Broadland Aikido Club

Please note: Tuesday night class suspended until further notice as of 2nd October

Just Published: Frank Aikido Chats (Please see Media section above)

Philip Smith Shihan 50 years of Aikido celebration

Shane Riley Shihan at Broadland Aikido Club 16/17 September 2018

9th International Friendship Seminar (IFS)

As most of you may know the first International Friendship Seminar took place in 2010 at Broadland Aikido Club dojo in Lowestoft when Haydn Foster sensei Institute of Aikido (U.K.), Philip Lee sensei (Singapore) and Osamu Obata sensei (Canada) agreed to teach together in friendship. Sadly Foster sensei passed away the following year. Since then each year it has rotated being held in the U.K., Singapore and Canada. This year on weekend of 6th – 8th April saw the 9th IFS take place in Singapore along with Philip Lee Shihan association, Aikido Shinju-kai celebrating its 30th year.

It was without a doubt the largest Aikido seminar and celebration I have ever attended in my 46 years of training and study of Aikido, when I say largest I mean it was a very big event as you can see below in the attached photo.

At one point for the group photograph there was a total which included the children, in excess of 870 on the tatami from 26 countries.
Planning started in August 2016, the dojo was a fully air conditioned 20 badminton courts wide sports hall that can hold 2000 participants and spectators, over 1000 tatami were laid

The Gala dinner was held on the Sunday evening and was attended by over 860.

See Youtube: aikido shinju-kai ASK30 behind the scene. and aikido shinju-kai gala dinner

Teaching on the two and half day seminar where:

Guest of Honour Waka Sensei Mitsuteru Ueshiba Hombu Dojo-Cho
K. Shimamoto Shihan 8th Dan Aikikai Japan
M. Fukakusa Shihan 8th Dan Aikikai Thailand
Takeki Tsuboi 8th Dan Aikikai Japan
Ikuhiro Kubota Shihan 8th Dan Aikikai Japan
Osamu Obata Shihan 7th Dan Aikikai Canada
Philip Lee Shihan 7th Dan Singapore
Tony Smibert Shihan 7th Dan Aikikai Australia
Nobuo Takase 7th Dan Aikikai New Zealand
Aziz Belhassane Shihan 7th Dan Belgium
R. Shirakawa sensei 6th Dan Aikikai Japan
Frank Burlingham sensei 6th Aikikai Zen Ten, 5th Dan Aikikai U.K.

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.

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.

£13 (inc Postage & Packing)

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.