Monthly Archives: September 2008

Aikido pic

Keyla is starting to get handy with the camera!

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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. … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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Kamae hamster!

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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 … Continue reading

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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????

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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 … Continue reading

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Keep your photos and posts coming!

Andrew looking very the part

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Test results August 2008

Results of Test conducted on the 30th of August 2008The following students have been promoted to: 7th KyuSophia Davis 5th KyuWilson LimJosh Burke 4th Kyu Chris Tsernakis * Certificates and Belts will be issued shortly in class.

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