Hi everyone, I think I’ve managed to contact you all already, either in person or by text, but just in case I’ve missed some of you, there won’t be any practice this Thursday as both Cathy and I are not able to take the class.
Practice is still on tonight, but you get the night off on Thursday.
All back to normal next week.
Cheers Steve
Congratulations to Mike, Gemma and Tom who successfully passed their 6th Kyu (White Belt) grading
on Thursday 30th March
that’s the first of many !
There will be a grading for the beginners who have been with us for a while on the last Thursday in March (30th).
Even if you haven’t been told you will be grading, please come along to support those who are and also to see what is expected on your first grading.
There is also an article on this website in the members area, which explains what the instructors are looking for when you grade, which you may find useful.
Please speak to either myself or Cathy if you have any questions.
Cheers Steve
From all the Instructors at Aikido Northampton we hope you’ve had
great Christmas and wish you a very Happy New Year !
Whether you are a regular practitioner with us, a newcomer or someone who has
simply got out of the habit of coming along, our first practice back in 2017 is
Tuesday 3rd January and we look forward to seeing you soon !
Hi All,
Here’s a few photos from the recent Grimsby Course. It was a great weekend, great practice, great company, great food and drink – what more can you ask !
Thanks to our friends in Grimsby for hosting once again and thanks everyone that came along.
Here’s to more practice and courses in the new year.
Hi Everyone.
Aubrey Smith will be taking a course in Grimsby on 18th & 19th November (Friday Night and Saturday all day).
Please speak with either Steve or Cathy if you are interested, for more details .
Cheers – steve
Hi Everyone,
Here is the first of two updates on the Aikido course in Grimsby a few weeks ago.
For all those that couldn’t make it, it really was a great course and even though we from Aikido Northampton did not stop for the Sunday session, we thoroughly enjoyed it, both on and off the mat !
It started off on Friday evening with our old friend (in both senses of the phrase) Mike Jennings being awarded a long overdue grade of 4th Dan, made even more special by the completely full mat and also an appearance by his first ever Aikido Instructor John Gorry
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John Gorry explaining how he knocked some Aikdo basics into Mike on his first class
Well Done Mike !
Hi all,
There is a course in Grimsby on the above dates which will, I’m sure, be very worthwhile attending if possible.
The Friday night session (not shown on the poster) will be at the Sports and Leisure centre Cleethorpes and will be ran by Mike Jennings.
The Saturday and Sunday are are a different venue with many different instructors – please see the poster for more details. Any questions – just speak to Steve, Cathy or Joe.
You obviously don’t have to attend all sessions, hope to see you there.
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Please see the poster for details & discuss with any instructor for further information / travel arrangements etc.
I’m sure it will be a great day and will benefit everyone, we hope you can make it.
Just a quick note to say I’ve re-written by biography from scratch – as it was the only one that I didn’t keep prior to the hack !
A chap called Richard Small has submitted an article to The Aikido Times, which mentions Aubrey being his instructor many years ago.
Follow this link to this Aikido Times Edition, plenty of other articles in there.
Back in 2000, I took my 3rd Dan in Aikido. The grading consisted of me instructing a 1/2 day course to a range of grades of Aikido, then peforming techniques as requested by the examiner (Vince Thompson)
However, the most daunting aspect was being asked to to produce a paper on “The Effect Of Aikido On The Individual”. I had not done anything like this in years and to be honest, dreaded the thought.
However, as soon as I had done it, I felt I had actually learned a lot about myself in the process.
A very interesting article from one of our old students.
Steve Moyles
A few years ago, I was interviewed by Radio Northampton. On the basis I know you missed it, here it is !
If you listen to it to the end, the picture will make sense.
Here are the answers to the questions most commonly asked by someone who is new to Aikido.
Obviously, you will have others, so please contact us to discuss anything directly.
Aubrey’s views on the key aspects of Mind and Body Co-ordination !
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