There will be no training from Monday 23 December 2013 to Sunday 5 January 2014 as we will close the Dojo for the Xmas break.
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Aaron McConnell seminar 25 – 26 January 2014
We are excited to announce Aaron McConnell from the Kimori Dojo, Japan.
Aaron is living in Japan and has been training at the Kimori Dojo for many years. He is an inspiring teacher and is one of the top students of Sawada Sensei.
There will be a dinner on Saturday night – please note on the registration form if you will be attending.
Introduction to Aikido Course
We are very happy to announce our new regular feature: Introduction to Aikido.
Introduction to Aikido course is a great way to learn first-hand about the martial art of Aikido. The course is suitable for anyone 16 years or older and does not require any prior experience in martial arts.
To register please fill out the on-line registration form.
What: Introduction to Aikido
When: Mondays of 4, 11, 18, 25 November
Time: 6-7pm
Where: Aikido Tenshindo, 2 Drummond Street, Wellington
Cost: $20 (payable at the first class)
Wellington grading seminar: Saturday 7 December 2013
Time: 9am – 4pm
Cost: $20 for the seminar, your grading fee is on top of this.
If you are invited to grade, please add your full name, grade applying for and contact email to the list on the Dojo white board.
Please remember, if you are planning to grade:
- Attend classes regularly.
- Sign the register (with your full name to avoid confusion – please write clearly!).
- Make sure you have paid the annual Shinryukan membership fee of $40 for 2013. Refer to our Classes < Fees page to download the form
- Pay your training fees: on time and the full amount.
- Grading application forms, fees and syllabus can be found on the Aikido Shinryukan New Zealand website resources section.
July 2013 newsletter
Business as usual
Every year the dojo gets hit. It’s usually the weather doing all the hitting. This year was no different. Oh, alright, this year is pretty different as the dojo got hit really hard. Most of you would have seen the water damage caused by the heavy winds and rain a couple of weeks back.
Most of you will also know that it’s business as usual. A little bit of water never managed to stop us in the past and it sure is not stopping us now. So if you’re not too sure about training, if you’re having doubts and don’t know who to ask if the dojo is still open… It’s still open and we’re still training following our usual time table. So come on down and join us on the matt for some mid-winter Aikido action. It will keep you warm if you do it right 😉
Upcoming seminars
Winter is almost over. OK, I’m a hopeless optimist, but we’re half way through and that can mean only one thing—more exciting events on the horizon:
31 August – 1 September
Hastings seminar with Alan Wade and Papu Siameja
Hastings
7 – 8 September
Spring seminar with Yamashima Shihan
Christchurch
27 – 29 September
New Caledonia seminar with Sawada Shihan and Takase Shihan
New Caledonia
7 December
End of year grading seminar
Wellington
25 – 26 January
Aaron McConnell
Wellington
Attendance register
June 2013 attendance register. We would like to ask all members to consider setting up automatic payment for their fees. It’s very convenient and at $50 per month works out cheaper than paying for individual classes. All relevant details are available on our website. If you can’t commit yourself to this then please try to pay your fees as much as you can via internet banking. If this is too hard or not possible then please try to bring exact change when paying your matt fee in cash. All dojo administration is done by volunteers and any help that members can provide is always greatly appreciated.
See you on the mat!