The national squad will be holding a friendly shodohai on the 2nd of November between 10am and 3pm. Everyone is welcome to attend and anyone considering competing in or referee for a competition in the future can benefit from it. The shodohai will be held at the York Railway Institute,…
This year’s Summer Seminar & Grading will be held in Leeds on the 6th of July! Times: 10am – 4pmFees: £15 for non-students and £10 for students/unwaged. Gradings: For grading enquiries please feel free to contact gradings@shodokan.org.uk All SAUK members are welcome to the event, and anyone grading should bring…
We’ll be having our Xmas grading and seminar (and party!) by the sea this year, in lovely Brighton. Here are the details: Time and place: The seminar and grading will take place at 9:00 – 17:00 on Saturday 3 December, at the University of Brighton Sports Centre, Brighton BN1 9PH.…
In just three weeks our budding aikidoka will practising their competition skills at the University of Leeds. The competition will be held from 10am-5pm on Saturday the 22nd of October at The Edge, University of Leeds, Willow Terrace Rd, Leeds LS2 9JT. The SAUK individual competition is our members’…
Want an opportunity to train with Omori sensei in a more intimate setting? Good news – on top of leading a national seminar, he will be teaching at the Kyogikan dojo in Sheffield between the 15th and 20th of September. The dojo’s address is: Kyogikan dojo, Unit 15, Devonshire Business…
On the 17th and 18th of September, SAUK will have the honour of running a national seminar led by Ryuichi Omori-sensei, 7th dan SAF, JAA. For those not familiar with Omori-sensei, he is head of the SAF referee division, runs the Musashino shodokan aikido club in Tokyo, and studied with…
Fellow aikidoka, please consider attending the British Open Championships in Kidsbrook on 13th June 2015! Registration from 09.00 AM – 9.15 AM. Events will begin promptly at 09.30, finishing at 4.30pm Venue: Thomas Tallis Sports Centre, Thomas Tallis School, 154 Kidbrooke Park Road, London SE3 9PX Entry Fee: £15.00 per…
A big thank you to all the clubs and competitors who took part in the national SAUK club competition at the weekend in Sheffield! 32 competitors from 4 clubs entered. We currently have 17 clubs in SAUK so we’re hoping for more clubs to put teams in next year! The…
We had a successful, albeit very long, AGM on 7th February, in Leicester. SAUK would like to thank everyone who attended, and to thank all of the clubs around the country for continuing their hard work in promoting shodokan aikido! A quick congratulations to the new AGM officers! Keep up…
The annual SAUK Xmas seminar and grading will take place at the Thomas Tallis School, Kidbrooke, from 9.30am this weekend. 7th dan Phil Newcombe and 6th dan Scott Allbright will lead another inspiring seminar, which will be followed by some even more inspiring dan gradings! Once we’re all aikido’d out,…