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I just had to share these photos with you. They were taken two weeks ago in Kyoto, at Kiyomizu-dera temple. During the cherry blossom season the temple is open at night and both the buildings and the cherry trees are lit up. It makes for spectacular viewing. Kiyomizu-dera (meaning ‘the clear water temple’) is the […]
Monday 9th May 2011 If you have any contribution for the Shukan News (story, photograph, video), please send it via email to gary@garyweigh.com 1. What a great day! What a wonderful turnout it was to our club planning day on Saturday. Any lingering doubts about club spirit and connectedness were quickly dispelled. I am very […]
Exploring martial arts Brisbane … Kendo is the Japanese sport of sword fighting where the Shinai replaces the katana and bokken that feudal Japan was famous for. The Shinai is a flexible weapon made of lengths of bamboo lashed together. Practitioners wear protective armour to prevent injury from strikes to the head throat, upper body […]
Monday 2nd May 2011 If you have any contribution for the Shukan News (story, photograph, video), please send it via email to gary@garyweigh.com 1. May beginners course starts tomorrow night The May beginners’ course commences tomorrow night, Tuesday 3rd at our Nathan dojo. If you want to learn the subtle art of Aikido you are […]
“A vision begins with intuition and dreaming, a cohesive image of an ideal to strive for. Ueshiba Sensei’s vision resulted in the creation of Aikido as a path to universal harmony and world peace. It is hoped that the maxim of ‘Aikido without boundaries’ will promote greater unity and strength amongst all aikidoka, thus encouraging […]
Monday 25th April 2011 ANZAC DAY lest we forget! If you have any contribution for the Shukan News (story, photograph, video), please send it via email to gary@garyweigh.com 1. Cherry blossom time in Japan It is cherry blossom time in Japan, a country recently stricken by earthquakes and tsunami. A cherry blossom is the flower […]
Jo Kata No 2 (Butterfly) Munetsuki, Guard, bring jo down Munetsuki, Guard Step right, rotate jo into Jodan no Kamae & Shomenuchi (Butterfly spin starts) Step Left & block down across front of body Shomenuchi (Butterfly spin ends) Munetsuki Turn 180° to right & Shomenuchi with kiai (Butterfly spin starts) Step left & block down […]
Monday 18th April 2011 If you have any contribution for the Shukan News (story, photograph, video), please send it via email to gary@garyweigh.com 1. Classes over Easter Classes at Nathan dojo will be held as normal over Easter. There will be a class on Saturday 23rd April and there will be an evening class on […]
Self defence shouldn’t be a totally new concept to anyone. We are all born with instinctive protection mechanisms. All of us have an inbuilt fight or flight response to acute stress and all of us are endowed with 6th sense or intuition. In addition, we have been working at protecting ourselves for years. Some of […]
Monday 11th April 2011 If you have any contribution for the Shukan News (story, photograph, video), please send it via email to gary@garyweigh.com 1. Classes over Easter Classes at Nathan dojo will be held as normal over Easter. There will be classes on Saturday 23rd April and there will also be an evening class on […]