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Welcome to our Dojo Newsletter
Birthday Corner Happy Birthday in May
Joseph Vallejo, Oskar Rutishauser, Mark Hamlyn, Rick Elwood, Kelly Helliwell, Welcome New Students Please Welcome to our Dojo! Student Anniversaries Student Anniversaries
Heard Around The Dojo May 28th Jodo Seminar
Military personel and civilian students from Base Borden (under Jim Murray Sensei), Shouwakan Dojo in Kingston Military College (under Andrew McBride Sensei), Buyoukan Dojo in Ottawa (under Louis Bournival Sensei) and one student from Matokokan Dojo in Nova Scotia (under Steve Nickerson Sensei) were present for a Jodo seminar at Renseikan Dojo under Jardine Sensei Sunday May 28th, 2006. The seminar ran for 5 hours and all attendees really enjoyed the afternoon. The students learned the first 5 solo kihon waza of the 12 standard basics and then did some sotai kihon (partner work) and then learned the first three Seitei kata for the Zen Nippon Kendo Renmei (All Japanese Kendo Federation - Jodo Division). May Jodo Seminar
The Annual May Jodo and Iaido seminar in Guelph was a huge success. Furukawa Sensei and Arai Sensei were unbelievable. Everyone enjoyed themselves and we know came away with better Jo and sword techniques. Congratulations to everyone who tested on Sunday.
Congratulations also to our American students, attached to Renseikan Dojo
for Jodo, on their success as well
No Karate class Tuesday May 16th We have had to cancel the 6:30pm, 7:30pm and 8:45pm karate classes on Tuesday May 16th. There will be classes as usual this Saturday and Thursday the 18th. We will be closed for the May long weekend beginning Saturday May 20th Victoria Day Weekend The dojo will be closed for the Victoria Day Long weekend. We will be closed Saturday May 20th and Monday May 22nd. The Jodo students will not be at their cottages that weekend however, we will be in Guelph for the Annual Jodo Seminar with the top sensei from Japan. Everyone have a wonderful and safe Victoria Day Weekend. Karate Kyu Test Results
Congratulations to everyone who passed their next kyu test on Saturday May 6th. The grading panel of Sensei and four of his black belts were all very happy with the students who tested. Here are some pictures from the test. We will get more as soon as they are sent into the dojo. Congratulations to:
The Black Belts of Renseikan
Present for Rob Knox's Nidan test were all the Renseikan Black Belts. We were just missing our two branch dojo-cho. It was good to have everyone there to support Rob. They were also there to support Saeed and Raymond for their Aikido Nidan and Sandan tests, but due to an earlier accident, Saeed and Raymond were forced to postpone their tests for a few weeks. Congratulations Rob
Congratulations to Rob Knox on passing his Nidan Test in Karate-Do on Sunday April 30th. It was a challenging test and Rob came through very well. Click on the picture above for photos from the test. Annual Spring Dojo Cleaning Thank you to everyone who participated in the Annual Spring Cleaning today, Saturday April 22nd, at the dojo. We had a fantastic turnout and had everything cleaned from top to bottom in a record one and one-half hours. Thank you again to everyone who were able to make it out today. Jodo Class gear up for National Testing
The Jodo classes are focusing on the upcoming National (Canadian Kendo Federation - Jodo Division) Jodo Examinations in May. At the Annual May Jodo Seminar in Guelph. Many of the students will be testing before the top sensei from Japan for their Ikkyu, Shodan, Nidan and Yondan. Good luck to everyone. But some people have other ideas of stick work!
DVDs Now Available We now have available DVDs of all previous Dojo events, including your last kyu or dan test. Please order from the dojo or email the dojo. Renseikan Dojo Crests
The Renseikan Dojo Crests are now available at the dojo. They can be used in many ways, on your dogi it should go on the left side, over your heart. Upcoming Events
Click on any of the upcoming events listed below to learn more: Shihan Watanabe Sensei at Renseikan Dojo
Renseikan Dojo is proud to announce that Shihan Watanabe Ikuo Sensei will be running two seminars at Renseikan Dojo Tuesday June 20th and Thursday June 22nd, 2006. Shihan Watanabe Sensei is a 7th dan Hombu Instructor and head of Ayase Dojo along with his dojo in Perth, Australia. Shihan Watanabe Sensei is a wonderful teacher, friendly and very talented in his aikido. Please join us for these two exciting days of Yoshinkan Aikido. The seminar fees are $30 per night plus a $20 Party fee if you are staying for the parties after the seminars. The Party fee includes food and beverages and a chance to talk one on one to this great teacher. Watanabe Sensei will be joined by his daughter Yuri-san and two students Shingo Konnai and Shizuka Sato. We are looking forward to their visit and his teaching. Please contact the dojo for times and availability Aikido Dan Testing The Aikido dan testing scheduled for Sunday June 4th, 2006 9:00am will be postponed. Raymond and Malavanh had a baby boy Sunday - "Reese" came in at 7lb 4oz and Raymond is going to be very busy this week. We will reschdule it very soon. Saeed Mirafzal testing for Nidan Spring BBQ and Picnic We are planning on having our Annual Spring BBQ and Picnic on Saturday June 10th at 2pm - 6pm at Adam's Park. Please plan on this date. This is a Family event and an afternoon filled with food, games and fun and lots of conversation and hopefully good weather. We will have a sign up sheet at the dojo in a the next few weeks. Here are some pictures from a previous picnic. Bring A Friend Week June 5th starts our next Bring A Friend Week at Renseikan Dojo. This is an excellent opportunity for you to get a friend, relative, neighbour or someone you work with to get involved in the fascinating world of Martial Arts. You can bring them to your class or to one of the other martial arts we offer here at Renseikan Dojo. For friends under 19, we need a waiver signed by a parent. Download the waiver form here Jodo Seminar for CFB Borden at Renseikan Dojo The Buseikan Aikido Dojo at Base Borden will be attending a Jodo Seminar at Renseikan Dojo Sunday May 28th 12:30pm - 5:00pm. Karate Friendship Night We would like to invite any karate-ka who practice Matsubyashi-Ryu to join us for the last Thursday of every month. After a good warm-up of kihon (basics) we start kata practice and sometimes also add Bunkai (application) and Yakusoku Kumite (pre-arranged sparring) practice to the evening. Our dojo is open to all, regardless of rank or associations. This is a non-political dojo and a fun night of training together in the true spirit of Nagamine Shoshin Sensei's Karate-Do. If you are interested in joining us please contact us for directions and times or feel free to drop in for the 8:45pm adult class on the last Thursday of each month. The next Kata night is Thursday May 25th On Friday May 26th we will be doing our "Hajime" training in the adult Aikido class. "Hajime" means to begin and we will be doing techniques rapidly on that command. It is an excellent cardio workout as well as an excellent training tool. When you must react quickly over and over to a command, you have no time to think about what you are going to do - you can only do. That is important in the martial arts. Be sure not to miss this class. After the class we will hold our Shinbokukai (Friendship event) at a local restaurant or in the dojo. Aikido Promotions Please see the Archives for past promotions. Jodo Promotions Please see the Archives for past promotions. |
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