Junior class resumes after summer holidays
The school holidays are at an end. The junior class will resume training on Monday 6th September.

Training Fee increase - 1st October
As a not for profit club we work hard at keeping our costs down and offering value for money training. Unfortunately, over the last couple of years  our costs for renting the halls at Tattenhoe and Kents Hill have changed and insurance premiums have increased, consequently, we have to review our fees. This means that from 1st October, we are going to increase our training fees to ensure that we can continue to keep the classes open.

The new fees will be:

Per Class Adults - £6
Under18/ Concessions - £4

Monthly
Adults - £25
Under 18/ Concessions - £14

There is a concession for any member paying the monthly fee by standing order. You will be able to continue at the current rate and will not be subject to any price increase.

MK Seishin 1st Embutaikai
Full details here. All club members expected to attend

MK Seishin Sunday Training at the OU
Our quarterly Sunday training at the OU Lecture Theatre - 10:00 - 14:00 All adult club members expected to attend.

LA General Course at Altrincham (12/9/2010)
Altrincham's Annual General Course is on 12/9, full details are on the Lancashire Aikikai website here

Dennis & Kika have a baby girl
Congratulations to our very good friends Dennis and Kika Bosman on the birth of their first child. A baby girl called Emilia, born on 15th July 2010.

More Gradings
The club congratulates Natasha, Shin, Peter, Jake and Paul. We are pleased to promote as follows:

Junior 5th Kyu
Natasha

Junior 5th Kyu san
Shin

6th Kyu
Peter
Jake
Paul

Nobuyoshi Tamura sensei (8th Dan) passes away
Tamura sensei was one of the founders original students, he began his Aikido carrer in 1953. He moved to France in 1964, where he became the Aikikai representative for France. He was a massive influence on French and European Aikido. The club send our condolances to his family.

Junior Gradings - 5th July 2010
The club congratulates Harry, Ellis, Ethan, Thomas, Joe & Jordan on their first grading success. All performed very well, demonstrating a good level of technique, posture and movement. The club is proud to promote as follows.

Junior 6th Kyu ichi
Ellis
Ethan
Harry
Joe

Junior 6th Kyu ni
Jordan

Junior 6th Kyu san
Thomas

Well done to you all

Recent Grading - 1st July 2010
The club congratulates Shinji Yamashita on his recent promotion to 3rd Kyu.

Mimuro Sensei at Marple - 18th July 2010
Once again, the ever excellent Mimuro Sensei will be holding a seminar at Marple Aikido Club on 18th July 2010 - more details here

Bryan Bateman awarded 3rd Dan - 18th April 2010
Seishin is pleased to congratulate Bryan Bateman on his achievement of 3rd Dan before an Aikikai examination panel on 18th April 2010 during the recent Milton Keynes Aikikai Course. Aikikai Principal, Mr. Bob Spence, 6th Dan, was present overseeing the examination and offered his congratulations to Bryan immediately after the panel declared the award. Seishin were most pleased to note, and concur with, the words of one panel member, "An exceptional demonstration of aikido technique, movement and ability". Well done Bryan from all of MK Seishin Club!

New Dojo Cho
February 2010, Ray Munns has retired from the position of Dojo Cho at Milton Keynes, after running the club for the last 12 years. The position has been handed to Bryan Bateman.

Recent Gradings(18/02/10)
Sei Shin Aikido offeres its congratulations to David, Kayoko, Phil, Alex, Jamie, Shin, Kathryn, Natasha, James, Chris and Jess on their success in recent gradings.

Lancashire Aikikai Ribby Hall Gasshuku 12th – 14th March(18/02/10)
Details to follow
http://www.lancashireaikikai.org/ribby.html

Milton Keynes annual LA general Course and Dan Grading(18/02/10)
Details to follow

Doshu Ueshiba Moriteru course in Cardiff 18th – 20th June (18/02/10)
Ueshiba Moriteru, has accepted an invitation from the British Aikido Federation, the Scottish Aikido Federation, the United Kingdom Aikikai, British Birankai and the Komyokan Aikido Association to visit and teach in the UK. This is Doshus' first visit to the UK for many years and the first time he has visited us since he became Doshu in 1999. More details available here: www.doshu.co.uk

Christmas Closure Dates(5/12/09)
The dojos will all be closed for a week or so over Christmas and the new year. The dates are as follow:

2009
24th OU - Closed
24th Kents Hill - Closed
28th Tattenhoe - closed
30th Tattenhoe - closed
31st OU - closed
31st Kents Hill - closed

2010
4th Jan Junior class - closed

4th first adult class of 2010
11th first junior class of 2010