Oct
6
Its that time of year again! We’ll be holding our Spring gradings for a number of students on Thursday 22nd October at the dojo. Please come along and support your fellow students who are grading. Who knows, we might even have a little celebration afterwards! 🙂
Look forward to seeing you all there.
Jul
6
Following the fantastic January summer gasshuku in Canberra, Suzuku Sensei (7th dan) has agreed to return to Australia – this time to Hobart- for another summer gasshuku on the 4-6th December. Come along and experience Suzuki Sensei’s relaxed yet powerful style of Aikido for what should prove to be a wonderful gasshuku in a wonderful location. Hobart is beautiful in December, so take that short holiday you deserve and combine it with some wonderful training.
Numbers may be limited so register early!
Click on this link for a flyer with the preliminary details of the event: YSuzukiHobartFlyer2015
When: Friday 4th – Sun 6th December 2015
Where: Hobart Tasmania
Contact: Uwe at info@aikidoutas.org.au or 0422 513 453
Jun
5
Don’t forget this weekends Gasshuku with Sensei Bill Gleason (7th Dan) from Boston USA. Sensei Gleason will be focussing on developing internal power without force, and if last nights class is anything to go by, you will come away with much to work on. Full details including waivers, registration forms and poster are available on the Balmain dojo website:
http://www.aikidosydney.com/events.html
When:
Saturday 6th: 12 – 4 pm
Sunday 7th: 9am – 4pm
Monday 8th: 9am – 1pm
Where: Montessori School Dojo, 3 Myoora Rd Terry Hills
Cost: $250 for whole weekend
Daily rate: $120 for Sunday or $80 for Saturday or Monday
Contact: Steve Seymour 0414 376 912
Jun
1
Sensei Bill Gleason (7th dan) from Boston is arriving this week to lead a 3 day workshop this long weekend at Terry Hills, and he has kindly agreed to take classes at Ryde before and after. This is a rare opportunity to learn from someone who has dedicated his life to developing his aikido. Classes will start a little earlier and go for 2hours. Details are:
When: Thursday 4th June, next Tuesday 9th and Thursday 11th
Where: AKI Ryde dojo
Time: Classes will start 6.30 to 8.30 on these days.
Cost: $20.
Visitors are welcome but will need to arrive early to complete a waiver. Please also join us afterwards for a meal and refreshment if you can.
Hope to see you there!
This should be a great warm up to, and taste of the weekend gasshuku. Details on the weekend gasshuku are available at: aikidosydney.com
Mar
2
We will be awarding grading certificates this Thursday for those who graded recently. Hope to see you there to either receive your certificate or congratulate those that do. 🙂
Feb
8
Its all confirmed! Hiroshi Yamamoto Sensei (6th dan) from Yokohama City University Aikido club will be visiting Australia in March with around 10 of his students from Japan. Hiroshi Sensei has a powerful, yet soft style of Aikido. Come along and experience both his wonderful teaching and the delightful training with his students. Click on the image for the poster or see below for all the details on the Gasshuku.
Weather permitting, there will be a BBQ and swimming after keiko so bring your swimmers along as the water temperature will be beautiful at that time of year. This should prove to be a wonderful weekend.
Dates: Sat 21st and Sun 22nd March 2015
Time: Saturday 10am – 2 pm and Sunday 9am – 1pm (please be early to registered help prepare the dojo)
Location: Seaforth Scout Hall on the corner Sangrado Rd & Seaforth Cres, Seaforth, Sydney NSW
Map link: https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Seaforth+Cres+%26+Sangrado+St,+Seaforth+NSW+2092/@-33.7983064,151.2412536,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x6b12abe6ef37667f:0x64788f870db2ef2a
Cost: $100 for two days or $50 for one day
Contact: Steve Seymour aikidobalmain@gmail.com or 0414 376 912
Registration: Download the registration form here.
Jan
8
Happy New Year! Ryde Aikido will be starting classes again for 2015 from next Tuesday 13th January. Classes will coommence as usual every Tuesday and Thursday. Look forward to seeing and training with you all again this year.
Dont forget we have yasu Suzuki Sensei (7th dan) leading the gasshuku in Canberra over the January long weekend. Register now if you havent already, for a great weekend of training and catching up with friends.
Nov
29
AKI Canberra are very pleased to be hosting a short training camp led by Yasu Suzuki Sensei (7th Dan AKI) on Sat 24th & Sun 25th January 2015. We are very fortunate that Yasu Sensei has agreed to come here earlier this year to share his teaching.
Please note participants will be limited to 40 and the full fee of $125 must be paid in advance. Training will be held in the mornings only, leaving the afternoon free for some relaxing activities. It should be a great weekend. Hope to see you there.
Please go to http://www.aikidocanberra.com/event/2015-australia-day-weekend-camp-yasuyuki-suzuki-sensei-7th-dan for all the details and the registration form.
Nov
29
Thanks to everyone who came along and made our 5th anniversary the special occasion it was, especially those that came from far far away (ie Orange). Thanks also to Steve Sensei for his fantastic teaching contribution. It was a great evening and a great way to celebrate 5 years with a fantastic group of people and wonderful training. Go to our website gallery https://rydeaikido.org/gallery/ to see a few photos of the evening.
Also we will be conducting gradings on Tuesday 9th December. Even if your not grading yourself, please come along and support your fellow students. Hope to see you there.
Nov
21
Don’t forget this Saturday is our 5th anniversary special training, followed by a celebratory dinner at Tommy Thai Smile restaurant. Details are below. Hope to see you there!
When: Saturday 22 November from 4.00 – 6.30pm. (Dojo will be open from 3.00pm for preparation)
Where: Ryde Aikido dojo, 1043a Victoria Road, West Ryde NSW
Cost: $15 ($8 concession) for training.
If you are intending to come along to either the training and/ or the dinner and havent already let us know please drop a short email to: info@rydeaikido.org
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