Full List of Aikikai Events

11th May

Stockport Aikido Club celebrates 30 Years
Come and join us for a celebratory practice with teaching from Keith Downs (5th Dan) and Peter Philippson (3rd Dan)

Everyone welcome, old faces and new! See flyer

At Stockport College, Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3UQ on Sunday 1pm to 5pm followed by a curry meal (Please book in advance for food)

Directions

Cost: £5 mat fee, £5 deposit for meal (Cheques to ‘Stockport Aikido Club’)

Contact: Sam Wilson at 07725-190182 or

18th May

Chorley Budo Club - Weapons - Directions
Chorley Weapons Course is at Chorley Club's training venue
Arrive please for 12:00; Training times 12:30 to 16:30 Bring Bokken & Jo

The United Reformed Church Hall, Byron Street, (Off Union St. up the side of Council Offices), Chorley PR7 1AF

15th June

Milton Keynes Aikido Course - Directions
Registration for the course is 11:30; Training 12:00 to 16:00
Shenley Leisure Centre, Milton Keynes MK5 6HF

Local B&B's for any who wish to stay overnight. We may be able to put up one or two, first come first served at some MK members homes. However it is really only a 3 to 4 hour drive from Lancashire. See Club page for contact details

General Aikido course. (Bring your weapons).   Visitors £10.00 Aikikai £8.00

19th July

Demonstration of Aikido- Japan Day in Liverpool   Details yet to be confirmed

14th Sept

Altrincham Aikido course - Directions
Sunday 14th September 2008. Registration and mat laying 13:00;   13:30 to 17:30
Altrincham Leisure Centre, Oakfield Road, Altrincham WA15 8EW (south Manchester)
General Aikido course. (Bring your weapons) Visitors £10.00 Aikikai £8.00

19th Oct

Chorley Budo Club - Weapons - Directions
Chorley Weapons Course is at Chorley Club's training venue
Arrive please for 12:00; Training times 12:30 to 16:30   Bring Bokken & Jo

The United Reformed Church Hall, Byron Street, (Off Union St. up the side of Council Offices), Chorley PR7 1AF

November

Matt Hill course (To be confirmed). It is hoped to book Matt Hill for a return visit to teach us in 2008

Matthew Hill's bio:-
I began practicing Aikido in 1989 with Michael Narey of the National Aikido Federation and became the youngest Shodan in the Federation in 1991. I obtained an introduction to go to Iwama in 1992 at 19 years of age from Philippe Voarino of France. I spent a total of two years in Japan; a year and a half from 1992 – 1994 and six months 1995 – 1996. I was awarded my fourth dan by Saito Sensei in 1996. During my time there I travelled extensively in both Japan and Europe with Saito Sensei and his son Hitohiro Sensei as ‘Otomo’ for both seminars and demonstrations. In 1996 I became the first western student in more than 15 years to be taken on an overseas seminar with Saito Sensei as ‘Otomo’.

In 1997 I was accepted into the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst and was commissioned into the Parachute Regiment in 1998. During this time I taught classes to the Parachute Regiment in ‘arrest and restraint’ techniques prior to service in Northern Ireland. I served in the Parachute Regiment for five years leaving as a Captain in 2003.

I began teaching again in 2002 and regularly teach seminars in the UK. The Aikido that I teach remains the Aikido of Saito Sensei but the teaching and coaching techniques that I employ have been influenced by my time as a recruit instructor with the Parachute Regiment, blending together traditional Japanese teaching with more modern coaching approaches.

See Matt's own site

7th Dec

To be confirmed

Stockport Course & AGM   Details yet to be confirmed.   Directions
Sunday 7th December 2008 - Times to be fixed
Hall in the Roland Hadlow Building, Stockport College, Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3UQ.
Parking is in the staff car parks, which are shown on the plan.

General Aikido course. (Bring your weapons) Visitors £10.00 Aikikai £8.00