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Winchester Judo and Martial Arts Club is pleased to announce that we will be hosting another seminar to be given by Luigi Carniel in Katori Shinto Ryu swordsmanship on the weekend of the 10th/11th April.

Carniel Sensei (www.anamj.ch/ANAMJ/Maitre.html) was a personal student of Yoshio Sugino Sensei and makes his living as a professional martial arts instructor. As well as his current grade of 5th Dan Katori Shinto Ryu he holds 7th dan aikijujutsu and 6th dan karate.

The seminar will be taught as an open seminar on the Saturday for all people with Sunday being geared towards more experienced martial artists. The areas to be covered will include kenjutsu, iaijutsu, bojutsu and naginatajutsu.

Saturday 10th April 10AM to 5PM
Sunday 11th April 10AM to 3PM

Costs:£20 for Saturday and £50 for both days.

Please contact Jason Salter for further details.

A limited number of bokken will be available to use but please bring bokken and iaito if possible.

Free Aikido and Self Defence Beginners Course

Winchester Judo and Martial Arts Club are offering a free 5 Week Aikido and Self defence Class at the Lido Winchester. The classes will start on Thursday 14 May 2009 at 8:15 PM.

For further details and to register interest please either email:

enquiries@winchester-martialarts.org

or telephone

Winchester (01962) 883282

Come along and join us for this fun and informative course.

Wear loose fitting clothing - tracksuit bottoms and an old T shirt will be fine.

Fresh Grading Results for Aikido players

July 2nd 2006 saw some excellent results for our Aikido students, including a new Dan grade ! - See Here !

Fresh Grading Results for Judo players

The recent grading at the Mountbatten Centre has given our Judo players something to be pleased about - See Here !

New Home  Well....for hosting the web site that is!

We seem to have made it to our new host without too many difficulties!

BJA Membership Fees are on the up!

British Judo Association membership and licence renewal fees have gone up! See the downloads section for a printable version of the new application form and fee structure.

Special Player Profile

Lee Harley

Lee Harley aged 14, has unfortunately had to give up practicing judo due to ill health. Lee who has been diagnosed with a rare blood disorder has been told by his specialist to give up all contact sports.  Lee has been a club member for around 4 years, and had just won his first ever medal – silver in the Salisbury Open, and was looking forward to achieving his green belt in the coming year.

Coach Glen Judd said although Lee is only small in stature, he is a tenacious and skilful player who rarely missed a lesson - a pleasure to teach.

Lee Harley in action (player on the left)

The club wish Lee all the best in the future and look forward to the odd visit so Lee can keep an eye on his old club mates.