News
As part of the continued development of the British Aikido Association we will use this page to keep you updated on new events or news which may be of interest to our members.
9th International Aikido Tournament - London 2011
It is now official - Great Britain will be hosting the 9th International Aikido Tournament in 2011. A venue and dates have now been decided:
Venue
University Brunel Sports Complex
University Brunel, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3PH
Dates:
Thursday 11th August 2011
to
Sunday 14th August 2011
For further details check the new 2011 Tournament page
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The New Tomiki Aikido Dan Grade Syllabus: A Harmonisation of Two Transmissions
For a number of years two different Dan Grade, covering the practise of Kenji Tomiki’s Aikido, have been operating concurrently within the BAA, the mainstream BAA syllabus and that of the Shodokan. While both syllabuses represented the Tomiki legacy, they each had a different emphasis and historical route of transmission.
The new syllabus recognises that members from both transmission routes will have to take on new learning and consequently has cascaded down elements of both Koryu Kata and the Goshin Ho to early stages for examination. The intention has been to make this learning more manageable and to bring it forward. Thus it may be seen that at each equivalent grade it can be recognised that a BAA Dan Grade has a more comprehensive knowledge of the complete Kenji Tomiki and Hideo Ohba legacy, than in other examination systems.
The introduction of the new syllabus on 1st July 2010, will be accompanied by a comprehensive programme of courses at each of the Summer Schools and BAA sponsored day courses in the regions to develop and support members technical understanding and development. It the EC’s intention that this new syllabus will help to ensure that the BAA is recognised as a leading player, in partnership with our friends in Japan and Europe, in transmitting the best of all the elements of Tomiki Aikido to the world.
Click Here for the full version of the announcement
March 2010 - Steve Powell raises £500 for sport relief
On Saturday 13th March Steve Powell of Thanet Dojo raised £500 for Sport Relief by doing 500 breakfalls. Well done to Steve and we hope that he is not too sore.