Shinwakai Aikido would like to invite TAR club members to the 2009 Annual Course, which is being held on Saturday 13th June at:
Tatsumaki Dojo,
256 Ipswich Rd
Slough Trading Estate
SL1 4EP
Time 9.00am-4.30pm
Glenn Karpel attended the Sports Coach UK course on safeguarding & protecting children at the Solent University on Saturday 16th May. This is to position ourselves to offer a dedicated Childrens and Young People class (under 18′s). We have had a number of enquiries about this and feel it is appropriate to consider setting up an under 18′s class this year.
An NSPCC children incident report form has been uploaded for club use.
Some of our club’s members are Prison Officers, and we’ve had Police Officers as members in the past, too.
Aikido techniques have similarities with “Control and Restraint” techniques, and it can provide greater skills and techniques than a one day C&R course allows.
We welcome officers and staff from HM Feltham, Wandsworth, Bronzefield and other local prisons, as well as the Metropolitan and Surrey Police Services, who wish to train in a martial art. By the way, you don’t need to tell us your profession, if you don’t want to.
SUNDAY 7th JUNE – 11am – 4pm
Ashford Aikido Club will be carrying out a martial arts display at the Ashford on the Map event. Don’t miss out on this spectacular fun filled day at the Ashford on the Map Summer Fun Day starting at 11.00am on Sunday 7th June 2009.
Another super fun day is being organised to take place on the playing fields of Brooklands/Spelthorne Ashford Campus College in Church Road Ashford.
Due to the popularity of the event and extra attractions – Please note the new start time 11.00am when the Mayor will start the day off.
Be sure to be there early as you may miss the marching display followed by various forms of entertainment including Punch and Judy, juggling & balloon modeling, along with a Gymnastic display, a Martial Arts display, you can join in the dance routines with Born to Jive, pony rides, live music and lots more.
Many local charities will be represented with games and fun for all. Craft stalls alongside other trade stalls, fairground rides, a large selection of refreshments including strawberries and cream all helping to make sure that all tastes are catered for.
So come along and enjoy a fun day and support Ashford on the Map.
Entry to the event is FREE, but if you buy a lucky programme you may WIN a cash prize.
Matt Hill emailed us details on these upcoming courses:
I have a date change for you on the course list that I sent through recently:
The date of the first woodlands course has now changed to from the last weekend in July to the first weekend in August (1st/2nd)
The courses now look like this:
21 – 24 May Arvika Sweden – Kaicho Hitohiro Saito
http://www.iwamajuku.se/saito/booking.php
05 June 09 – San Francisco Bay Area – Kaicho Hitohiro Saito
http://www.aikido-sanleandro.com/
5 – 7 June – Iwama style Uchi Deshi Experience – Cleeve House – Matt Hill
Daily meditation session, 4 Aikido sessions and as much free training as you can handle per day
Real uchi deshi experience: eat, sleep, train and work together in the house & grounds
Comprehensive schedule building from beginner to advanced level techniques
Fees – 1 day £25.00 2 days £45.00 3 days £65.00 ***Accommodation included***
Food will be cooked by the uchi deshi on a ‘toban’ rota as per Iwama with everyone contributing £3-5 to the pot per day.
Stunning village location on an Edwardian Manor Estate: http://www.cleeve-house.com/
Contact Matt for more info 07880 707607 hillmattC@googlemail.com
26 June 09 – Lisbon Portugal – Kaicho Saito Hitohiro
http://www.aikido-tvd.com/
10-12 July – Salisbury – Pat Hendricks Sensei
http://www.takemusu.co.uk/Pages/Sensei_Pat_Hendricks_Seminar09%20.htm
01 -02 August – Woodlands Aikido Course 1 – Matt Hill
Take yourself back to basics in nature and to the wilderness roots of Iwama Aikido
Learn to adapt your Aikido knowledge and techniques to a realistic and natural setting
Work as a team to navigate and support each other at a mystery wilderness location
Learn the fundamentals of wilderness living
Share the camaraderie of others in a physically, mentally, spiritually and technically stretching experience
Fees – £65 for the weekend including food
NB this is NOT an endurance course, it is for all aikido/fitness levels and all ages. If you are interested in an endurance course let me know and this can be arranged 
Contact Matt for more info 07880 707607 hillmattC@googlemail.com
19 – 20 September – Woodlands Aikido Course 2 – Matt Hill
Same content as Course 1 (above) but different location
Contact Matt for more info 07880 707607 hillmattC@googlemail.com
In Aiki,
Matt.
