We’re sorry to announce that the seminar with Alister Giles on 2nd May 2009 has been cancelled. This is due to circumstances beyond our control and so we’re sorry that it’s been cancelled at such short notice.
Never fear–training for that Saturday will be as normal instead, so you needn’t miss out on any aikidoie goodness.
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We have the privilege of hosting Alister Gilles on the 2nd of May, 14:00–17:00 (2–5pm) for what shall be a interesting session of aikido. Alister is a 4th Dan aikidōka so it should be a good session for all.
Cost is to follow, but it should not be anymore than £5.
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Stephane Benedetti with sensei Dave
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Stephane Benedetti is coming back to Cardiff!!
He will be here on the 21st of March from 2pm until 5pm. For those of you who have not trained with Stephane before, he is a 6th dan and an amazing teacher. His aikido is both soft [...]
Upcoming event
WHO : Danny DaCosta - 4th Dan Aikido, 6th Dan Judo
WHEN : Saturday 28th February 2pm-5pm
WHERE : Talybont Sports Centre
COST : £5 students
Usual place, slightly earlier than usual start, and excellent training with national figures at superb rates as usual!
Also don’t forget: gradings 21st Feburary.
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Next weekend we are playing host to the ever excellent Stephane Benedetti. Those of you who have trained with Mr Benedetti on other occasions when he’s visited us will be able to vouch for the quality of his teaching, which is soft and subtle. A favoured saying of his is that “laziness is an exact [...]
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©Ian LlewelynWe are very pleased to be hosting a visit by a renowned 6th dan, Philippe Voarino.
Voarino began studying aikido under Nobuyoshi Tamura in 1977. He is one of several French aikido teachers of international reputation, having worked within and beyond France to promote and develop aikido. Philippe is a superb teacher, and [...]
We’d like to extend our thanks to Yamashima sensei for a great training session. We hope to see him again sometime soon.
For those of you that missed him, he’s in Bath on the weekend. Contact Dave or the committee if you want to organise a lift.
I’m pleased to say that from the 2nd onwards we should be back to our usual timetable of Thursdays 20:00-22:00 and Saturdays 15:00-17:00. Rejoice.
If you are thinking of joining our club feel free to join any session from this point. You are also welcome to join us on 25th September, but be aware that we [...]
We have Yamashima training within two weeks (25th September), the session he is taking at the University dojo is at the excellent value of only £5. Later this year we also expect to see the luminaries Phillipe Voarino and Stephane Benedetti. Some details below.
29th October - 2nd November 2008
Philippe Voarino 6th Dan
Takemusu Aiki Intercontinental
Talybont Dojo, [...]
Dear All,
On the 25th of September from 18.45 to 20.45 Talybont Dojo will have the pleasure of hosting a session lead by Takeshi Yamashima Sensei. Yamashime Sensei is a 7th Dan from Aikikai Hombu Dojo in Japan, and trained under Seigo Yamaguchi Sensei (8th Dan). The cost of the course will be £5, considering the [...]
