Shudokan Black Belt Academy

Testing all this week, dont miss out, if you have 8 tags you are good to go.

NEW STAFF

Looking forward to having Matt Thurman join us next week on the full time staff team, its been very busy with just 3 of us. Matt has spent most of his time training in Oxford but has now moved to Nottingham. He will be doing his Shodan test in November.

A quick note on attitude

The longer I live the more I realise the impact of attitude in on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think say or do. It is more important than appearance, gifted-ness or skill. It will make or break a company, a church or a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past, we cannot change the fact that people will act a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string that we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% of what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you……….. We are in charge of our attitudes.

Osu

Sensei Ken

Shudokan Black Belt Academy - Nottingham Aikido

Testing starts next week, nearly everone should be good to go. Try not leave it to the end of the week as things are going to be busy for us and an even spread of testing all week will help us out. I am still away enjoying a short break but keep getting into trouble because I keep talking about the dojo. Ooops.

No more news for you just now so I will leave you with this defenition of success by: 

Ralph Waldo Emerson

SUCCESS

To laugh often and much;

To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;

To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;

To appreciate beauty;

To find the best in others;

To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived;

This is to have succeeded.

Osu

Sensei Ken

Shudokan Black Belt Academy - Nottingham Aikido

The focus of this week remains curriculum with testing beginning next week. I am on holday this week with Sense Jo so you will be in the capable hands of Sensei Hezie and Sensei Rachel with Sempai JT helping out most evenings.

JUNIOR BLACK BELT TEST

Big congratulations to Oliver and Fraser Smith who did a great job on their Black Belt test on Fri 17th. Oliver and Fraser have both worked very hard and they can often be seen helping out as S.W.A.T. with the Little Dragons and Juniors.

DATES

1st October - Parachute Jump.

9th October - British Aikido Board National Course.

22nd October - Outdoor Self Defence training - Non students welcome.

28th October - Mustard Sensei visit, places limited to 30.

29th October - Halloween party for kids - Bring a friend.

29th October -  Adult social after training - non members welcome.

“Patience has its limits - take it too far and its cowardice.”

George Jackson

See you all when I get back

Osu

Sensei Ken

Shudokan Black Belt Academy - Nottingham aikido

FOCUS OF THE WEEK

Curriculum all this week and next week. Testing starts on Mon 27th Sep so everyone has had plenty of time to get 8 black tags. If not use your catch up classes

SHUDOKAN OUTING

If I can generate enough interest I am proposing a Shudokan camping trip next year. Somewhere central to make it easy for all UK Shudokan schools to attend. Over a week-end it should be pretty cheap, all you will need is a tent and sleeping bag. It would be a good opportunity for the UK schools to get together in a social environment and have some fun without it costing the earth. Juniors and Dragons welcome with mums and dads. Let me know what you think and if you would be interested.

PRESTON DAN GRADINGS

I conducted Dragon and Junior Dan gradings in Preston over the week-end. They did a fantastic job check out the videos.

and

 NEW STAFF MEMBER

A big WELCOME to Matt Thurman who will be joining the team as a full time employee in the very near future. Nice to have another pair of hands to help out. All being well on his first day of employment we will throw him out of an aeroplane form 16000 feet. It’s pretty exciting working here.

 FIREWALK

 Still need lots of names for the firewalk on 19th Nov. Bring along friends family and work colleagues, £10 per head all goes to CLIK Sargent charity, caring for young people with cancer.

Shudokan Aikido

Nottingham

Osu

Sensei Ken

INSURANCE 

Please could you check that your insurance is up to date. We have a requirement to ensure that all our students have Martial Arts Insurance through the British Aikido Board. If yours has lapsed we will send you a text reminder. Please could you address the matter as soon as possible. 

EVENTS 

We are populating  lists in the dojo for Summer School 28 -31 Jul 2011. The British Aikido Board national course 9th Oct 2010, there is an attendance cost to that please see the BAB link for more details. The fire-walk 19th Of November 2010 and the Mustard seminar to be held at the dojo on the evening of 28th of October. Please speak at reception if you would like to attend any of these events. 

PART TIME WORK 

If anyone is interested in some part time hours working at the dojo please let me or sensei Jo know. 

Shudokan Aikido

Osu

Sensei Ken

FOCUS FOR THE WEEK

Monday - Hijiate/Hijishimae 

Tuesday - Yonkajo 

Wednesday - Shomen Iriminage 

Thursday - Sokumen Iriminage 

Friday - Ikkajo 

Saturday - Shihonage/Tenchinage 

DIG US 

Please help us out and go to our website at www.shudokan.co.uk and “Dig” us. You will see a little icon on the front page, just click it. Then it will ask you to make a dig account, its free and dead easy and you will never need to use it again but you will need to do that to “dig” us. The more people that dig us the better as far as Google is concerned. 

SAFE 6 

If you have trouble remembering the safe 6 find it at www.nottinghamsafety.com 

TEXT MESSAGES 

If you’re not receiving text messages from it’s probably because we don’t have the correct number for you. Reply to this blog with your number or see Jo at reception next time you come in.

SENSEI MUSTARD

Sensei Rob Mustard will be teaching in the dojo on the evening of 28th October. It will be a mixed class for 2 hours 30 minutes starting 6:30. Cost will be £10 per head. Normal classes will be available in dojo 2 for those who don’t want to participate.

BACK TO SCHOOL 

For our children’s classes the focus for the month is back to school. 

This week we talk about the importance of extending friendship to people who are new to our school. We also discuss how to go about building relationships with the RIGHT people if we are the ones that find ourselves in a new environment. Confidence is a major focus for this week to make it easier for our children to make new friends when returning to school. 

This quote is by unknown author 

“Inspire yourself and others will be inspired. Motivate yourself and others will be motivated. Develop yourself and others will start to develop themselves. Be an example first and then the world changes around you.” 

SHUDOKAN AIKIDO 

Providing the very best in student service and aikido tuition

OSU

See you on the mat

Sensei Ken

Happy Birthday

to the following students for the month of September.

If your name is not on the list its not because we dont care, we just dont have your birthday recorded so some come and tell us

Junior and Dragons Halloween event

Friday 29th Oct “No tricks, just treats”. Bring your friends, get dressed up as scary as possible and prizes for the best costumes. We have a crazy lesson planned with some great games.

Sensei Robert Mustard Seminar

Sensei Mustard is visiting us in the last week in October and will be running a seminar on Thursday 28th, more details to follow.

Shudokan Aikido Nottingham

Hope you all had a fantastic Bank Holiday

Please not that our website http://wwww.shudokan.co.uk is being updated at the moment and as such it is a bit glitchy, all should be back to normal soon.

The training focus for the week is

Monday Sokumen Iriminage

Tuesday Ikkajo

Wednesday Shihonage/Tenchinage

Thursday Nikkajo

Friday Sankajo

Saturday Kotegaeshi

Its a 5 week month so everyone should be in a position to porogress at the end of the month. Testing starts 27 September.

We had a well attended social on Friday, thanks to those who supported the event.

Congratulatrions to Jacob Cardwell who passed his Junior Shodan Test on 20th August

Quote by Gorden B Hinkley

“You will come to know that what appears today to be a sacrifice will prove instead to be the greatest investment you will ever make.”

Shudokan Aikido Nottingham 

Osu

Sensei Ken