The NHS has an article on their website describing a method to use breathing to manage stress.

Breathing is a key aspect of all of our training and is taught explicitly during Kokyuho and Misogi

In fact, Tohei Sensei suggested that it was the secret of Aikido.

Today, 16th Sumday is the last children’s class for the year. We will start again in the new year on the 13th January..

The adults class will carry on this week. The last class in the city being on the 18th December and we will start again at the 8th Janauary.

The last Ruislip class this year will be on the 20th December. We start again on the 3rd January.

Congratulations to Zibi and Khalil for passing their shodan and shoden examinations respectively today.

Sensei Burgess will be conducting examinations up to and including 2nd Dan at a seminar on 24th November at the Burton Ki Society Dojo. Applications for the examination should be submitted to Sensei Burgess at least two weeks before the date.

Sensei will also be teaching the updates to Bokken Dori  (23rd Tszukiwaza Waza)

The address of the dojo is:

Burton Judokwai
140 Broadway St
Burton upon Trent, 
Staffordshire DE14 3NB

13:00 – 17:00 General Class

The class will cost £20.00

any other queries could you contact Mike Hayes at burton@knk.org.uk

Last weekend, Doshu Yoshigasaki was in Burton, giving his last seminar of the year in the UK. Several members of the club attended and we all had a good weekend.

Congratulations to Marion Jost on her successful Joden examination.

We have the dates for next years seminar.

• 21st-23rd June 2019 Burton
• 13th-15ht September 2019 Scotland
• 1st-3rd November 2019 Burton

Doshu Yoshigasaki will be in Burton-on-Trent early November.

More details can be found on the British Ki Society website.

This is the schedule, until Christmas, for our practise at the Deli Studios. Note that we practise on a Monday on the 22nd October and start at 5:30pm on other nights.

Next year, we’ll be back to our usual 6pm-8pm slot.