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Location: Milton Keynes, UK - Taidokan | Sensei Yates is proposing to go to the French Aikido Yoshinkan event to be held on the weekend of 17th and 18th of April 2010 in St Gaudens (near Toulouse).
YOSHINSAÏ 2010 (http://online.aikido-yoshinkai.fr/)
UNDER THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE FEDERATION AIKIDO YOSHINKAI DE FRANCE THE 3rd YOSHINSAI EDITION WILL TAKE PLACE AT VILLENEUVE DE RIVIÈRE (FRANCE), UNDER THE CONTROL AND ORGANIZATION OF THE ASSOCIATION COMMINGEOISE D'AÏKIDO YOSHINKAN
April 17th and 18th, 2010
in the stadium of VILLENEUVE DE RIVIERE
(à 2 1/2 miles from Saint-Gaudens - Haute-Garonne - 31)
Located in a beautiful place in the south of France close to the Pyrénées.
During this meeting, each instructor will teach one lesson over the weekend.
TIME TABLE :
Saturday, April 17th : 9.am sharp – 12.pm / 2.pm - 6.pm
Dimanche 18 Avril : 9.am sharp – 12.pm / 2.pm - 5.pm
(the detail time table will be fixed as soon as possible)
POSSIBLE PLACES TO STAY :
- In the Dojo : Possible to sleep on the mats. Have your sleeping bag.
- In host house : Number of places limited.
- In Hostels : Cuisine et Santé or other around the village.
The saturday lunch and diner, the sunday lunch are part of the price of the seminar.
Thank you in advance to register as quickly as possible. By now, the definitive price is'nt fixed because we don't have any idea of how many people will come. In the next days (next week) we'll inform you by email of the definitive price. You have to count on a price around 55 euros.
Please register your interest in this event via the link below and discuss with your club instructor ASAP.
http://online.aikido-yoshinkai.fr/
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Mat cleaner
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Location: Northants | Hmmm
Probably too soon for me and Ed (travelling 1000miles to an event when your training plan consists of nailing 'Seiza ho' is probably a little OTT). I was thinking Watford for our first outing.
Next year though.....
One for the diary? |
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| I'm hoping to make it. Anyone else? I think it can be done for under 200 quid including mat fees... |
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Location: Milton Keynes, UK - Taidokan | I concur with my learned colleague. I checked costs today and flights are between £150 - £200 return (Easyjet - British Airways). Training looks to be approximately £50... |
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| found flights here for £129
http://www.edreams.co.uk/edreams/shar...
are people planning on flying back on the sunday or the monday?
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Dojo regular
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| I don't mind whether it's Sunday or Monday, provided I can sleep in the dojo on the Sunday night. It's still possible to take the car, though we'd need four to share costs. That way we could do the whole thing for about £65 each plus mat fees and a little spending money... |
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| Good news! I have been authorised the monday off work so I should be joining you!
Other good news: I have just found a flight tor £91!!
Departing on 16th at 6.35
Returning 19th 22.40
that is the cheapest flight I could find and affords us a bit of time to travel and enjoy the sights 
http://www.edreams.co.uk/edreams/shar...
(Not sure how robust the link is but you should be able to find it on edreams.couk) |
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Dojo regular
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| Could be my search skills lacking, but the last link seemed to be for more than £91, in any case, here's another for £94...
http://www.zugu.co.uk/flights/from-Lo... |
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Location: Milton Keynes, UK - Taidokan | A rather late call from me, but I hope to also be coming along now on what seems to be a Devon II trip. |
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Dojo regular
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| Great stuff; should be an adventure... Re flights, I finally booked directly through easyjet for 164 inc travel insurance. We now just need to arrange getting 6 people to and from Gatwick. I think we can offer one car (ie 3 places)... |
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Location: Milton Keynes, UK - Taidokan | Ok Bill, I'm meeting up with Sensei Yates again in Rickmansworth (as per the last adventure) and so I will discuss with him, but the airport lift sounds a promising idea.
Speak soon.
