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Gradings this coming Sunday

I am looking forward to seeing all candidates instructors and assistants on Sunday. It will be a demanding but possibly rewarding experience.

See you all there!

 

Jaimie

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Advanced Gradings.

All adults wishing to become eligible for their next brown/black belt/dan grades need to do the following.

1. Know the syllabus they need inside out and sideways. (Knowledge)

2. Be able to demonstrate all of the technical content to a high level of competency (Skills)

3. Make sure that they turn up for the advanced class (that is (as the name suggests) where you will learn advanced stuff)

Make sure they are seen by the advanced ranks to be not only improving their own knowledge and skill base but to be actively supporting the ryu/kai in any and every way they can. (Attitude)

If you do not show the above qualities then you will not be entitled to go for any rank advancement. Apart from that. I can say that the grading examinations will be both physically demanding and mentally challenging so I would advise everyone to prepare themselves properly and turn up on the day ready to work hard.

Once again. This is a notification for adult senior grades only.

Jaimie

 

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Happy New Year to all Yamabushi everywhere!!!

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End of Year course

Please remember to bring the following to the course on the 5th of December: 1. A light packed lunch. 2. A baton to practice the techniques with.

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Yamabushi explained

Question: “How long does it take for an average person to become a yamabushi?”

Answer: “Average people do not become a yamabushi”

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Our Mon: A Badge of Honour

As you know, yamabushi do not place that much imprtance upon belts and certificates, prefering instead to concentrate upon perfecting themselves by training hard, Living well and doing good. By these actions, we help keep our ego in check and emulate the examples of our predecessors by reamaining as humble as possible and by clothing ourselves in random acts of kindness whenever and however the opportunity arrises.

Our Mon, (the badge we all wear upon our budogi) is the symbol of our school and serves to remind us of who we are and the work we are supposed to be doing. It is a sacred seal that is placed upon the heart of a mountain warrior and as such, is (along with our obi) the most important part of our kit.

The next time you put on your budogi, give a little thought to this. Look at our Mon for a moment before putting on your jacket: Relfect for a second upon all the things it represents and how you, as an student of this school, are a vital link in the chain of this rich warrior tradition. Then, when you slide into your jacket, feel the force of this tradition seep from the badge and into your heart, cleansing it of all impurities and preparing you for your training.

This Mon is with us always. It is not just something that is adorning the jackets of our budogi: It is the symbol of the code and tradition we live our lives by. It is as much a part of us as we are of it and, unlike belts and certificates, it is something we have to continue to earn and be worthy of every single day of our lives. Remember this. It is important.

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End of Year course

The End of Year course this year will be hosted by the Praetorian Academy of the Institute of Martial Arts and Sciences. It is being held at a police establishment so we need to know numbers as soon as possible due to security. Please can I ask everyone to do their very best to commit to this course and to let me know that you will be attending as soon as possible.

This is a superb site and we already have some great instructors booked to show their skills. As well as the police tactices that will be taught their will be judo karate and aikido on offer. They have a fully licensed bar and we are trying to organise a buffet for after training so everyone can get to know each other a bit better. Please do your bit by organising your time accordingly and letting either myself or your dojo-cho know you will be attending

Details:

Date is: Saturday December 5th

Tmings: 11am-4pm (1100-1600)

Costings: 20 GBP Training only. Training and buffet 25 GBP

 

Make the effort and represent yourelf your dojo and your school well!

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End of Year course

Our end of year course will be taking place on the first weekend of December this year so this should give everyone enough notice to ensure their attendance. This will be a combined Yamabushi/shugenja/IMAS course. Martial arts covered will include:

Judo

Jiu Jutsu

Aikido

Karate

Oriental weapons

Goshin Jutsu

And for the first time: Police Defensive Tactics. This will be taught by a Home Office instructor.

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Staying focused

keeping going is the most important thing. continuing to push ourselves on, even when it is hard to see the path ahead. Staying focused and determined in the face of any and all hardships and adversity. In the end, we are the mountain, and the mountain is us.

doing what we can, when we can is sometimes a lot different to doing what we want when we like. Stay strong and walk on!

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Recent gradings at Shugenja!

The recent grading that took place at Dojo Shugenja in Atherton saw all who attended working hard and showing good levels of technical competence in keeping with the high standards set by the Ryu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The grading was overseen by Grahame Parrott Sensei, the senior examinations officer, assisted by Peter Houghton Renshi, Mark Calland Tashi.

Special mention must also be given to Ian Delany and Shaun Baker, who kindly gave of their time to help out, and special thanks to young Josh, from Billinge, who assisted as a junior uki.

The hard-won results of this grading assessment were as follows:

Juniors
Adam Webster- White to Red 2 tabs
Jacob Schofield -Red to Yellow 2 tabs
Thomas Haredon – Yellow to Orange
Ella Bluck – Orange to Green 2 tabs
Maisie Steele – Orange to Green 2 tabs
Mackenzie Steele – Orange to Green 2 tabs

Adults
Gavin Chadwick – White to Red 3 tabs
Nicola Hitchen – White to Red 3 tabs
Gail Churchill – Red to Yellow 3 tabs
Mark Jones – Green to Blue 3 tabs

All the above did ver well indeed, and our heartfelt congratulations go out to all of them in managing to take the next courageous step upon the path.

Mark Calland Tashi,
Dojo Shugenja