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No hidden costs or contracts. We do it for the love of Aikido, not for money.
We train at the Clarendon & Westbury Community Centre in Dover, Kent
As you may already know, Genryukan Aikido are holding a sponsored ukemi challenge on Monday 19th September. The challenge is for each participant to perform 100 flips (over arm breakfalls) within the single class. We are raising money for SAGA Charitable Trust. We are looking to pay for a bore hole to provide 2000 people [...]
Last night Mick Pratt (4th Dan BAA) took the class at Genryukan Dover. Here is what we covered. Warmup Ukemi Tandoku Undo Koryu Dai Yon (section C); 1. Migi Gyaku Gamae Ate 2. Hidari Gyaku Gamae Ate 3. Uchi Kaiten Nage 4. Sukui Nage 5. Ushiro Waza Kote Gaeshi 6. Jyuji garami nage 7. Tenkai [...]
Here is a recap of last night’s training; Defense against yokomen uchi (side-of-the-head strike): – Shomen Ate – Nikkyo – Shiho nage – Irimi Nage Tanto Kararigeiko (any attack) Also a big thank you to Dirk and Steve Wouters, students from the Aikido Daruma Club in Antwerp (Belgium), for visiting us and training with us. [...]
Here is a recap of last night’s training; Ninindori training against 3 opponents (focus on movement and strategy). Tanto kakarigeiko. Cool down practicing Ikkyo, Nikkyo and Sankyo controls.
Yesterday I visited Thanet Martial Arts Centre for an afternoon and evening training with 4 Sensei who were over from Japan for the World Championships at the weekend. Senior instructors from Waseda University Aikido Club; Masanobu Kitayama Fumiaki Shishida Shogo Yamaguchi Tadayuki Sato Also training were Ken Broome, Eddy Wolput and a large contingent of [...]
