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April 2009

Sensei Pat Hendricks UK Seminar - Only 1 weeks left for the free special Keiko

by ellis on 24 April, 2009 · 0 comments

in Events and courses

Matt Hill Sensei emailed us these details:

Aikido Seminar with Sensei Pat Hendricks 6th Dan

At The Godolphin School, Salisbury, Wiltshire. UK

10th, 11th and 12th of July 2009

 

Only 1 weeks left for the free special Keiko

 

As finding accommodation can be a bind when planning to attend an aikido seminar we have added a page to the Seminar information sub-site with information on accommodation in the Salisbury area, but please book up soon as Salisbury is a tourist hotspot and all accommodation gets booked up very early.

 

Cost:

 

All Three Days                                       £75

Saturday & Sunday                  £60

One Day (Friday)                      £25

One Day (Saturday)                  £35

One Day (Sunday)                    £35

 

Special Keiko (Optional Class)   Free for Early Booking (Before 01 May 09),

£10 pre booked and £15 on the Day

 

Open to ALL Styles of Aikido (Provided Over 18’s with Insurance)

 

For details see:  www.Takemusu.co.uk  or Telephone:  +44 (0) 1425 655194

Or Email:  Info@Takemusu.co.uk

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Mathematical model of Irimi Nage Ura technique

by admin on 24 April, 2009 · 0 comments

in about aikido

For the more mathematically minded of you, this is a simplified theoretical (ideal) model, developed by Codrin Draghici (1st Dan), of the first part of the Irimi Nage Ura technique.

“It can be open to discussion and may not be entirely valid in practice, as there are some other forces involved (e.g. all sorts of frictions and collisions). Irimi Nage will work in slightly different conditions as well, this is only one view as to what the optimum “parameters” should be.”

Don’t worry - You don’t need to know any of this in order to master this technique.

Tagged as: aikido, martial arts

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The meaning of practice

April 24, 2009

While our aikido club is training in the evenings, the other side of the gymnasium is being used for acrobatic gymnastics.
They practice the same routines over and over again. And I mean over and over again. Most weekday evenings for hours and hours. I must have heard the each music track a thousand times, [...]

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What to expect on your first aikido lesson

April 24, 2009

We try to make beginners welcome and comfortable on their first night. We all been there: the only one not wearing a gi and not knowing what to do.
What to wear: It’s fine to turn up in loose fitting casual clothes, such as tracksuit bottoms and a T shirt. As you’ll be doing breakfalls, [...]

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Aikido photos taken by a professional photographer

April 21, 2009
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Photos from our open Aikido course 2009

April 19, 2009
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Photos from Sensei Pat Hendricks Aikido Courses

April 19, 2009
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Aikido Demonstration - Spelthorne Urban Games 2003

April 19, 2009
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Aikido Nidan Grading Photos 2005

April 19, 2009
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Aikido Dan grading photos 2001

April 19, 2009
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