News
February 2010
Arthur Moorshead Shihan
We note with sadness, the passing of Arthur Moorshead Shihan.
Aikikai Victoria held a commemorative training session for Arthur at the Caulfield Dojo on 17th February. To understand more about Arthur's contribution to Aikido in Australia, read this note by Bob Hill Sensei, written before the training session.
Easter Mountain Training
You can now go and sign up for the Easter Mountain Training event at the following website. Click here.
Parents Permission Forms
The parents of all junior students training in Aikikai Victoria classes are required to fill in a Parents Permission form. These new forms are available from your local dojo or from the Downloads page of this website.
Calendar of Events
This years calendar of events is now available from the Downloads page.
December 2009
Beginners Course at CHD in January 2010
There is a beginners course being held at Clifton Hill Dojo starting in January 2010. The course is being held over 8 consecutive Saturdays starting 30th January 2010. The classes will begin at 10am and end at 11am.
Children's Classes at CHD
Children's classes are being held at CHD in 2010 during the school terms. These will commence on Saturday 6th February. The classes will begin at 8.45am and end at 9.45am.
CHD Floor Renovations
There is a new page in the gallery section of the site. The page describes the work that went on to renovate the floor at Clifton Hill Dojo.
November 2009
23rd November - Training Resumes at Clifton Hill Dojo
After two very busy weekends at CHD the repairs to the floor have been completed. Normal training was resumed on 23rd November.
The first weekend was all about removing the floor and replacing the failed stumps. The second weekend was about installing the new floor, cleaning the floor and then replacing the mats. This was a lot of hard work.
Many thanks to all that helped.
Mountain Training in Mt Hotham in Easter 2010
Next year Aikido Victoria will be holding a Mountain Training camp at Mt Hotham over Easter. Go to the Downloads page for the latest flyer. Complete details will be available after Summer School 2010.
Inner School with Sugano Shihan
The Australian Inner School with Sugano Shihan is going ahead. It will be held in January 2010 immediately after Summer School. For more details head over to the Aiki Kai Australia web site.
July 2009
Sugano Shihan Training Weekend
Aikido Victoria was fortunate to have Sugano Sensei run a course on 17-18th July. Due to renovations at Clifton Hill Dojo the course was run at Caulfield dojo.
Caulfield was Victoria's original Aikido dojo and was the venue for the early Summer Schools. Arthur Moorshead Sensei (Judo), featured in the photo (right), was one of the original people involved in bringing Sensei to Australia. Arthur is well known amongst the Victorian aikido community and was able to catch up with many old friends. As Sensei's guest, Arthur stayed and watched the training on both days. He and his wife Suzi went to lunch with Sensei on the Saturday. He was pleased to see the dojo being used by so many Aikido students. He said at lunch that he would had loved to have been on the mat practicing what Sensei was teaching.
Sensei’s classes were very well attended. As ever, he tested us fully, especially with weapons. At one point he stopped the class and directed us to ‘give your brains a rest’. For those fortunate enough to attend it was a great opportunity to train under his direction.