Here are the latest membership forms for new members of our club:
TAR Membership Form 2009.doc
Temporary insurance cover form – for beginners
Proposed Addendum to Constitution
Quorum
1 May 2009
Four members of the club shall constitute a quorum for an AGM or EGM.
(Agreed at AGM 14 May 2009)
Safety Rules are contained in Section 2 of the BAB coaching handbook , which was also published as Information Paper No. 17.
Copy of U.K.Shinwakai Aikido’s Agreement For Clubs Operating Under Membership Of One Of The Association’s Constituent Organisations
UK Shinwakai Aikido (UKS) is a member of the British Aikido Board, the Sport England recognised Governing Body for Aikido in the UK. The Association is currently made up of the following 5 Constituent Organisations(CO), who manage the affairs of the Association though the Heads of Shinwakai Board.
Cinque Ports Aikido
Koshinkan Aikido Society
Kurai Aikido
Traditional Aikido Ryu
UK Shinwakai Aikido
1. The Club shall be run by a dan grade Instructor holding a minimum of BAB Coach Level 1 Award, and First Aid Certification, and maintaining PI Instructor Insurance In the case of a Club with a junior membership, the instructor shall (i) be required to be CRB checked (ii) be expected to hold or actively seeking the BAB Children’s Coach Award
2. All Instructors are expected to maintain their standards of aikido through the attendance of Association and other external courses and training sessions run/organised by their CO’s Home dojo.
2. The Club shall comply with all policies and procedures that may from time to time be introduced by the UKS or CO and in particular with regard to health & safety; child protection;data protection and gradings.
3. The Club shall be responsible for ensuring that it does not breach any legislation or regulations that may, from time to time, be enacted in the United Kingdom.
4. Instructors shall attend meetings of the CO as required by its Management Body.
5. All members of the Club shall be members of the CO and shall pay to it the appropriate membership fee together with any other financial commitment agreed with the individual CO.
6. The Club shall not join any other organisation or enter into regular training with any other martial arts body, without the specific approval of the CO.
7. The Club may set and retain its own mat fees, but shall ensure adequate financial provision to meet all its liabilities, including Coaching and First Aid Courses for approved Coaches.
8. Neither the UKS nor any CO accepts any financial responsibility for any costs incurred as a result of the operation of the Club.
9. CO’s may support new Clubs through the loan of mats and other equipment or the making of financial loans. All equipment loaned remains the property of the CO and shall be returned to it, in good condition, in the following instances (i) a specific request from the CO (ii) the closure of the Club (iii) the equipment no longer being required (iv) the Club ceasing to be a member of the CO. financial loans shall be the subject of a separate agreement.
10. It shall be the responsibility of the Instructor to ensure that the Club takes good care of any assets loaned to them; ensures they are stored securely and used correctly, appropriately insured to cover full replacement and only under the supervision of the Instructor. Any loss shall be reported to the CO without delay. Such equipment shall only be available for use by members of the Club.
11.Instructors authorised to operate a Club should consult their own CO before taking decisions of policy which might affect their own and other Clubs within the Association.
12. The Grading syllabus for all students shall be that from time to time specified by the appropriate CO.
13. Each CO shall set its own level up to which an individual Instructor is authorised to award kyu grades, and this is specified at the foot of this agreement. All other gradings shall be under the auspices of the appropriate Chief Instructor. Notwithstanding this, the Chief Instructor may at any time decide to assume responsibility for the grading of any student.
14. Instructors shall be able to draw on the experience and skills of other Senior Instructors, within the CO, who will seek to support and assist the development of the Club.
15. Instructors may use the CO’s website to promote the activities of the Club and where appropriate activities may also be included on the UKS website.