United Kingdom Aikikai

Traditional Aikido throughout the UK

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Name	Grade	Rank	Location
Gordon Jones	6th Dan Shihan	UKA Principal	West Midlands
Dojo	House	Date Started Aikido	Interview with Sensei
Ren Shin Kan - Old Hill	Ren Shin Kan	1964	Interview
Brief Personal History
Gordon Jones Shihan began his Aikido training in 1964 and was a founder member o f the Aikikai of Great Britain (later to become the BAF) and the UKA. He was a National Coach with the BAF and represented the BAF at the IAF congress held in Paris in 1980. He is recognised as a Senior Coach by the British Aikido Board. Following the formation of the UKA Mr Jones became Shidoin and co-Principal; this was followed by his promotion to 6th Dan in 2004 by Chiba Shihan. He was informed of his promotion to Shihan (Master Teacher) on Sunday 21st January 2007 at Ren Shin Kan. Jones Shihan travels abroad regularly to teach in Serbia Greece and is technical director of the Australasia Aikikia in Sydney. Sensei is Shidoin within Ren Shin Kan House.
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Courses
March 1st 2009	Bedford
March 28/29	Belgrade /Nis, Serbia
April 11/12	Liverpool Komyokan
April 15/20	Hong Kong
April 30th - May 3rd	Strasbourg
May 30th	UCL, London
May 31st	Slough, Berkshire
June 26th - July 2nd	Thessalonica
October 3rd	Birankai Winter course, Durham
October/November	Hombu Dojo, Japan	Details of visit to be confirmed

Anybody interested in accompanying Jones Shihan on any of these events should contact Martin (07814 249 472, martpenrose@blueyonder.co.uk) or Zach (07875 385 398, zachfairbanks@hotmail.com)