Banyu Hatten Aikido Yuishinkai Structure :
Banyu Hatten Aikido Yuishinkai assimilates the concepts of
Ueshiba Morihei Osensei the founder of Aikido.
+ the teachings of Koichi Tohei ( who was Osensei`s Chief
Instructor, now head of the Ki no Kenkukai Aikido )
+ the teachings of Maruyama Koretoshi ( who was Chief Instructor
in Koichi Tohei Ki no Kenkukai, before entering a Japanese Zen
Buddist Temple for the decade of the Nineteen Nineties)
+ the guidance of Geoff Flather Sensei Banyu Hatten Aikido and
Buki Ryu.
= Banyu Hatten Aikido Yuishinkai.
Politically structured
Maruyama Sensei
Aikido Yuishinkai
Michael Williams 9th Dan
Aikido Yuishinkai International (Australia)
Aikido Yuishinkai United Kingdom (UK )
+ Rev Geoff Flather Chief Instructor + Denis Burke
Chief Instructor
Banyu Hatten Aikido Isshinkai
Aikido
+ Quentin Cooke 5th Dan + Piers Cooke 4th Dan + Craig Bridges
3rd Dan
Aikido in Daily Life Ass. Garden Dojo, Cheltenham
+ Jeff Ball Shugenkai
* * *
At Present there are 28 associations of Aikido Yuishinkai
throughout Europe; in the countries of Netherlands,
Deutschland, Italia, Switzerland, and the UK.
19 of these clubs are in the UK !
Master Maruyama Sensei visits Europe to give Seminars at least
once a year, organised by Aikido Yuishinkai Int.
Throughout the World, at present, the following Countries
contain Aikido Yuishinkai Int. - Argentina, Australia, Canada,
Germany, Hawaii, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand,
Singapore, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the U.S.A.
The topics for study at this time are
Aikido and related studies.
Self defence Street legal.
Security Training for Night clubs, Shop, or Store training.
Management Seminars in Confidence training through
experience, Stress relief etc.
Aikido empowerment courses for business or Sports.
Self defence empowerment courses for the Physically challenged.
Anti bullying courses for adults and children
Banyu Hatten Aikido Buki Ryu.
Multi weapon study through Banyu Hatten`s own subsidiary Weapon
School.
Methods of study
Regular weekly Club Sessions
Monthly Course or Seminars
Private Lessons
Short study sessions for small groups or pairs.
Affiliations Aikido Yuishinkai Int and UK
WMAC
Federation of Small Business
A Rose by Any Other Name ?
- a common definition is the Way of Harmony or the Way of
Harmony with Ki
Yuishinkai = Without Barriers or Mind without Barriers
Banyu Hatten Aikido = the Universal Development of the Way of
Harmony.
Banyu = Universal.
Hatten = Growth or development .
Banyu Hatten Aikido Yuishinkai =
The Universal Development of the Way of Harmony Without
Barriers.
Banyu Hatten Aikido Yuishinkai Objects
* To cultivate a heightened awareness of mind and body working
in harmony through Banyu Hatten Aikido Yuishinkai.
* To cultivate a greater awareness of the infinite through the
practice of calmness relaxation and Ki power in action.
* To provide its students with a means to achieve good health
through mind and body exercises.
* To provide its students with a non aggressi
* To provide its students with a means to achieve good health
through mind and body exercises.
* To provide its students with a non aggressive, non
competitive, progressive assessment syllabus that may be used as
an effective form of personal defence, and can be used in the
protection of others.
* To develop within Aikido without barriers of the mind, and to
pursue unity within Aikido.
Geoff Sensei - a short biography
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[ Sorry about the photograph! But the passport people thought It
was O.K. !! ]
I am not sure that your readers are so interested in me, or
there is anything they do not already know, however I thank you
for allowing me this indulgence !
My martial arts experience began in the 1950`s when an uncle of
mine, God Bless him, introduced me to Judo/Ju jitsu. Since then
I have studied the following arts with various associations,
Aikido, Karate, Kung Fu, Budo, Iaido, Naginata, Daito Ryu Aiki
Jujitsu, and Kyudo. However since my introduction to the Martial
Arts of the Far East, Aikido has been the art that has made the
most profound and lasting influence upon me.
I have held various high pos I have held various high positions of authority as an
administrator for Martial Arts Associations. I have been
accepted as Chief Instructor for three different associations. I
received a Coaching Award from the MAC, the former association
representing Aikido before the newly named BAB to Sport England.
I have certificates from the National Coaching Foundation. I
have studied under some of the great Aikido Sensei, and with
regret and happiness, I have to admit that some have passed on
to an even greater development in life after death.
I have the enviable position and privilege of having taught many
people from this Country and those from around the World the
subject of Aikido. Hopefully they will recount their time well
spent in their pursuit, as I do, having spent time with them in
Aikido. I have combined my practice of Aikido with my
conviction and office of a Christian Chaplain, since the
eighties. I find both practices compatible and I have no
difficulty in the relationship. In fact both are advantageous
and support each other.
Should you wish to know more, come and spend time in our
company, and ask of me what you will. The only way to honesty is
through openness, and transparency. The efforts we make in
Aikido to develop harmony, are simply the payments we make as
Aikidoka.
Sometimes they are costly, but always worth the effort.
Thank you