Swinburne Aikido Club

Why Joining Aikido?

2011-09-12T23:27:00.002+08:00

Welcome to Swinburne Aikido Blog. The blog has been quiet for quite awhile due to some reasons and difficulties faced by the committee. However, with the commence of new semester, the enthusiasms of the committee has been raised and we are certainly looking forward for you to join us.

We always get common enquiries from fellow students asking that will the techniques cause pain? Is the technique effective? How fast can I get a black belt? Is there any competition. Well, dear friends, if you spare me some time, I will be delightful to clear your doubts and convey our principle and beliefs.

Aikido is actually derived from the ancient Japanese warrior martial arts and gist from several arts such as Judo. The art itself focus on the utilization of the opponent's strength against the opponent itself. Aikido practices the flow of motion and manipulate the situation by going along with the flow and execute technique at the correct timings. The technique will involve pinning, joint locks and some throwing techniques. As the joints are usually the weakest point of a human being despite the built of size, most of the techniques go against the mechanism of joint. Despite that Aikido can be dreadful if one had achieve certain ability to execute the techniques at right circumstances, the martial art focus on LOVE, PEACE and HARMONY.

Aikido does not have any competition and it is a rule and principle that is to be follow by all practitioner. This is due to the fact of the art itself can be dreadful when one is determined to hurt another, especially in order to win a competition. Aikido is a self defense martial art that emphasize of self defense techniques that polishes one's reflect and prepare the person in the state of mind of what to expect.

As Aikido apply the principle of LOVE, PEACE and HARMONY, we do not encourage fighting and do not promote the perception of being invincible after learning the art. The art should be practice with the heart and intention for self defense. Self defense, for us, is not referring to to beat the attacker or to knock out the opponent to show your strength and superiority. However, Self defense is more to the ability to survive when you are under attack. Say a hypothetical situation of you being rob where by the robber is holding a dagger in his hand. You are not ask to disarmed the robber immediately and take him down by executing the techniques. However, you should prioritize your safety and life under all circumstances. If the attacker still insist to harm you, the Aikido learning that you have is to allow you to use your reflex and ability to distract the attacker and earn the opportunity to ESCAPE safely. Yes, escape. This does not make you look like a coward, trust me. What is the point of fighting where you can survive?

Meanwhile, the grading of the club will depending on each practitioner as their skills and improvement will be monitored by the qualified instructors of the Dojo. The beginner starts as 6th kyu and will have their first upgrading to a 5th Kyu holder and proceed until 1st Kyu. After all the stages, will be the beginning of black belt holder, 1st dan, after going through various of tedious test. For our Dojo, practitioner are not differentiate according to the color of the belt and they will wear the same white belt from the beginning till 2nd Kyu. This is with the intention that the practitioners will not practice for the sake of exam but to truly understand the art itself and to be humble at all time. The practitioner will be granted a brown belt when they obtain their 1st Kyu in order to increase the sense of responsibility of the individuals and to equipped themselves with the proper knowledge and skills to be a qualified 1st Dan holder.

After trying to set the concept right , there will be another common doubt that is to be clarified which is the issue of PAIN. Well, there is a saying of: "no pain, no gain". In Aikido, when the technique is effective, the receiver should feel the pain, however the pain is definitely bearable. The practice requires the executer to control the amount of strength and the receiver to give signal when they require the executer to stop. Hence, this will not be a big issue of joining Aikido.

In short my friend, even if you do not have any martial art background or has been practicing one, we will welcome you to join us any time. All you need are positive attitude, open mind, perseverance and the will to protect yourself

By,

Eileen Phoan

Vice President

Seishinkan Dojo & Matthiew's farewell Dinner

2010-09-18T00:03:00.007+08:00

On Wednesday, 15th Sept, our instructor announced that we shall have an Seishinkan Dojo dinner as one of the Seishinkan members(who actively help our Swinburne Aikido club) will be leaving for further studies in UK. Due to the announcement is quite sudden so we are truly sorry for those who can't make it. However, Swinburne Aikido Club shall have our own dinner very soon.

