Genryukan Aikido » grading http://www.genryukan.co.uk Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:35:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Grading July 2010 http://www.genryukan.co.uk/2010/07/27/grading-july-2010/ http://www.genryukan.co.uk/2010/07/27/grading-july-2010/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:37:18 +0000 Christophe http://www.genryukan.co.uk/?p=815 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:

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]]> http://www.genryukan.co.uk/2010/07/27/grading-july-2010/feed/ 0 New yellow belt http://www.genryukan.co.uk/2010/03/02/new-yellow-belt-2/ http://www.genryukan.co.uk/2010/03/02/new-yellow-belt-2/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:09:38 +0000 Christophe http://www.genryukan.co.uk/?p=477 Congratulations to Nikcsi Kobol who earned her yellow belt last night.

Well done Nikcsi!

]]> http://www.genryukan.co.uk/2010/03/02/new-yellow-belt-2/feed/ 0 New black belts! http://www.genryukan.co.uk/2009/12/13/new-black-belts/ http://www.genryukan.co.uk/2009/12/13/new-black-belts/#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:51:20 +0000 Christophe http://www.genryukan.co.uk/?p=377 Congratulations to Phil Eyers and Eoin Kerrigan who passed their grading at the ZETAR national examination, earning their Shodan (1st dan).

Congratulations also to Jonathan Pieterse and Matt Drinkwater (from Gowaryu Aikido dojo) for getting their 2nd kyu.

We are all proud of the guys’ achievement.

Finally,  a massive welldone to Greg Barton (Shoshinkan dojo) who received his Godan (5th dan).

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Greg Barton, Godan

Greg Barton, Godan

Phil Eyers, Shodan

Phil Eyers, Shodan

Eoin Kerrigan, Shodan

Eoin Kerrigan, Shodan

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Another member on the first step of the ladder :)

]]> http://www.genryukan.co.uk/2009/11/24/new-yellow-belt/feed/ 0 Grading http://www.genryukan.co.uk/2009/10/06/grading/ http://www.genryukan.co.uk/2009/10/06/grading/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:42:10 +0000 Christophe http://www.genryukan.co.uk/?p=279 There will be a grading up to blue belt at the Genryukan Dojo on Monday 26th October 2009. The venue is at the Dover Leisure Centre, and the session will be from 7:00pm until 9:00pm.

The fee for the evening will be £10. That includes normal training.
Those who pass get their belt for free.

The grading is open to all ZETAR affiliated club members.

For students not grading that night, the fee remains £5 (£3 for juniors) as usual.

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