Inaugural Womens Gasshuku – 21-22 January, Adelaide

We’re delighted to confirm that AKI Australia’s Inaugural Women’s Training Camp will be taking place on the 21-22 of January 2017 in Adelaide! This will be the first Australian Aikido Camp led by women especially for women so don’t miss it (if you’re a women)!

Women practitioners of all levels and all Aikido styles are warmly invited to join the gasshuku. Please show your support and help us get the word out by sharing this email amongst your Aikido circles. 

Some homestay options will be available and some social events will be organised to make the most out of the gathering 🙂

Please contact Natalia on npinello@gmail.com to express your interest. Stay tuned for further details. 

AKI Inaugural Friendship Gasshuku – 26-27 Nov 2016

This November Bowral, West Ryde, Orange and Erindale dojos are jointly hosting our Inaugural AKI Friendship Gasshuku in Mittagong NSW. This will be a fantastic opportunity to come together in a live-in style gasshuku and to get a taste of teaching from a diverse range of senior instructors. Hurry though, as places will be limited due to space. Registration forms and information can be downloaded here. Both payment in full ($150) and registration forms will need to be received to secure your space. Look forward to seeing you all there and sharing some great training and a few laughs.

Summary details are listed below.

Location: Ta Mo Tao Martial Arts, 1/8 Davy St, Mittagong

Accommodation: The Harmony Foundation, Mittagong

Dates: 26-27 November 2016

Times: 12:30pm Saturday – 2:00pm Sunday

Cost: $150 (Training, Dinner & Accommodation Inclusive)

BYO: 

– Bedding incl. linen, blankets, pillows and towels (mattress or swag as needed) 

– Weapons 

– Your cutting edge to share

Non-members of Aikido KenkyuKai NSW Incorporated (i.e.Balmain, Newcastle, Newcastle, West Ryde dojos) will need to download here and complete our waiver here and bring with you or send in advance.

For more information please contact Jeffrey James on 0418 616 217 or email: info@aikimovesdojo.com

The Magnificent Eleven

This July will see eleven of Aikido Kenkyukai International’s finest visit Australia. The AKI Kamakura Gym will be holding its 20th anniversary gasshuku in Sydney on July 16/17th. Eleven Dan grades (2nd to 7th) from Japan will make the largest group of high Dan grades to visit Australia from Japan since the early 90’s. We may not see an event this size again.
Seino sensei (7th dan) will lead the training and the others will be training partners for us all – a great opportunity to learn from so many! Kamakura Gym dojo has a long history, having morphed from the original Sasame Dojo – the 1st dojo in Shonan Aikido Renmei, now AKI. The members of the Gym have faithfully followed teachings of Takeda Sensei, and Yamaguchi Sensei’s waza from the 80s and early 90s.

This will be a one-off opportunity to participate in what is bound to be a very enjoyable weekend of keiko and socialising. 🙂

Please note: Due to space restrictions we will have to limit numbers so register early to avoid disappointment.
When: 16 and 17 July 2016
Where: Seaforth Scout hall, Seaforth, NSW
For further information and registration forms go to:
Aikido Sydney Webpage

Early bird registration for Easter Gasshuku with Hiroshi Yamamoto Sensei closes tomorrow

Hurry! – Early bird discounted registration for this years’ Easter Gasshuku in Canberra closes tomorrow.

Hiroshi Yamamoto Sensei will be coming to Canberra with a number of senior students to lead the 3-day Easter Gasshuku. Yamamoto Sensei is a gifted teacher and trains regularly at the Hombu dojo in Tokyo as well as his own dojo at Yokahama Univesity. With Yamamoto Sensei’s teaching and the influence of the visiting senpai (senior students) this should be a great weekend of training, catching up with old friends and making new ones.

Where:
Cook Community Hall, 41 Templeton St, Cook ACT

When:
Friday 25th
12-1pm – Registration,
1pm – 4pm Keiko,
6pm dinner TBA
Saturday 26th 9am-2pm – Keiko, lunch provided, 6pm bistro dinner at ‘Maddies’ Pub, Canberra Ave, Kingston
Sunday 27th 9am to 1:30pm – Keiko, lunch provided

Price: $180.00 for 3 days
Early Bird rate: $160.00 (closes 15 March).

For full details go to:
http://www.aikidocanberra.com/event/2016-easter-weekend-camp-hiroshi-yamamoto-sensei-6th-dan

Limited Spaces Available for Upcoming Gasshukus

Limited spaces are still available for both Takeda Sensei’s visit this weekend to Sydney and Suzuki Sensei’s visit to Hobart on 5 & 6th December. If you wan to participate you will need to hurry!

For details on Takeda Sensei’s visit go to: http://www.aikidosydneycity.com/sydney-seminar-with-yoshinobu-takeda-shihan-21-22-november-2015-registration-now-open/

For details on Suzuki Sensei’s visit to Hobart see for our earlier post at: https://rydeaikido.org/newsandevents/

Hope to see you there!