Aikido pic

Keyla is starting to get handy with the camera!

Osoji - The Big Clean

Hey All -

The big Dojo spring clean has arrived!

Keep Sunday, October 19 free.  From 10am, we'll be cleaning, tidying and generally beautifying our dojo.

There'll be sign up sheets for different tasks at the front desk next week.

Feel free to bring friends, family, anyone that can hold a broom...

Osu!

Monkey Magic

I'm not sure how many of you were fans of Monkey growing up.

But if you could have been part of Triptakas crew, who would you have chosen to be, and more importantly what was it about that character that rocked your world?

Was it Monkey with his magic cloud, magic staff and poor anger management skills, tormented by a painful mind control device?

Sandy, with his philosophical introspection and occasional water related adventures?

Piggsy with his quick wit and smart mouth, always landing everyone in trouble and feasting at the slightest provocation?

Or the horse, the misunderstood and fairly shy member of the bunch who none the less does the bulk of the work without any complaints (although he did seem quite concerned about how he looked most of the time)?

So which one would you have been?

The Aikido Top 10 Greatest Hits

From the incredible mind of the great Matty, the ultimate Aikido playlist ...

Stop Making Sensei – Talking Heads

Don’t Go Breaking My Arm – Elton John

In The Dojo – Village People

Should I Sh’te Or Should I Go – The Clash

I Should Be So Uke – Kylie

There’s No Waza Like Go Waza – Ethel Merman

Kamae Chameleon – Boy George

Ippon Me, Ippon You – ABBA

I Can’t Stand The Pain – Eruption

I’m Too Sexy For My Dogi – Right Said Fred

Kamae hamster!

What's the real test/grading?

I believe the grading is only a snapshot of the journey. It is merely a class or exercise so frequently practised barring all the nerves and hype of formality. If we drill the techniques hard and frequent enough with correct form and precision in timing and sensitivity of course we can reproduce it at a whim or whenever necessary.

The real test is coming to the classes day in day out as often as we can make it ... sore or not, motivated or not, injured or not etc... The real test is the regular class, the regular presentation to the task at hand, how we deal with each other being shites and ukes, being fellow trainees/ fellow students, our conduct and attitude toward our Sensei ... and the everyday practise list goes on ....

The real test is how we conduct our lives on a daily basis being Aikidokas on and off the mat. Gi or no ni.



Your anonynmous fellow student. Osu.

Guess Who?

Ever wondered what some of the other people at the dojo looked like before they started getting thrown around on the mats.


He's awesomely flexible with some sweet ukemi thrown in for good measure. Who could it be????

Alex's favourite quick meal after Aikido

Direct from Alex's Kitchen

Ingredients

Garlic - 2 cloves

Chilli, some butter, white wine

Capsicum - x1

Tomatoes - x2 or 3

Asparagus - 1 bunch

Tuna Cans - 1 or 2

Some olives

Fresh basil

Pasta - cooking while you cook the sauce

Sauté Garlic, Chili, in olive oil

Add Blanched asparagus and Capsicum & some good salt and sauté 1 min add a knob of butter sauté 1 more min

Add ¼ cup white wine and chopped tomatoes cook 1 minute, add two tins of Tinned Tuna in oil with chilli and 1/3 cup pitted Kalamata olives halved

Add pasta and 1/3 cup of left over water from the pasta.

Season and add Fresh basil

Enjoy !!

Keep your photos and posts coming!

Andrew looking very the part

Test results August 2008

Results of Test conducted on the 30th of August 2008

The following students have been promoted to:

7th Kyu
Sophia Davis

5th Kyu
Wilson Lim
Josh Burke


4th Kyu

Chris Tsernakis






* Certificates and Belts will be issued shortly in class.