York Shodokan Aikido club welcome page
Training times |
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Monday |
20:00 to 22:00 |
Student class. Only during term time, university students focused. |
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Tuesday |
19:30 to 21:30 |
All grades class. |
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Thursday |
19:30 to 21:30 |
All grades class. |
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Sunday |
10:00 to 11:30 |
Training only class. No teaching, just training open to all grades. |
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Beginners are always welcome at any class. |
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At Shodokan Aikido York we aim to have fun whilst teaching the authentic Aikido learned directly from Tetsuro Nariyama Shihan, Technical Director of the Japan Aikido Association. He was the principle student of Kenji Tomiki who founded sports Aikido and was, in turn, a senior student of the founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba.
Aikido is great for improving self confidence and learning self defence whilst keeping healthy.
News
To stay in touch, click this link to the York Shodokan Aikido Mailing list and follow the instructions there to subscribe or administer your subscription to the list.
Classes news, cancellations and changed
News
Welsh Aikido Course with Tsuchiya Sensei (6 dan JAA) application form to be return with money as soon as possible. Dates are Saturday 2 June to Monday 4 June 2012.
- Xmas 2012: Start saving money as Phil Newcomb (7th dan) is hosting this year in Malaga, Spain.
- Club hoodies: They feature the club's coat of arms on the front and the kanji for Aikido in white on the back. For only £40, you too can have one! See Yann with cash!
- No classes on the two weeks around Christmas, on bank holidays and over Easter.
Books
Nariyama shihan's new book Aikido Randori is out. Get it here. This is the recommended text if you want a book to help with your training. Scott Allbright's book Aikido and Randori is worth getting as well.
Weapons
If you own a bokken or a jo, you must be familiar with the BAB Weapon Protocol especially the part about the transport of such from home to the dojo. Note that no weapons whatsoever apart from either a wooden bokken or a wooden jo will be admitted in the dojo. Our tantos are foam and therefore not classed as weapons.
Club forms
Both the disclaimer form and the membership form must be filled in by all club members.
Membership form in portable document format (PDF) or in OpenDocument format (ODF)
Safety and etiquette sheet in portable document format (PDF) or in OpenDocument format (ODF)
We are insured via the British Aikido Board and you can get all the relevant details on their insurance section.
Nota bene, it is the members responsibilities to update their details with the instructors. You can download Sumatra, a free PDF reader or Libre Office to view the above files.
Shodokan UK news
Shodokan UK 2011 event list is out.
The Shodokan Aikido News Letters July 2011. Past newsletters archive: 57 56. 55. 54. 53. 52. 51, 50, 49, 48. Nothing before that.
Contact details
Our email is available for any quesitons you may have. Alternatively, you can call Matt Houlton on 07971 88 77 46 or Ken MacIntosh 01347 84 89 26. Finally, the York Shodokan Aikido Mailing list is open to all to join.