Aikido Shinryukan Canterbury

Several Singapore visitors from the Gurhka Contingent, Singapore Police Force and the Makoto Dojo are attending the Auckland gasshuku and then flying to Christchurch on Monday 8th March. We will have a training session with them on Monday 8 March 6 – 7.30 pm at the Burnside Dojo and possibly on Tuesday 9 March. Please come along.

A final dinner will be held with Masuda Shihan and his wife on 7.45pm Tuesday 2 March at the Q Pot [corner Greers and Wairakei Roads]. The cost is $20 per adult cash only [we will have a separate table for kids] and the limit is 30 seats. A list is at the Burnside Dojo. [Note: originally we were to hold this dinner on Sunday 28 Feb but have had to change the date.]

Due to Waitangi Day the kids class at Burnside is cancelled this Saturday.

As I'm sure most of you are aware, we are lucky enough to be hosting Masuda Sensei on his holidays at the moment. Sensei enjoys having people join him for golf so if you play and would like to join Sensei for a round or two, please let me know.

Masuda Shihan's first class will be Sunday 31 January at 5pm - Burnside Dojo. Then training will continue with Masuda Shihan through February on Tuesday and Thursday 6 - 7.45pm and Sunday 5 - 6.45pm all at the Burnside Dojo.

A successful Open Day was held at the Burnside Dojo yesterday evening with over 70 people attending and watching a short demonstration followed by a Have-a-Go session. With around 40 ASC members present the biggest problem was crowd control and finding space to stand and sit. Many thanks to those that helped during the evening. We hope that many of those that attended the Open Day will go on to join.

The Sunday Weapons Class at the Burnside Dojo will run as usual when Masuda Shihan is here except that it will start and finish 15 mins earlier to allow us to ready the dojo for Masuda Sensei.

Thus from this Sunday 31 January the Sunday weapons class will run from 3.30pm – 4.30pm until March.

This Saturday we will hold a “mini seminar”. It will consist of the morning class at Burnside 10 – 11.15am, then lunch [at Northlands] and two afternoon classes at Linwood Dojo from 2.15 – 4.15pm. This is a great way to prepare for the Auckland gasshuku and Masuda Shihan and get in a little extra training.

It is free.

After the morning class we want to clean the Burnside Dojo in preparation for Masuda Shihan. With enough people it will not take very long. I hope you can help.

Masuda Shihan will be in christchurch from 29 January to 4 March. We anticipate that we will train at the Burnside Dojo with Masuda Shihan on Tuesday and Thursday at 6pm and Sunday at 5pm with the first session on Sunday 31 January. There is a small charge.

I hope that all ASC members will attend these classes with Masuda Shihan. This is an opportunity which everyone should take whatever your grade level. It is a chance to train under one of the great aikido instructors in the world today.

For more details email Andrew.