As from Friday 4th January 2008 we will be running a self defence course, every Tuesday and Friday from 6.30 to 7.30pm until the end of January. 

This is open to everyone, not just club members.  The course will comprise various grappling, stick and edged weapon techniques, as well as striking and control techniques as taught to the British armed forces, Japanese and UK police forces.

This will be a mixed class, i.e. juniors and seniors will be sharing the same mat though will not train together for safety reasons. 

Each lesson will cost £4, though club members will get a rebate on this fee. There will be no gi's worn during these training sessions, order of dress will be tracksuits.

Some of the senior members of the club went to The Sleeping Storm Dojo on Sunday 25th November 2007 and took the area grading.  The grading staff headed by Sensei Adrian Tyndale, Godan awarded the following grades
 
Christophe Courtin - Shodan
Kirsty Bricknell - 1st Kyu
Eoin Kerrigan - 2nd Kyu
 
Jim would like to take this opportunity to thank the grading panel and all the coaching staff at Kikusui Kai Aikido for running the grading and say very well done to Christophe, Kirsty and Eoin.


Christophe, Kirsty & Eoin

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An Aikido National Course organised by the British Aikido Association will take place on Saturday 29th September 2007 from 9:30 til 4:15.

Cost £20 if you book in advance, or £25 at the door.

It will be held at:
Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre
Bisham
Nr Marlow
Bucks, SL7 1RT

The club is 3 years old yesterday!!!

Annual drink is on Saturday night in Ashford.

For more info, see Jim.

Here are the result of the grading held on 10th December 2006:

Adult section

Yoshiko Sidoli 3rd Kyu
Josie Bricknell 3rd Kyu
Andy Mahon 4th Kyu
Keiron Le Tournier 5th Kyu
Gavin Le Tournier 5th Kyu

Junior section

Josh Latter 3rd Kyu
Kelly Dempster 3rd Kyu
James Norman 4th Kyu 2nd mon
Rebecca Norman 4th Kyu 2nd mon
Hannah Aiton 4th kyu 2nd mon
Bethany Norman 4th Kyu 1st mon
Oscar Coleman 5th kyu 3rd mon
Jamie Coleman 5th kyu
James Le Tournier 5th kyu
Gemma Phipps 6th kyu 3rd mon
Sam Delfiore 6th kyu 2nd mon
Ashton West 6th kyu 3rd mon
Tristen West 6th kyu 2nd mon
Jay Jackson 6th kyu 2nd mon

Student of the year went to Josh Latter
The Aiki 'Spirit' award went to Rebecca Norman

Most promising new comer awards :
     girls section - Hannah Aiton 
     boys section - Oscar Coleman

Student of the month for Nov 06 was Kelly Dempster.  Dec 06 was Jamie Coleman.

The Gowa Ryu Uchi Deshi for 06 is Tom Davey.

Well done everybody!

The demonstration at the East Stour Primary School was quite a success, with the club's students braving the heat to show what Aikido is all about.

You can see the pictures here.

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The May/June 2006 issue of Aiki Mail, the official newsletter of the Zen Eikoku Tomiki Aikido Renmei is now available here.

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Jim Dempster was promoted to second dan on Saturday 1st April (or was it a cruel April fool?).

So from all the Gowaryu's students: "Well done Jim!"

16 Juniors from Eastleigh Aikido plus Jamie, Nicole, Alex, John, Kirsty and parents
11 Juniors from Ashford Aikido Club plus Jim and parents
8 Juniors from Winchester Aikido Club plus Bob, Alistair, Tim, Adam, William, James and parents
17 Juniors from Tanseikan plus Vanda, Sean, Volkan, Joe, Charlie and David

Junanahon

Starter Grades

1^st Emma Whitlock & Niamh Carpenter
2^nd Dylan Hawksworth & Daniel Wright
3^rd Lucie Dick & Louise Young

Middle Grades

1^st Rebecca Norman & Kelly Dempster
2^nd Oliver Hunt & Chris Wolstenholme
3^rd George Ellis & Charles Ellis

High Grades

1^st Charlie Keeper & Jenna Barnes
2^nd Sian House-Merritt & Africe Townsend
3^rd Louis Barnes & Adam Collins

Ninindori

Beta B

1^st Joshua Fielding, Emma Whitlock & Tamara Field-Wilson
2^nd Billy Savage, Ryan Muhareem & Dylan Hawksworth
3^rd Jordon Ellis, Mathew Belayneh & Oliver Rowe

Beta A

1^st Lucie Dick, Curtis Price & Oliver Hunt
2^nd Thomas Murphy, Jacob Platt & James Norman
3^rd Louise Young, Max Magill & George Ellis

Alpha B

1^st Nick Woodman, Josie Bricknell & Chris Wolstenholme
2^nd Rebecca Norman, Charles Ellis & Charles Yuen
3^rd Perry Robert, Louis Barnes & Bethany Norman

Alpha A

1^st Sev Nzsdejan, Charlie Keeper & Freddie Hawkings
2^nd Birkan Parlar, Adam Collins & Sean Muharrem
3^rd Sian House-Merritt, Jenna Barnes & Ed Thomas

Tanto Taisabaki (Beta)

1^st Jacob Platt
2^nd Bethany Norman
3^rd Curtis Price

Tanto Taisabaki (Alpha)

1^st Jenna Barnes
2^nd Adam Collins
3^rd Ed Thomas

Best Aikidoka Awards

Africe Townsend
Kelly Dempster
Dylan Hawksworth

On Sunday 26th February 2006, the club is taking part in an Area Randori Competition at Bisham Abbey, Buckinghamshire.

Here are the pictures of the team in action.

Well done Yoshiko Sidoli for bringing back a medal!

At last, the pictures of the competition training day with Nicole Anson & Marlon Hoating are available here.

The event was held on 21st January 2006 at the Triangle Community Centre in Dover. The "freeplay" training day was designed to direct children and young people in the art of Tanto Randori.. You'll see just how much fun the kids have had that day. :)

On Sunday 26th February 2006, the club is taking part in an Area Randori Competition at Bisham Abbey, Buckinghamshire.

Competitiors have to be at the venue for a 9.30am registration so the mini bus will be leaving:
- from Dover at 7am.
- from Folkestone Police station at 7.30
- from the Swan Centre at 8am.  Again the cost for the bus will be £7.

In addition to training at the Centrex, we now have a new venue.

From Tuesday the 10th January 2006, training will be at The Swan Centre, Willesborough, Ashford.  Kids 6:30pm to 7:30pm  and Adults 7:30pm to 9:30pm.

You can check out the map here.

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Students attending the Judo Go-Shin-Jutsu Kata course  ran on Sunday 16th October 2005 in Epsom with the Kano Society.

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Students who went through the grading at the Thanet Martial Arts Centre (Margate) on Wednesday 5th October 2005.
From the Gowa Ryu club, Kirsty Bricknell was promoted to 3rd kyu (green belt), and Christophe Courtin to 1st kyu (brown belt).

The juniors participated in the competition held at Canvey Island on the 1st October 2005.
Check out the result at the kids page.

The Aikido Development Society, Gowaryu Aikido, Katsujinken Aikido Ryu, Winchmore and David Lloyd Clubs visited Shaun Hoddy's Dojo on Canvey Island on the 4th of September 2005 for a Koryu Dai Go course.

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Shaun Hoddy can be seen performing the Koryu Dai Go on Aikido Development Society.

A big thank you to Shaun and his club member for an enjoyable afternoon.

Saturdays competition was quite a success, with contestants from the Ashford and Deal clubs battling it out in four different categories.

More here...

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Excellent results for the junior students of Gowa Ryu! More here...