On Thursday, We met at Hornbill steamboat Eatery for a simple dinner. Here are some photos to share:

Everyone is busy cooking food

Spoon bended by the so-called 'ki' (just for laugh)

cooking

Swinburne Aikido president enjoying his food

Lovely Seishinkan aikido members who always show support when our club needed extra help

Once again, thanks to Seishinkan Aikido Dojo for inviting us to the dinner. At the same time, we would like to thank Matthiew for always helping us when we needed extra help and wish him all the best studying in UK!

2010 ORIENTATION DRIVE

2010-09-15T22:25:00.006+08:00

Swinburne Aikido Club had took part in 2010 Orientation drive that happened on 20th August 2010.

Our club had participated in the Swinburne Hunt event that help the new comers to get to know premises of the campus. Our station was located at G block Auditorium so that we are able to encourage the fellow collegues to have a try out.

Our preparation for those who will be interested.

Sensei Jack and Fabian praticing Jo while waiting for the students to come

This is me explaining concepts and ideas of aikido

Seishinkan Dojo Volunteer, Matthiew, having fun with his camera

Once again, we would like to thank Sensei Jack, Matthiew and Dixon for helping out. Thank you.

Normal Class Resume

2010-09-15T08:40:00.002+08:00

Hope that everyone enjoy the Raya visiting and yummy kuih raya last week! After gaining calories from all the yummy and heavy tonnage food, its time for us to burn the excess calories off!!

Swinburne Aikido class will resume again starting this Saturday same time and venue, which is

Time: 1pm-3pm

Venue: Seishinkan Dojo

For those who are ready to join us, please to come and practice together. While for those who are interested and would like to have a try out, you are very welcome too!

As reminder, if you need transportation to reach our dojo, please text Eileen(0168829707) or Fabian(0168162567) for confirmation. We provide transportation for those who needs it and will wait at Chillipeppers from 12.25pm till 12.45pm.

Thank you!

See you there!!

HARI RAYA BREAK

2010-09-10T23:23:00.002+08:00

Aikido Class will be off on 11th September 2010 (Saturday) due to it is still Hari Raya Holiday.

However the class will resume next week as usual.

Aikido Club would like to wish everyone Selamat Hari Raya!!!

Brand New Semester

2010-08-20T23:56:00.002+08:00

August intake is around the corner and that means there is a brand new semester awaits our Aikido club!

For this semester, we are still hoping to attract more members that are keen for the art or are interested to give this martial art a try.

The weekly meeting will start very soon. On the first study week, we shall have our first trial class. From, the trial class, interested individuals are able to get a big picture about Aikido and also to decide whether to give it a go. However, one is unable to judge Aikido from a 2 hours session because as the art itself can be a total different from one's concept of traditional martial art. Moreover, a lot of practices are needed in order to help a trainer to obtain a proper flow of the techniques and hence to execute the technique efficiently. In short, the knowledge of Aikido never stops, it require a person to learn, practice and improve at all time.

Anyway, the usual Swinburne Aikido weekly training are as follows:

Venue: Seishinkan Aikido Dojo

Day: Every Saturday (Starting from 28 August 2010)

Time: 1.00 p.m. till 3.00 p.m.

However, members are encourage to join another one hour session from the weekdays or Sunday classes of your choice without any additional charge. The purpose of this is to let the members to have more solid training and hence polish their techniques.

For those who might miss our trial class during the first week, do not worry! You are welcome to have a try out any time. Just contact us and drop by our dojo during practice time.

Swinburne Aikido Practice

2010-03-11T00:09:00.003+08:00

Attention all Swinburne Aikido Members,

The Swinburne Aikido training will resume as usual, on every Saturday starting from this Saturday (13th March 2010).

Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Venue: Seishinkan Aikido Dojo

3rd Floor, SL 28
Panovel Commercial Centre
Jalan Simpang Tiga / Jalan Mendu
(Above Guardian)
Kuching, Sarawak

Reminder,

Transportation will be provided to hostel students. Please wait in front of Chillipeppers at 12:20pm.

Thank you.

