Congratulations to the following on passing their recent gradings:

Tengu Class:
Leah   9th Kyu

Adult Class:
Steve  4th Kyu

On Saturday 3rd December 2011 Bujinkan Newbury Dojo held its first Black Belt grading.

In the presence of Shihan Marc Moor, head of Budo Warrior Schools and Shidoshi Dave Giddings, Ian Hageman and Tony Tildesley were tested for two and a half hours. During which time they showed Kihon Happo and multiple variations; San Shin again with multiple variations; randori against 9 opponents several times in response to stikes, grabs, restraints and combinations; muto dori against both knife and sword; multiple hanbo techniques; sword stances and blocks; and bo staff kata. Both did extremely well under trying conditions and showed a high level of skill, adaptability and flow.

At the end of the grading they were awarded their Shodan grade by Shihan Marc Moor and their instructor Shidoshi Dave Giddings.

Shidoshi Dave Giddings, Tony Tildesley, Ian Hageman, Shihan Marc Moor

Congratulations to Tony and Ian on achieving this first step on their martial journey!

Congratulations to the following on their new grades, a good few weeks of hard work by all concerned!

Ian 1st Kyu
Tony 1st Kyu
Oli 5th Kyu
Rachel 6th Kyu
John 6th Kyu
Rebecca 6th Kyu
Benn 7th Kyu
Jules 9th Kyu

Well done everyone!

We had a great time at TMAS this year! The stand was right by the tatami demo area, so we had many people looking at all the budo and ninjutsu goodies we had - including a new Bujinkan t shirt, a new tessen design and lots of other kit!
 

Over the weekend we did a total of four demo's, and taught a 'skill share session' which invited anyone interested to train in Bujinkan budo taijutsu and ninjutsu. The demo's were well recieved with lots of positive feedback from other martial artists, and we felt they went really well. The skill share session went well with a diverse group of martial artists training in taijutsu and the use of shuriken.
 

All in all a good weekend! Here are the video's of the demo on YouTube, it was filmed in segments, so look for a total of 14 videos!

youtu.be/3Kk6Tx5BmTA

Thank you to all who took part and helped with organisation, demo's, and minding the stand! We will be doing it all again next year, so watch this space!

Well done to the following on their grading:

Benn 9th Kyu

Bujinkan Newbury Dojo is proud to host Shihan Marc Moor of Budo Warrior Schools for a one day seminar in Newbury.

Date:
    16th April 2011
Time:
    10.00 am to 4.00 pm
Location: 
    Newbury Judo Club,
    Almond Avenue,
    Newbury;
    RG14 1LU
Cost:
    £30 for BWS members, £35 for non members

This inaugural event is being held at Newburys only purpose built dojo and should provide an excellent setting for the event.

A map link to the judo club is here:

http://www.bing.com/maps/Default.aspx?encType=1&v=2&ss=ypid.YN1082x197806953&style=r&mkt=en-gb&FORM=LLDP

Looking forward to a good turn out for this new event on the BWS seminar circuit!

Tonight we looked at ganseki nage from the basic principle of shifting the opponents hips and spine to take space and balance, various entry points from grabs and punches. We then looked at using the hanbo to achieve the same, and then at using a kunai vs a bokken to achieve the same throw. We also explored the various directions the throw can be executed, in front, sideways, down and directly into the floor to negate ukemi. All in all a good session.