Randori Aikido Ryu is hosting an Aikido Seminar & Grading at the Ryston Sports Centre, Newbridge, Co Kildare, Ireland. Saturday 18^th & Sunday 19^th September.

Junior Open Championship (North)

Venue: Richard Dunn Sports Centre
Rooley Avenue
Odsal, Bradford
Tel: 01274 307 822

Date: Saturday 20 March 2010

Please be on the mat ready to begin at 10.00 a.m.

Entry Fee: £8.00 per person

Events
Under 8 Years
Randori-no-Kata 1-5
Tantō Kakarigeiko
Ninindori

Under 10 years
Randori-no-Kata 1-10
Tantō Kakarigeiko
Ninindori

Under 12 years
Randori-no-Kata 1-14
Tantō Kakarigeiko
Ninindori

Under 14 years
Randori-no-Kata 1-14
Tantō Kakarigeiko
Ninindori

Under 16 years
Randori-no-Kata 1-17
Open Kata
Tantō Kakarigeiko
Ninindori

Entries to be submitted by Saturday 6 March 2010

British National Championship 2010


Venue: Walsall Campus Sports Centre
Wolverhampton University
Walsall, West Midlands. WS1 3BD

Date: Sunday 7 March 2010

Registration from 9.30 a.m. Close 10.00 a.m.
Competition will begin at 10.30 a.m.

Entry Fee: £15.00 per person

Minimum grade entry 2 Kyu

Embu events: Open to members aged 16 years and over
Competitors may enter two of the three Kata events

Randori-no-Kata (from Shōmen-ate)
Koryū-dai-San no Kata/Goshin, Sections A and B (1-16)
Open Kata (up to 2 minutes armed or unarmed)

Ninindori

Randori events: Open to members aged 18 years and over:
Women’s individual Tantō Randori
Men’s individual Tantō Randori *

Open to members aged 35 years and over:
Men’s Masters individual Tantō Randori *
* Male competitors may enter one Tantō Randori event only

Entries to be submitted by Saturday 20 February 2010

Competition will be run under 2003 rules.

INTERNATIONAL AIKIDO COURSE

Fiordineve “SNOWFLOWER” Cozzi Sensei  5th dan  

 14  & 15  November 2009

 DUBLIN

Training Schedule:

Sat. 14th :   3pm - 5pm: All levels.   5pm - 6pm: Advanced Training.

Sunday 15^th:   11am - 1pm: All levels. 1pm - 2pm: Advanced Training.

Bring jo, bokken & tanto, and spares to lend to overseas students if you have any please!

Course Fees:

Full Course: €40. One day only: €30 Overseas visitors, students & unemployed people: €30/€20

Fiordineve (“Snowflower”) Cozzi Sensei began practising Aikido in 1978 at age 13, in his home town of Lauria.  His first teacher was Vittorio Laiso Sensei, who was one of the earliest Italian Akido teachers in the south of Italy.  During his time at this dojo, Fiordineve had the opportunity to study with Sensei Hideki Hosokawa and Jun Nomoto Sensei.  In 1983 he moved to Naples to attend University, and continued to study Aikido with Masatomi Ikeda Sensei.  He received Shodan (1st Degree Black Belt) from Yoji Fujimoto Sensei in Rome, in 1985.  In 1988 he received Nidan, (2nd Degree) in 1993 Sandan (3rd Degree) and in 1999 Yondan (4th Degree), all from Tada  Hiroshi Sensei, 9th Dan, who is a direct student of O Sensei, Morihei Ueshiba. 

In 1990, Fiordineve Sensei opened the "Shizentai Dojo" in Lauria.  He continued studying Aikido for 7 years with Sensei Kaoru Kurihara, who combines Aikido with the study of "Misogi," a meditative practice that includes spiritual exercises to be undertaken under natural waterfalls, to boost awareness of one's own inner energy. In 1998 Fiordineve opened a second dojo in the town of Scalea. 

From 2003 until the present, he has given over 90 Courses, 31 at his own dojo, contributing to the development of Aikido in Italy, as well as attending over 300 Courses himself since he first began Aikido training.  In 2006,  the governing body of Aikikai in Italy appointed him as Instructor of Children's Aikido Teachers for the whole of Italy.  He provides regular Teacher Training sessions in conjunction with a University Professor of Pedagogy, who provides most of the theoretical part of the training.

In 2007 Hiroshi Tada Sensei recognized Fiordineve Cozzi Sensei as having reached 5^th Dan standard in his Aikido development.  He has provided Dan Grading sessions and has awarded black belts to students from 13 different dojo.  For many years he has been committed to the dissemination of Aikido, and has given lectures and conducted demonstrations of Aikido at state schools and universities, as well as to organisations which help earthquake victims, and sick and disadvantaged children. 

Southern Open Junior Championships
Saturday, 21 November 2009 09:30 at High Wycombe, Barry Close, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 4UE

Interesting, that it takes place in the same place, as Judo Kata Open.

Some photos there

http://foto.mail.ru/inbox/danatas/1410/

Martin Knocker is on his way to Tomiki world championship in Japan.

On Thursday was the last training session with him before the  trip