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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:

Successful grading

Christophe — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:17:35 +0000

Congratulations to Ben Murphy, Ian Crumbie and James Spencer who all became yellow belts yesterday.

Well done guys!

Christophe, Ian, Ben, James, Eoin & Phil

Here are a few pics taken during the training session:

Genryukan Training session

admin — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:32:40 +0000

Here are some pictures taken last monday.

It was very nice to see everybody in Gis, getting in the spirit of aikido.
Despite being composed of only beginners (3rd proper lesson), some really good techniques are already showing through.

Well done guys, please carry on like this!

Self Defence Class – For Charity (the pics)

admin — Thu, 21 May 2009 13:17:44 +0000

Gowa Ryu Aikido is giving a special one-off self defence class, with all proceeds going to Saga’s Charitable Trust (SCT).

SCT’s mission is to benefit underprivileged communities in developing countries. They invest in sustainable projects that will empower and support local communities as well as offer increased opportunities for them to benefit from tourism.

For more details visit the Saga Charitable Trust Website