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 [...]

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 [...]

For those of you enjoying the British Summer in Cardiff, we’re on our Summer schedule at the moment which means that we’re only training on Thursdays at 7-9pm, but we have some exciting events coming for the next (academic) year.
In particular, look out for Sensei Takeshi Yamashima, who is teaching at several UK clubs including [...]

Another Annual International Garden Party has been and gone. As always it was a success and we are grateful to everyone who made it there, as well as to Dave for warmly welcoming us to into his home once again.
Now only 364 days to plan for the next one…
Seminar: Daito ryu aikijujutsu
There is a seminar [...]

Well Greg too has been and gone. We think that everyone would agree that he was excellent and we sincerely hope that he will visit to teach on another occasion. His ukemi and ken/iaido were particularly illuminating we thought and we’re sure that this will have a lasting influence on future training sessions.
As we’ve noted [...]

Well, Stephane has come and gone, and now we have only one more course with an international instructor before the end of the academic year. This coming weekend we have Greg Habert of France. Practice will begin on Saturday at 2pm and finish at 5pm, and on Sunday will begin at 10am, finishing [...]

For those that haven’t already received an email about the following events:
Hi all,
we have 2 upcoming courses at Talybont.
12th April (next saturday) - Stephane Benedetti - 2pm - 5pm
cost for students = £5
19th April 2pm - 5pm, 20th April 11am - 3pm - Greg Habert
cost for students = £5
Both courses should be excellent, and if [...]