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On The 24th & 25th October 2009 Instructors and students converged on the Mosses Centre in Bury (Manchester) to attend the BZJFA 2009 Budo Course.
This was the first time the course had been hosted by Sensei George Launders at the Shiro-No Zen Judokwi at Bury.
The course proved to be as well supported as it was at its previous location in Radcliffe, Nottingham,
with Instructors and students travelling from as far away as Essex and West Sussex.

Instructors included Gordon Lawson 6th Dan BZJFA (Judo), Chris Moslim 7th Dan (Akido), Steve Mitchell 5th Dan (Ju Jitsu),
George Launders 4th Dan BZJFA (Judo), Graham Padget 4th Dan BZJFA (Judo), Keith Harby (Wing Chun), Leroy Blake (Akido).

Session were held in Judo (Tachiwaza and Newaza), Akido (including weapons), Wing Chun and Ju Jitsu.
The Saturday evening also included a disco and splendid food provided by Georges helpers.

Probably the highlight of the weekend was the well deserved presentation to Sensei Launders of his 5th Dan grade in Zen Judo
by Shihan Gordon Lawson 6th Dan BZJFA (Head of The British Zen Judo Family Association)

Sensie George Launders being presented with his 5th Dan by Shihan Gordon Lawson 6th Dan BZJFA
 

 

Left to Right front row: Shihan Andrew Millard 7th Dan; Sensei Mike Healy 5th Dan
Sensei Caroline Gourlay 4th Dan and Shihan Gordon Lawson 6th Dan.

On Saturday 10th October Thatcham Zen Judo Club hosted a Zen Judo course.
Guest Instructors from The British Zen Judo Family Association including Shiham Andrew Millard 7th Dan and Shihan Gordon Lawson 6th Dan.
Students and Dan grades from Trowbridge Zen Judo Club and Bognor Regis Zen Judo Club attended.
Subjects covered included the Zen Judo Syllabus and various ground work kata.
 

Sensei Caroline Gourlay (Chief Instructor of the Thatcham Club) was awarded her 4th.Dan
by Shihan Gordon Lawson 6th Dan BZJFA

jelebuk writes:  

This is the official programme of the first national conference of the Institute of Martial Arts and Sciences, containing each of the titles and abstracts of the academic research papers presented on the day.

The Institute of Martial Arts and Sciences is listed in the official publication "British Qualifications" alongside other educational organisations, professional institutes and universities, and is accredited by both UK awarding bodies and various universities.

IMAS offers education and training from the very basic level up to and including the coveted Graduate of the Institute of Martial Arts and Sciences qualification, which is degree level study.

IMAS also offers porfessional memberships and all the rights and privileges that go with these, including the use of the designated post-nominals. All arts are welcome to join IMAS, regardless of style or rank. For additional information, please refer to the IMAS website at:

www.institute-of-martialarts-and-sciences.com

Note: 

Note: The news article is for general information only and implies no endorsement by either this website or The Zen Judo Family (webmaster)

 

On Sunday 28^th June around 20 Instructors ranging from 7th Dan to 1st Kyu and from a number of British Zen Judo Family Association Clubs attended a course at Basford Zen Judo Club in Nottingham, hosted by Shihan Gordon Lawson and his Club Instructors. Clubs from Nottingham, Manchester, London, Trowbridge, Portsmouth and Bognor Regis made the hot and humid trip up for four hours of Judo Instruction by Shihan Andrew Millard B.E.M 7th Dan BZJFA.

The intention of the course was to go over the complete BZJFA syllabus and to pass on to more recent instructors some of the rationel behind the Zen Syllabus. The session started with a warm up which was to set the standard for the rest of the day (I'm still recovering), after this we moved onto ukemi and Shihan Millard described how this was always taught for at least fifteen minutes at the start of every session. We then moved on to the standing techniques, both right and left handed. After a very short break to take on badly needed water, we moved on to cover technique fives, again right and left handed, counter ones and two's and counter two by two's. The course was finished off by some very, at times "spirited" randori. Before the course came to an end, Shihan Millard presented David Bennigton (Portsmouth Zen Judo Club) and Yvonne Robertson (Bognor Regis Zen Judo Club) with there BZJFA 1st Dan Licences.

For more details on this course and future events visit the British Zen Judo Family Association website or see this site for announcements.

13/05/09

Saturday 3rd May

 

This year marked the 6th year that the Spring Martial Arts Course has been held and once again all the feedback I have received has been positive. With around 36 attending on the Saturday and 26 on the Sunday. Instructors and students came from as far away as Nottingham, Thatcham, Reading and Exmouth.

The main aim of these courses has been always to give instructors and students the chance to meet and experience other martial arts and allow them to see the often common roots and principles underlying them.

This years course as usual covered a variety of martial arts:

On the Saturday Shihan Gordon Lawson (6th Dan BZJFA Judo) opened proceedings with a session on Zen Judo Movement and applications, this was followed by Sensei Jo Harbert (6th Dan TJU Judo) with a session on groundwork skills, covering arm locks, leg locks and strangles.
After a relaxed lunch break we all returned to the mat for a lively session on the Go-No-Sen_No-Kata by Sensei John Goldman (7th Dan UBA Judo) and his Instructors Ruth Goldman (5th Dan UBA Judo) and Nigel Hopkins (5th Dan UBA Judo), after a short refreshment break the afternoon was finished by a choice of martial arts with a Tae Kwon Do kata applications session from Sensei Ron Davidson (7th Dan Tae-Kwon-Do) or Jujitsu stick work with Sensei Tony Richards (5th Dan Kensekei Jujitsu).

Go-No-Sen-No-Kata movement session with Sensei John Goldman 7th Dan UBA Judo

The Saturday evening's entertainment

The Saturday evening has become a bit of a social occasion with some of the instructors and students with there families going out for a Chinese meal. This year the highlight was the sight of Graham teaching a table napkin to behave.