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Thursday September 13th , 2007
CONTENTS:
1. Maruyama Sensei Seminar 75% Sold - Pre-registration closing 21/9/07
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3. Bokkens On The Beach – Saturday 17th November
4. Gary Weigh’s Report on David Dangerfield Seminar
1. Maruyama Sensei Seminar 75% Sold - Pre-registration Closing 21/9/07
I am pleased to report that 75% of the available places for the upcoming Maruyama Sensei Seminar have been pre-sold and would encourage everyone to pre-register for the seminar as places now are very limited. To pre-register please go to http://brisbaneaikido.com/maruyama2007.html. Pre registration is a saving of $20 on the door price. Pre registration closes 21st Sept or when places are full.
It is a rare opportunity and a privilege to have an original student and instructor of Maruyama Sensei's caliber come to
Danny James
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Would be media stars and Griffith Aikido Black Belts Ben Tan and Charlie James took time out from their busy jobs to appear in an upcoming story on Channel 10's 'Totally Wild' http://brisbaneaikido.com/pic/totallywild2007.jpg. This appeared as a part of Danny's research into sports performance assessment at
I would like to inform you that the Totally Wild story “Sports Technology" will be going to air on Wednesday 19th September at 4.00pm on
Network Ten
Danny James
3. Bokkens On The Beach - Saturday 17th November
Capalaba Dojo Invites you to the perfect wind up to our Aikido
Yuishinkai year
SATURDAY 17 November Over night and Over seas
At Sea Shanties Resort Amity Point Stradbroke Island
(www.seashanties.com.au)
Guest Sensei Murray Loader Canberra Yuishinkai
THE DEAL
We have booked out the entire resort, its only us relaxing on the
water’s edge
The accommodation is bungalows and bunk beds.
BBQ dinner on the Saturday night
Sunday Bacon and Eggs breaky
At about 8.30 we go down to the beach and Murray teaches us some
interesting weapons for a couple of hours
dress is T shirt swimmers hat etc.
This is meant for all the parents, wives, husbands, sons, daughters,
girlfriends, boyfriends etc who tolerate us going to training, to
join in and / or observe
a little of what we do as well as meet the nice people we train with.
Cost is $35 per person, this includes accommodation and meals
YOU NEED
Bokken and Jo
Sleeping bag
BYO Beers Wine etc
Getting there
Stradbroke Ferries depart Middle St Cleveland
(www.stradbrokeholidays.com.au/transport)
Swimming, snorkeling, fishing, tour the island or just relax under
the shade trees at the resort.
If you have a dog / puppy they are welcome as this is a pet friendly
resort.
Fliers and more information to follow.
Tony Neal
4. Gary Weigh’s Report on David Dangerfield Seminar
For those of you who missed David Dangerfield’s seminar last Saturday, you missed something really special – a day of Shinto Muso Ryu Iaijutsu. There were about 20 on the mat, including Danny and Charlie, Chris, Graeme, Mark and myself from Nathan dojo, as well as Tony Neal and Jay from Capalaba dojo. It was a very enjoyable day starting at 10am and finishing at 5pm, punctuated by a wonderful lunchtime vegetarian curry and capped off with a few drinks after class. Not only are those Palmwoods folks wonderful welcoming hosts, they really know how to enjoy themselves.
David Sensei shared with us what is undoubtedly just a small part of the vast knowledge and skill he has acquired from his Japanese teacher, Nishioka Tsuneo Sensei. But five and a half hours of his ‘Iaijutsu’ instruction did so much to deepen my understanding of the inextricable relationship between the sword and Aikido. Iaijutsu is the art of drawing the sword and cutting an opponent in one motion. Aikido becomes involved when the opponent tries to stop the drawing of the sword. For the first 2 hours we practiced ‘Iaido’, drawing the sword, which involved tandoku (solo) practice of several basic techniques. Drawing the sword quickly, smoothly and powerfully from the sheath (saya) was an interesting chapter in itself. Then we went on to learn how to draw the sword while stepping forward and while stepping back. This was tricky because the mind and the front hip must stay forward, which is much easier said than done. Then we practiced drawing the sword almost vertically in a confined space (even more tricky) and then drawing while moving off the line as if an imaginary opponent was pushing our sword arm back to prevent the draw.
After lunch we practiced combining Aikido with the drawing of the sword. All techniques began from a cross hand hold on the sword arm, with the sword sheathed. The ‘elbow over’ techniques included Ikkyo, Nikkyo, Sankyo, Yonkyo and Hijishime. The ‘elbow under’ techniques included Shihonage, Sayu, Gokyo Hijiate and Kotegaeshi. The host students on the mat were a mix of Aikido and weapons students, some of whom were quite senior. All were very enthusiastic and very willing to pair up and patiently share their knowledge and skill with us.
When the next Friendship Seminar comes around and you once again have the opportunity to visit the Aikido Institute at Palmwoods, I encourage you to grab the opportunity with both hands. You don’t have to be very experienced in either Aikido or weapons to go and have a good time and learn heaps. David Dangerfield is a wonderful teacher and both he and his student group are extremely friendly and welcoming people.
Shirin Mohebbi
Email: shirin(AT)internode.on.net
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