Upcoming Grading

To: RP aikido-ka,

The next grading is about 1 month+ away thus Aikido IG would like to prepare you guys for that.

Below will include the combined information of the next grading :


General

• Submission date : 8th February 09 - 1st March 09 (submission from 2nd March onward will not be considered)
  
  
• Grading date : 15th March 09
  
  
• Venue : Aikido Shinju-kai HQ
  
  
  HomeTeamNS-JOM Clubhouse
  
  31 Ah Hood Road (off Balestier Road)
  3rd Level, Martial Arts Hall
  Singapore 329979
  
  
• Reporting time: to be announced (on 6th March)
  

Click here for the grading information for the whole year 2009.

Submission Criteria

1. White to Blue(6th kyu) : Min. 2 months of training and 20 training sessions
   
   
2. Blue(6th kyu) to Blue-gold(5th kyu) : Min. 24 training sessions after obtaining Blue*.
   
   
3. Blue-gold(5th kyu) to Brown(4th kyu) : Min. 32 training sessions after obtaining Blue-gold.
   
   
4. Brown(4th kyu) to Brown-gold(3rd kyu) : Min. 6 months of training and 36 training sessions after obtaining Brown.
   
   
5. Brown-gold(3rd kyu) to Black(2nd kyu) : Min. 6 months of training and 56 training sessions after obtaining Brown-gold.
   
   
6. Black(2nd kyu) to Black-gold(1st kyu) : Min. 9 months of training and 62 training sessions after obtaining Black.
   
   

For Dan level, please seek help from the instructors or the Aikido Shinju-kai office.

* The grading date when u get your current belt.

Syllabus

• White to Blue(6th kyu)
  
  
• Blue(6th kyu) to Blue-gold(5th kyu)
  
  
• Blue-gold(5th kyu) to Brown(4th kyu)
  
  
• Brown(4th kyu) to Brown-gold(3rd kyu)
  
  
• Brown-gold(3rd kyu) to Black(2nd kyu)
  
  
• Black(2nd kyu) to Black-gold(1st kyu)

Original Source from: Aikido Shinju-kai

RP Open House 2009

Aikido IG had participated in the annual RP Open House on 10th Jan 2009. With the assistance of our Instructor Cheen Cheen and the fellow aikido IG members, the 2 workshops at 2pm and 4pm had successfully came to the end.

Instructor Cheen Cheen demonstrated the Arts and Ways of Aikido to the students of Temasek Junior College, 2 little guests from Taekwondo and our very own RP Judo IG members.

Its been a lot of fun out there enjoying and sharing the different aikido techniques with everyone. Most of the participants get a hands on of what is Aikido. They were all impressed by what aikido is like.

More information will be updated.

Happy Chinese New Year!!

Happy Chinese New Year greetings to all Aikido-ka!

May the year of the Ox bring you & your families wealth & prosperity!
Also, for those aiming for their next belt colours:

恭喜发财，万事如意

May you find success in your endeavors!

Aikido IG Crowned Champions at first ever Aikido Youths Meet Demonstration Competition

On 29th August 2008, Republic Poly Aikido IG attended the first ever Youth Aikido Meet jointly organized by SMU and the Aikido Shinjukai Organization. The event was held at SMU Sports Hall. The purpose of the event is to gather all the Aikido Shinjukai youth members from all the different dojos island--wide and foster stronger bonds. Mass Training and Aikido Youth Demonstration Competition were the two activities organized by SMU.

Mass Training was conducted by the 6th Dan Sensei Phillip Lee. Aikido Youth Members from different dojos and members of the public came together and trained with each other. Aikido Shinjukai welcomes anyone who wishes to try out Aikido first-hand. If anyone is interested to join in the training to have a taste of Aikido, they are welcomed to attend one free training session with the rest of the Aikido members.

During the Mass Training, we made new friends and reunited with old ones. There were laughter and great enthusiasm throughout the training. We learnt to take care of our partner’s body whenever we practiced potentially dangerous moves. For instance, when Phillip Sensei wanted us to practice a particular lock technique with our partner, we had to remember that our partner is human being too! If the technique is done too hard or incorrectly, pain or even injury might occur. This is why it is very important for us to practice doing the intended techniques correctly while at the same time be aware of our partner’s limitations.

After the training, it was time for the Aikido Youth Demonstration Competition. A total of 5 dojos participated in the competition - ACSI dojo, SMU dojo, ITE dojo, Yuhua dojo and Republic Poly Dojo. The competition was held in the traditional ‘1-dojo-demonstrate-their-item-first-then-followed-by-the-next-dojo’ style. Fortunately for us, Republic Poly Dojo was the last dojo to do the demo.

We went all out to put up an impressive show for the judges. We were not held back by the pressure of winning our first competition for RP Aikido IG. We were also not distracted by the judges’ expectation. All we know was that we had a demo to do, we had our nakama with us and we were intending to compete in our first ever competition with a huge BANG!

And that huge BANG gave us our very first gold medals and trophy for RP Aikido IG. It was a dream come true for all of us! We look forward to defending our title in next year’s youth meet. Wish us luck!

We would also like to thank the following people for their contribution to our success:
• SMU
• Aikido Shinjukai
• Phillip Lee Sensei
• Instructor Cheen Cheen (RP’s current chief instructor)
• Instructor Patrick (RP’s current dojo leader)
• Instructor Christopher (RP’s previous chief instructor)
• Eddy Chong ( Former advisor)
• RP OSG

Original Source from: RP OSG