worry as we will look around for the best and cheapest accommodation deals here in Wagga.
Every since you mentioned during the last seminar that the Sydney guys were keen to visit Wagga, our sutdents have been eagerly looking forward to hosting the Sydney dojo here. We all hope that we can make this happen.
I hope to hear back from you soon.
Thank you and have a great weekend. Regards to all your students.
Due to fairly limited response I think we'll see how we go in terms of how long we train. will be at least one 2-hour class and we'll decide from there.
feel free to check in on 0425 252 317 if you want to know what we decide
Please disseminate this to your students in the hope that all of you can join us for a Big Bokkens on the Beach day out.
As per the attached document we will be enjoying both beautiful
Coochimudlo Island and the teachings of Murray loader for the day. Lunch will be provided as part of the cost and will act as our end of the year get together after another successful year for Yushinkai Capalaba Aikido, and our first end of year with (the official) Aikido
Yuishinkai Australia.
Please forward me any questions or acceptances and hope to see you all there.
Only three weeks to go till Maruyama Sensei's Sydney Seminar, 4-7 October
Please note attendance is limited and there are only about 10 spots left.
We have a fantastic new website including details of the seminar thanks to the efforts of Bob Withers (great work Bob!). Please check it out if you haven't already at http://www.aikidoinsydney.com/
Pre-payment will really help us reduce admin on the day, but mostly we'd like to know if you want to take advantage of the Japanese-style lunch for only $5 per lunch. This will help a lot with planning.
Contact info@... to register Please let us know: - If you are attending the full seminar or particular sessions - If you want to attend the seminar dinner - If you want lunch
We'll send account details for online prepayment and sign-up forms as required.
I attended Maruyama Sensei's seminars in Europe this year and he has some fantastic new stuff including footwork, another shinkage-ryu kata, principles for preventing uke from stepping, new ideas on stability and much more.
From Danny James Sensei in Brisbane:
Sat & Sun July 26-27 Hashimoto Sensei
Register online to secure your place
http://griffithaikido.com
(Limited to 40 participants)
Griffith Aikido Nathan dojo
Sat and Sun Seminar - All welcome
Sat
• Aikikids 9:30-10:15 (Kids only, regular kids pricing applies)
• Adults 10:30-12:30
• (*BYO lunch)
• Adults 1:30-3:30,
(Seminar Dinner )
Sun
• Adults 10:30-12:30
• (*BYO lunch)
• Adults 1:30-3:30
Seminar Fee
$50 (or $20 per class )
Griffith July fee paying students
$20 (or $10 per class)
*if there is intrest we wil get takeaway on the day
About Sensei
Hashimoto sensei's aikido career began over 30years ago in the
Aikikai before joining Maruyama and Tohei Sensei's in the Ki Society
where he was also a live in student, during this time he won a two
Gold medals in the All Japan Shin-Shin Toitsu Aikido Taigi, a paired
and solo kata competition. Today as founder of Junshinkai Aikido he
heads a number of dojo in the Osaka area and continues to enjoy a
close relationship with Maruyama sensei.
Sensei draws on the core aspects of our art and ki principles to show
aikido that is dynamic, soft and flowing. An English teacher by
profession Sensei communicates clearly and articulately to a western
audience in a relaxed atmosphere.
Hi everyone, just a reminder (before people start asking ;) that we do not train on public holidays unless specifically arranged. So no class at Camperdown or St Clair on monday evening 9 June.
On the other hand, there is a possibility of some training on saturday morning 7 June depending on interest. please let me know if you want to train.
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Daniel JAMES <dan@...> Date: May 8, 2008 12:58 PM
Subject: Hashimoto Sensei seminar To: undisclosed-recipients
Corrected seminar flyer
apologies,
danny
Dear Aikido Collegues,
i would like you to please consider the following seminar with Hashimoto Sensei.
kind regards,
danny
Hashimoto sensei's aikido career began over 30years ago in the Aikikai before joining Maruyama and Tohei Sensei's in the Ki Society where he was also a live in student, during this time he won a two Gold medals in the All Japan Shin-Shin Toitsu Aikido Taigi, a paired and solo kata competition. Today as founder of Junshinkai Aikido he heads a number of dojo in the Osaka area and continues to enjoy a close relationship with Maruyama sensei.
Sensei draws on the core aspects of our art and ki principles to show aikido that is dynamic, soft and flowing. An English teacher by profession Sensei communicates clearly and articulately to a western audience in a relaxed atmosphere.
"..we're continually bombarded with promises of immediate gratification, instant success, and fast, temporary relief, all of which lead in exactly the wrong direction", G.Leonard
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Daniel JAMES <dan@...> Date: May 8, 2008 12:58 PM
Subject: Hashimoto Sensei seminar To: undisclosed-recipients
Corrected seminar flyer
apologies,
danny
Dear Aikido Collegues,
i would like you to please consider the following seminar with Hashimoto Sensei.
kind regards,
danny
Hashimoto sensei's aikido career began over 30years ago in the Aikikai before joining Maruyama and Tohei Sensei's in the Ki Society where he was also a live in student, during this time he won a two Gold medals in the All Japan Shin-Shin Toitsu Aikido Taigi, a paired and solo kata competition. Today as founder of Junshinkai Aikido he heads a number of dojo in the Osaka area and continues to enjoy a close relationship with Maruyama sensei.
Sensei draws on the core aspects of our art and ki principles to show aikido that is dynamic, soft and flowing. An English teacher by profession Sensei communicates clearly and articulately to a western audience in a relaxed atmosphere.
"..we're continually bombarded with promises of immediate gratification, instant success, and fast, temporary relief, all of which lead in exactly the wrong direction", G.Leonard
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Daniel JAMES <dan@...> Date: May 8, 2008 12:58 PM
Subject: Hashimoto Sensei seminar To: undisclosed-recipients
Corrected seminar flyer
apologies,
danny
Dear Aikido Collegues,
i would like you to please consider the following seminar with Hashimoto Sensei.
kind regards,
danny
Hashimoto sensei's aikido career began over 30years ago in the Aikikai before joining Maruyama and Tohei Sensei's in the Ki Society where he was also a live in student, during this time he won a two Gold medals in the All Japan Shin-Shin Toitsu Aikido Taigi, a paired and solo kata competition. Today as founder of Junshinkai Aikido he heads a number of dojo in the Osaka area and continues to enjoy a close relationship with Maruyama sensei.
Sensei draws on the core aspects of our art and ki principles to show aikido that is dynamic, soft and flowing. An English teacher by profession Sensei communicates clearly and articulately to a western audience in a relaxed atmosphere.
"..we're continually bombarded with promises of immediate gratification, instant success, and fast, temporary relief, all of which lead in exactly the wrong direction", G.Leonard
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