Rising Sun Aikido
Traditional Ueshiba style Aikido self defence club
Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset, England
Sensei Says
The UTA celebration day was a great success and we were
honoured to have John Penrose MP visit us during the
celebrations and present a number of volunteers with a vase
depicting the UTA logo in recognition for all their hard
work.
John has followed the growth of our association and clubs
since we first set up the Rising Stars in January 2006 and
we thanked him for his supported by presenting him with a
gift to remember us by.
Sensei Citti and friends joined us for another course
hosted by the UTA and held at the Campus at the beginning of
June. The course was well attended and Bradley did an
excellent job of uke all weekend due to Rachids injury. At
the end of the course Sensei Citti honoured Sensei Helena &
Sensei John by promoting them to Nidan.
I would also like to congratulate Sensei Mike Higgins for
getting his Nidan at a recent course in Crewkerne given by
Sensei Barry Gibson 4th Dan.
We will be hosting a Multi-style Martial Arts course in
September at the Campus and Sensei Al is organising this
event, check out the news & events page for more details.
Sensei Citti is returning to England in September and
once the venue has been decided I will put details on the
news & events page.
The clubs & UTA will continue to
grow as long as we remember our core values.
- Be open and welcoming
- Respect each other
- Be open to new ideas and ways of training
- Pool our resources
- Develop our Aikido
- Have Fun
Phil Benge San Dan
Club Senior Sensei