LATEST INFO & EVENTS
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*** New Monday Practices at Norman Centre, Mile Cross ***
From 5th January 2015 we will have a new training session on Monday evenings from 7:30pm to 9:30 pm at the Activity Hub (the newly refurbished table tennis hall) of the Norman Centre
Mile Cross Dojo Address:
Activity hub
Norman Centre
Bignold Road
Norwich
Norfolk
NR3 2QZ
Beginners are always welcome, you can contact Sensei Steve or, Sensei Catherine for more information (see Contacts page) or just come along to any of our sessions
PAST EVENTS
Dojo New Years Meal - 17th January 2015 - Shiki Restaurant
We had an excellent time at our annual New Years Dojo Meal once again at the fabulous Shiki, a japanese restaurant on Tombland in Norwich. This year we had the best turn out and with the added excitement of Sensei Steve and Catherine going native dressed in kimono!
Thanks again for all who attended. It was decided by all that we had so much fun we should have another meal in the summer.
http://www.shikirestaurant.co.uk/
BUDO WEEKEND 14th- 16th JUNE 2013
Thanks to all who helped with the Budo weekend. Everyone is encouraged to get involved with the next one!
FRIDAY - AIKIDO - 7.30-9.30pm - Norwich Dojo
Aikido Training as usual at Norwich Dojo, some visiting instructors for Budo weekend joined us.
SAT - BUDO - 10am - 6pm - Wymondham Dojo
Lots of Different Martial Arts Teachers - Aikido, Sword, Judo, Karate, ABC Defence, Korean, Ju-Jitsu and Cane, and more
Evening Meal - 6.30pm
Railway Inn, round the corner from the Wymondham Dojo, opposite the entrance to Wymondham railway station
SUN - JUDO - 9.30am - Wymondham Dojo
Judo Competition
** RAFFLE ** Prizes included a Japanese and wooden swords and much more
Pushing for Peace Aiki Extensions course at Burwell - 4th-6th July 2014
Our Sensei Steve Fyffe taught a session on doing Aikido while Blind at a brilliant 3 day aikido course held at the dojo of our good friend Quentin Cooke in Burwell, Cambridgeshire. The course was organised by Aiki Extensions.
Aiki Extensions is an international group that seeks to bring together people who want to take the principle of aikido off the mat and into the wider world. O Sensei described aikido as the' Art of Peace' and saw it as' a way to reconcile the world. A 100 years on from the start of the First World War, with conflict with war still raging in various parts of the world and conflict of some sort featuring in most of our lives, it seems appropriate to have a seminar focusing on how we can make O Sensei's vision come true. Every ocean began with a drop of water and so whilst it is not expected that the seminar will change the world overnight, it just might provide some inspiration for the quiet and positive ways we can all make a difference in our own communities. It's time to turn the drop of water into a shower of rain.
The seminar was a great opportunity to meet with people that share this vision and to learn new ways of expressing ideas of Peace in aikido practice both on and off the mat.
Click here to visit the Pushing for Peace webpage
Quentin Cooke Sensei, 17th January 2014 at Norwich dojo
Our good friend Sensei Quentin Cooke from Aiki-Extensions and Burwell Aikido Dojo visited us on January 17th 2014 at the Norwich Dojo.
More information on Quentin Cooke and his work with Aiki-Extensions can be found on our Aiki-Extensions sub-page to the left
International Aiki Peace Week - 15th - 21st September 2014
O sensei the founder of aikido, said that 'Aiki is not a technique to fight with or defeat the enemy. It is the way to reconcile the world and make human beings one family'. This was his big idea and it's what sets aikido apart from all other martial arts. His genius was that he could demonstrate that even in an extremely violent situation, it was possible to produce harmony, and he laid down a set of principles that could be used both on and off the mat to resolve conflict of any sort.
International Aiki Peace Week allows us to play a part in making O sensei's vision a reality. Our world needs people to stand up for peace and joining in with Aiki Peace Week makes a clear statement as to the type of aikido we want to practice and we hope communicates a positive and powerful message about aikido to the world at large.
ADL seminar - Journey to the Heart of Aikido - Sunday June 22nd 2014
Sensei Steve and Catherine attended the Journey to the Heart of AIkido seminar at Burwell, hosted by our good friend Sensei Quentin Cooke. The seminar was taught by Linda Holiday Sensei – (6th Dan)- Dojo Cho of Aikido of Santa Cruz and the author-of 'Journey to the Heart of Aikido'
Linda Holiday is an inspiration to our aikido, she moves so gently but with great power. She has studied in Japan with Ano Sensei, 8th dan, who is a direct student of O-Sensei and we were privileged to attend her seminar.
Norwich Vineyard Summer BBQ and Family Fun Day - 21st September 2014
Sensei Steve and Catherine gave an aikido demonstration at the Norwich Vineyard BBQ and family fun day. We followed on from the circus skills demonstration and a few laughs were had including when Steve demonstrated how to prevent himself from being lifted and Catherine got to throw Steve around. The grand finale was an iaido demonstration by Sensei Steve, I think a few people were surprised to see a blind man wielding a samurai sword :)
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