2015 BAA Junior North
130 Juniors competed in the Junior Open North Championships in Bradford!
130 Juniors competed in the Junior Open North Championships in Bradford!
24 juniors and youths from the West Yorkshire clubs went 1900 miles to compete as one team at the 2nd Junior and Youth Tomiki Aikido European Championship in St Petersburg, Russia.
BAA Summer School (North) was again held at St Mary’s School, Ilkley. This year the instructors were Konaka San (JAA 6th Dan), Bob Jones (7th Dan), V. Fairchild (5th Dan) and Toni Davies (BAB).
BAA Spring school runs on the late May bank holiday weekend in Winchester, this year the dates were Saturday 24 – Monday 26th May.
3rd Rising Dawn Seminar to be held in Ireland at the Queens University PEC.
Sessions Bob Jones 7 Dan BAA, Satoru Tsuchiya 6 Dan (Shodokan) and Vanda Fairchild 5 Dan BAA.
4th European Tomiki Aikido Network, European Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.
BAA Junior Open Championships (North) that was held at Richard Dunn Sports Centre in Bradford,
First time holding a seminar at Herne Bay (Shogun Aikido Kai).
Coaching from Satoru Tsuchiya 6th Dan (Shodokan), Paul Wildish 6th Dan, Shaun Hoddy 6th Dan and Vanda Fairchild 5th Dan.
BAA Junior Open Championships (South) held at the High Wycombe Judo Centre.
In total there were over 400 Aikidoka that took part in the tournament. The BAA Team that overall won 3 Gold, 2 Silver and 5 Bronze medals.
BAA Summer School at St Mary’s School, Leeds. Over 70 participants with Aikido sessions from Steve Evans, Vanda Fairchild, Gitte Wolput and Bob Jones.
Held on Saturday 29th June at the Richard Dunn Sports Centre in Bradford.
Juniors from Bradford, Leeds, Harrogate, Huddersfield, Sheffield, Wetherby, Wharfdale and Yon Ju Hachi (Boston Spa).