President :

Fabian Tan

Aikido for Women

2009-10-08T01:05:00.004+08:00

Aikido For Women

Date : 10.10.2009 (Saturday)

Time : 9 - 11 am
Venue : Auditorium (Building beside the Hostel)

Please note that this one day class is FREE and OPEN to ALL LADIES in Swinburne University.
Please wear appropriate sportswear. E.g. long pants.

See you there! =)

Aikido Dinner

2009-09-25T11:03:00.003+08:00

Aikido Dinner

Time : 7.30pm onwards

Date : 26th September 2009 (Saturday)

Venue : Bampflyde Road, Instructor's house (Reuben) [Map will be provided on Saturday's training]

POT LUCK - Everyone is encourage to bring some food to share and please confirm with Eileen (016-8829707) / Fabian (016-8162567) with the food list.

Have a nice day!
=)

Semester 2, 2009

2009-08-11T03:31:00.002+08:00

On 15th August 2009, Swinburne Aikido Club will resume its usual Saturday training. It is very important for everyone to attend the class because we will be changing the committee members. There will be a meeting after the training.

The training time is as usual 1pm to 3pm

ICATS visitor

2009-05-21T17:12:00.000+08:00

Dear members,

This is to announce that 23rd May 2009, a group of Aikido students from ICATS College will visit our dojo and we will have a join training with them. Practice hour is from 1pm to 3pm.

Thank you.

LATE POST: 4th April 2009

2009-04-24T11:13:00.017+08:00

April the 4th is just another Saturday for everyone, but a special Saturday for the members of Aikido club because all of us were anticipating the arrival of Jun Yamada Shihan (7th Dan).

Some members went to the dojo around 10 a.m. in the morning to help with the moving of the mats. It took the members a few hours time to move the mats from the dojo and then loading it onto a lorry.

Arriving in Swinburne, the mats were carried into the auditorium (Block G) and arranged to form a square. Once all is done, everyone went to the nearby canteen for our lunch.

This is how our new ‘dojo’ looks like:

After the clock struck 1, members changed into their uniforms and getting ready for the upgrading examination under the supervision of Jun Yamada Shihan (7th Dan).

Some members did warm up exercises and their final practice before the examination starts. There were five people who took the exam, and they are Fabian Tan, Matthew Chien, Henry Bong and Zachariah Hong and Hu Ting Jie.

After the arrival of Jun Yamada Shihan, everyone is waiting for Yamada Shihan to lead the seminar. Those present are members from Seishinkan Dojo and Hikmah Dojo. Everyone sits in seiza.

It began with the upgrading of 5th Kyu. Originally, both Fabian Tan and Matthew Chien had selected their own uke but due to some changes, both of them had to switch turns to become uke and nage.

Next is Henry Bong on his upgrading to 4th Kyu.

Followed by Zachariah Hong on his upgrading to 3rd Kyu.

Lastly is Hu Ting Jie on his upgrading to the 1st Dan.

After the examination session ended, Yamada Shihan conducted a short class, teaching and explaining the techniques.

Like the classes in Aikido, everyone is told to practice together.

Even though Yamada Shihan’s hair color turns white, he is still brimming with energy like anyone in their 20s or 30s.

The seminar ends with Suwari-waza Kokyu-ho

We had the opportunity to have a photo session with Yamada Shihan, the picture below consists of the members of Both Seishinkan Dojo and Hikmah Dojo.

These are the members of our Seishinkan Dojo.

After everyone left, we had to stay back to move the mats back to the Dojo. If one thinks that moving the mats from the Dojo to Swinburne is hard, then moving the mats from Swinburne back to Dojo is something impossible.

The girls vacuumed the wood planks before placing the mats on top of it.

The guys piling up the mats.

We were awarded 100 plus to replenish our energy, it was a long and tiring day but I’m sure everyone enjoyed it.

Sorry for the late post since we all busy with projects and assignments

Happy Holidays~

Blogged by Wei Liang
Photos by Annie

Borneo Post

2009-04-12T19:59:00.002+08:00

The upgrading examination and practice held on the 4th April 2009 was posted on Borneo post.