Bill Angus - 31/3/2010 2:21 PM
Great stuff; should be an adventure... Re flights, I finally booked directly through easyjet for 164 inc travel insurance. We now just need to arrange getting 6 people to and from Gatwick. I think we can offer one car (ie 3 places)... |
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Dojo regular
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| Do you guys know what time you're leaving/ arriving at the airport yet? How long do we need to give it with online check in? |
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Martial arts expert
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Location: UK - Taidokan | Hi Daius - you should speak to Bill if you have his number. |
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Location: Milton Keynes, UK - Taidokan | Everyone packed and ready to go?
Weapons are staying at home so fingers crossed that no Bokken or Jo kata's are taught. |
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Location: Milton Keynes, UK - Taidokan | I gotta bad feeling about this (http://www.gatwickairport.com/)
Suspension of all flights from 12.00 to 18.00
Last updated: 15/4/2010 - 10.30
Due to air traffic restrictions, following a volcanic eruption in Iceland, Gatwick is currently experiencing severe disruption with cancellations to the majority of flights.
From midday today until at least 6pm there will be no flights in UK controlled airspace other than in emergency situations. We strongly advise passengers not to travel to the airport, but to contact their airline for the latest information and for re-ticketing. |
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Location: Milton Keynes, UK - Taidokan | Its not cancelled yet... 14:56 - 16/4/010
http://holidays.easyjet.com/FlightChe...
16/04/2010 06:35:00 5333 London Gatwick Toulouse Operating |
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Location: Milton Keynes, UK - Taidokan | Well a fantastic trip...we made it.
J'espère que nous pourrons documenter le voyage pour la postérité
Merci pour tous mes amis!!! |
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Dojo regular
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| Indeed we did!!! I don't know what you said in French mange touts. Was a good adventure and definitely the training from Sensei Yates and teaching from Sensei Mugaruza was very inspiring!!! And they are a hospitable bunch of chaps if ever I met any!!
PS. Chocolate is not a vegetable
PPS. Sorry for the unashamed in joke but that's the point of spending 40 hours in a car with 5 guys if you can't.
Edited by daius 21/4/2010 10:53 PM
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Martial arts expert
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Location: UK TAIDOKAN | It was indeed a great trip and an adventure.
I take back all i've ever said about Skoda. Bills machine sped us from the coast of France to the Pyrenees and back, averaging 90mph it didn't let us down once! We'd heard that the South of France can be quite warm, so the cars automatic acclimatisation system was a bonus! it really was a HOT rod?
Also the in car entertainment was excellent, with truly intellegent games and banter. The musical support from Johnny Cash was..............................................
what Sensei wanted to listen to, and was great!
The training was superb, the surroundings beautiful and the French hospitality was terrific.
As Del Boy would say "joie de vivre"!!
OSU! |
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Dojo regular
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| Listening to 'St Quentin' while driving through St Quentin was a beautiful symmetry in a journey full of interesting times. Challenging training and a great experience in all, undefeated by mere volcano. Establishing incontrovertibly that chocolate is a vegetable and a jellyfish is a fish...
Mange tout! Aikidoka Invictus! |
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Location: Milton Keynes, UK - Taidokan | Bill, I feel you should detail the trip in an article for the web site so that all can enjoy the training, the trip and the explanation to your Jellyfish debate.
What do you think? |
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Dojo regular
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| Article written sensei. Where best to post? |
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Location: Milton Keynes, UK - Taidokan | Excellent news Bill, Email me a copy and I will upload to the article section and post the link.
Thank you VERY much....
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Location: Milton Keynes, UK - Taidokan | For those who made it and for all of you who were not so fortunate please read Bill's wonderful article on the trials and tribulations of an Aikido trip to France. You will find it in the Articles section entitled;
"Invictus: Yoshinkan Spirit vs Vulcan, Weapon-maker to the Gods."
Thanks Bill, its an excellent read.
Osu. |
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Dojo regular
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| Excellent work Bill, Really does sum up the mood of the journey :D |
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