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Neil Saunders Session

Phil — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:25:25 +0000

This Saturday Neil Saunders Sensei took the class for the afternoon at Genryukan dojo.

Training covered;
Kamae
Nikkajo
Sankajo
Shomen uchi ikkajo osae ichi
kotegaeshi
shihonage
iriminage

We had a good turnout, and a thoroughly enjoyable session was had by all. I think Jon especially enjoyed himself

Photos from the session can be seen in the gallery.

Our thanks go to Neil Saunders, Dave Clarke, Mark Atkinson, Rob Cole and Jimmy Tan for coming down for the day. We’ll see you all soon at the Mustard Sensei seminar.

BAA Autumn School

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:56:23 +0000

We have been cordially invited to attend the BAA Autumn School hosted by the Thanet Martial Arts Centre (in Margate) on the 6th and 7th November.

More details about the course are available on Kent Aikido

Rising Dawn Seminar

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:55:20 +0000

Rising Dawn Seminar

The Tallaght Tomiki Aikido Ryu will be hosting a Seminar on the 18th & 19th September 2010 in the Tallaght Leisure Centre, Fortunestown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24.

Sensei Shaun Hoddy 6th Dan Zen Eikoku Tomiki Aikido Renmei,Aikido Development Society/BAB, 5th Dan European Aikido Association/ JAA, 1st Dan Tai-Ho-Jutsu will be instructing over the two days.

The seminar will be focusing on the Koryu Dai Yon mainly, but i have no doubt we will be trying a few other idea’s over the course of the two days. The training times are as follows;

Saturday 18th September 2010: 14:00 – 17:30
Registration from 13:00 – 13:50

Sunday 19th September 2010 10:00 – 14:00
Registration from 09:00 – 09:50

This seminar is open to all Tomiki Aikido Students. The cost of the Seminar will be €30 for the two days or €15 for one day. You can pay on the day. Unfortunately these costs cannot be any less due to the cost of the venue.

If you would like any more information, please contact Keith at 00353857296643, k_mc_clean@hotmail.com or use our contacts page at www.tallaghttomikiaikidoryu.webs.com.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Session with Neil Saunders

Phil — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:01:48 +0000

For those who are interested in Yoshinkan aikido, Genryukan dojo is hosting an afternoon training with Neil Saunders on Saturday 4th September, from 1pm – 4pm.

Mat fee £7

Contact Phil for more information.

Neil Saunders

Grading July 2010

Christophe — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:37:18 +0000

An interclub ZETAR grading was held at the Genryukan dojo on 26th July 2010.

The panel was composed of Jim Dempster and Lis Jepsen from Gowaryu Aikido, Paul Smith from Mushin no Shin aikido, Phil Eyers and Christophe Courtin from Genryukan Aikido. The grading was supervised by Tom Davey and Eoin Kerrigan.

A big well done to all of those who passed, and thank you to Jim, Lis and Paul for joining us on this occasion.

The results are as below:

3rd Kyu (blue belt):

Martin Morris

6th Kyu (orange and stripe)

Simon Russel

7th Kyu (orange belt)

James Spencer
Ian Crumbie
Gabriel Kobol

8th Kyu (yellow belt)

Mark Ball
Lee Whitehall
Antonio Lambranca

Here are some pictures taken during the event: