Beginning October 14 we will be adding new classes to Saturday mornings.
These new format is
Yoga for the Martial Artist
Aikido Fundamentals
Koryu Weapons: Jodo and Iaido
our schedule
Congratulations to our most recent promotions:
John Grunow - Yonkyu
JC Fedorczyk - Gokyu
Holly Robbins - Gokyu
Ken Robbins - Gokyu
We held Kyu testing on Sunday, October 30, 2005. I am proud to announce that
both of the candidates did extremely well. Congratulations
to:
Robert George - Sankyu
Dan Grano - Yonkyu
Brenda has written an excellent paper for her Yoga certification. Please
take a look at it by clicking on the title below. You can also find it under the Training menu above.
**** Updated 9/13/05 ****
Brenda's paper has been graded and she received an A+ !!! Congratulations!
We held Kyu testing on Sunday, August 21, 2005. There was one candidate and
he did very well. Congratulations to Dan and the whole dojo!
to:
Dan Grano - Gokyu
We held Kyu testing on Sunday, July 24, 2005. I am proud to announce that
both of the candidates did extremely well. Congratulations
to:
Robert George - Yonkyu
John Grunow - Gokyu
Water Oak Aikikai's 2005 O-Shogatsu was a featured seminar in the Vol. 2, 2005 edition of Aikido East.
Click the logo to see the page.
We held Kyu testing on Sunday, May 15, 2005. I am proud to announce that
all of the candidates did extremely well. They looked very smooth and confident. It was
very obvious to all who watched that they had diligently prepared for the test. Congratulations
to:
Brenda McLuskie - Ikkyu
Keith Hooks - Sankyu
Jason Colvard - Sankyu
We would also like to thank Don and Jonathan from AOC for attending and taking ukemi. We really appreciate that
they took the time and made the effort to join us and for the positive feedback/comments about the candidates.
At the Open Sky Aikikia seminar (Apr 29 - May 1, 2005) Yamada Sensei spoke to
William McLuskie on several topics. He informed William that when he makes his travel schedule
for 2006 he will be including a Fall seminar in Charlotte. As the conversation progressed, Yamada Sensei
was surprised to learn that William was not a Fukushidoin and awarded it on the spot. Overall
a very rewarding weekend for all of the students at Water Oak Aikikai. These two items are very tangible
evidence that the hard work each student is putting forth has been noticed. Congratulations to all!
Since our dojo is really still brand new there are a lot of things that we want/need
to do. Well we were able to complete one of them; our nafudakake. Next class please take a moment
to thank Brenda for all of the hard work she did to stencil each name board.
Water Oak Aikikai was a featured dojo in the Vol. 1, 2005 edition of Aikido East.
Click the logo to see the page.
The refrigerator in the basement is stocked with water and cokes.
The drinks are 50¢ each. Please leave your payment in the drawer in the fridge.
Remember, if this is abused we will have to stop offering the drinks. If you would
like something different in the fridge let us know.
On 5/23/04 testing was held at Water Oak Aikikai by Dennis Main and William McLuskie.
We are proud to announce the following promotions:
Brenda McLuskie - Nikkyu
Keith Hooks - Yonkyu
Jason Colvard - Yonkyu
Robert George - Gokyu
On 4/3/04 William McLuskie was promoted to San-Dan
(3rd Degree Black Belt) during testing at the Aikido of Cincinnati seminar.
At the same testing Don McConnell was promoted to Ni-Dan (2nd Degree Black Belt) and Jonathan Weiner was promoted
to Sho-Dan (1st Degree Black Belt). Don and Jonathan are from Aikido of Charlotte and train frequently with us.
We added Dojo Etiquette to the links above. Please review when you have a
chance.