Please see below for upcoming Iwama seminars (these are not yet in our club calendar).

Best regards,

Glenn
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Diary Dates – Upcoming Courses

I hope that you are all keeping and training well and weathering the storms of the current climate; financial and otherwise. I don’t know about you but I find that Aikido training is one of the constants that helps to keep us grounded and sane! There maybe some who would argue with us on the sanity side of things though.

Please find below some information on upcoming Iwama courses that I know of over the summer months and my latest fad…:

19 – 27 April – Seend Aikido Club annual Iwama Trip
18-19 April – Poole Aikido Course – Sensei Tony Sergeant

http://www.iwamaaikidosouthcoast.com/news-item.asp?fldID=100

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

25 – 26 July – 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

There may be more that I have missed and if so my apologies.
Have a great summer all, and if you are feeling particularly adventurous; have a look at my latest fad – Wild Swimming: http://www.wildswimming.co.uk/ – not for the feint hearted though – it is refreshingly cold and sometimes sans clothing when no one else is around!

In Aiki,

Matt Hill