​Aikikai Zen Ten Annual Seminar

Shane Riley Shihan at Broadland Aikido Club

Philip Smith Shihan 50 years of Aikido celebration

Congratulations to Lyubov Zaitseva (Lyuba) on passing 1st Kyu

On Sunday 10th December, Broadland Aikido Club of Aikikai Zen Ten along with other Aikikai Zen Ten dojos from Dereham and Fakenham held a seminar and grading in Lowestoft. Many congratulations to all the students from Dereham and Fakenham who were successful in grading along with Lyuba from Broadland Aikido club who passed her 1st Kyu examination.

9th International Friendship Seminar & 30th anniversary of Aikido Shinju-Kai Singapore

 A big thank you to all who attended and supported the seminar with Shihan Riley 9th & 10th Sept 2017

Just Published - Frank! Aikido Chats

After 20 years in the making a book of interviews with senseis Haydn Foster, William Smith, Kenneth Cottier, Tom Moss, Gwynne Jones and Pat Stratford. Read about their personal side, their life and work before starting to train in Aikido, why and how they started training. What it was like in the early days and the changes they have seen. How they would like to see their association and Aikido in the future. Each interview reveals the personal side of these pioneer senseis that were at the beginning of British Aikido, they were there making history.
                                                                 
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For your copy please send cheque made payable  to Frank Burlingham, 9 Low Farm Drive, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 8HQ

International Aikido Seminar a Great Success

​Broadland Aikido Club recently hosted the International Friendship Seminar in Lowestoft, bringing together three international renowned and respected Aikido teachers from around the world, these being Osamu Obata sensei 7th Dan from Canada, Philip Lee sensei 7th Dan from Singapore, Aziz Belhassane sensei 6th Dan from Belgium also teaching was Frank Burlingham sensei 6th Dan from the local Broadland Aikido Club.
 
The event was held at Ormiston Denes Academy. Sports Centre, Lowestoft, NR32 4AH, proved to be a big success and was attended by around 80 plus students from around the U.K. and the world. Also in attendance were two high ranking 7th Dan senseis Shane Riley sensei and Philip Smith sensei who head up their own associations in the U.K. Attendees came from Belgium, Canada, Malaysia, Russia, Singapore, Sweden, also three students drove from Edinburgh Scotland in order to attend.
This event which started in Lowestoft in 2010 initially rotated around Lowestoft, Toronto and Singapore; recently Brussels has also become a venue. Next year Singapore will host the 9th International Friendship Seminar along with celebrating 30 years of Aikido Shinju-Kai.
The event was open to the public to view free of charge. Broadland Aikido club trains Tuesday & Thursday evening and Sunday morning at Nirvana Fitness Centre, Pinbush Rd, and welcomes new members at any time, please bring this article for 3 FREE lessons or contact Frank Burlingham on 01502 515062 or email: frank.burlingham@virgin.net Alternatively please see our website at: www.broadland-aikido.co.uk. 

8th International Friendship Seminar returns to it's home at Broadland Aikido Club

Presentations of 1st Dan certificates

At a recent Broadland Aikido club course held at Nirvana Fitness Ltd, two of it's members passed the examination for 1st degree black belt (1st Dan). The course was taught by sensei Frank Burlingham 6th Dan and sensei Vince Hammond 5th Dan of Broadland Aikido Club and sensei Vince Lawrence 5th Dan Makoto Aikido based in Somerset. All three  sensei are founder instructors of the newly formed association Aikikai Zen Ten.
                                                                              Presentations of their certificates took place on Thursday 13th April.

Photos from Aikikai Zen Ten Inaugural seminar

Launch of New Association Aikikai Zen Ten  

Aikikai Zen Ten was founded early 2017, it's principle being Frank Burlingham sensei with the assistance of Vince Lawrence Taunton Aikido Club and Vince Hammond of Broadland Aikido Club. An Inaugural seminar will be held 4th & 5th March in Somerset, please see poster above.

Singapore & New Zealand Trip Dec 2016 

Frank Sensei was invited to teach by Ray Eder sensei at Kyu Shin Do dojo. On the way to and from New Zealand Frank stopped off at Singapore to visit his good friend Philip Lee Shihan. While n New Zealan Frank managed to ctch up with David and Hisae Lynch, David Lynch introduced Aikido into New Zealand.

Obata Shihan visits Broadland Aikido Club

In July 2016 after the 7th International Friendship Seminar in Brussels, Osamu Obata Shihan 7th Dan so Hombu from the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Aikikai in Toronto Canada (JCCC), visited Broadland Aikido Club . Thank you sensei for spending time with us and teaching us.

2nd Honour for Frank Sensei - Honorary membership to White Rose Aikikai

Frank Honoured by Hellenic Aikido Association