HEARTIEST GRATITUDE AND CONGRATULATIONS

2009-04-09T02:24:00.003+08:00

This is to announce that all Swinburne Aikido Club members who took the upgrading test on the 4th of April 2009 have passed and may hold their respective ranks with immediate effect. See below for names and new rank.

1. Henry Bong – 4th Kyu

2. Fabian Tan – 5th Kyu

Sincerely yours,
President Hu

*Retrieved from www.seishinkan-dojo.blogspot.com

Swinburne Aikido Club

2009-04-04T23:26:00.001+08:00

Today Swinburne Aikido Club officially held their first ever activity which can be considered its biggest and I, President of Swinburne Aikido Club would like to personally thank every member who participated and helped to make the function a success.

THANK YOU ALL AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO PASSED THEIR KYU GRADES!

Sincerely Yours,
President Hu

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

2009-03-31T13:41:00.003+08:00

This is to confirm that the upgrading on 4th April 2009 will take place at Swinburne Auditorium. Members are required to come to the dojo in the morning of 4th April 2009 at 10:00 am to help to carry the tatami and then to bring them back to the dojo after the upgrading.

Co-operation from all members are very appreciated and please be punctual.

Sincerely Yours,
President Hu

Important Announcement

2009-03-22T22:47:00.002+08:00

Attention all members!

On the 4th April 2009, Jun Yamada Shihan will be coming to Kuching and he will be conducting an upgrading along with a training session so please come. The venue of the activities held might be at Swinburne's Multipurpose hall. I;ll confirm with everyone when the university management approves.

If is approve, every member will have to arrive at the dojo at 10 a.m. on the 4th to help carry the tatami mats over to swinburne.

Sincerely yours,
President Hu

ELECTION

2009-03-08T01:58:00.003+08:00

The current committee has been holding their posts for 2 terms. So for this current term, the club will be holding an open election for all members. Members will have to choose 8 names from the list below that they think will be dedicated in serving the club and always consider the club members interests. Members of the current committee will also be put up for election.

The current committee will decide who from the 8 names will hold which posts. The current committee will also have the final say on who is eligible to be in the committee.

Please leave your pick and suggestions in the comments.

1. Annie Pui
2. Aprilia
3. Arvincanz Zxardow
4. Avery Wee
5. Barongo Emanuel
6. Chong Soon Eng
7. Chua Hua Beng
8. Dayang Ferazlyn
9. Dayang Sandum
10. Dickson
11. Fabian Tan
12. Henry Bong
13. Hu Ting Jie
14. Jason Sim
15. Lau Chung Yik
16. Liew Lin Shen
17. Lim Ai Fang
18. Mohd. Salim
19. Pek Wei Liang
20. Wang Chang Liang

You can also vote for yourself if you are willing to take up a position in the committee.

Closing date will be on the 11th of March. Wednesday.

Voted members will need to attend the club AGM on the next day (12th March, Thursday) at 330 pm in the library.

Thank you.

End of Semester

2008-11-24T23:30:00.002+08:00

29th November 2008 will be the last class for Swinburne Aikido Club this year. But this doesn't mean you can't atttend any Aikido classes. Saturday class will end until further notice but the weekday classes will continue on as usual. Fee is RM35 per month.

Announcement

2008-11-05T19:37:00.002+08:00

This coming Saturday (8th November 2008), all members are advised to come to class for there will be an important announcement.

Sincerely yours,
President Hu

Announcement

2008-09-27T17:57:00.002+08:00

Wednesday is a public holiday so there won't be any training then. There will only be Monday and Friday training.

Sincerely yours,
President Hu

Announcement From President Hu

2008-09-09T18:23:00.002+08:00

Be reminded that Chief Instructor Jong will be coming back from Singapore and will be conducting Friday and Saturday class. If you are able to come on Friday please do so for is not everyday we will be able to practice under his supervision or practice alongside with him.

Sincerely Yours,
President Hu

Ukemi-Falling

2008-09-07T13:06:00.006+08:00

This post is to explain the importance of falling. If one does not fall properly then the other will not be able to learn. It is very important to know how to fall while your body is relaxed. Falling back normally, rolling back and forth and flipping(advance falling). These are a few ukemi which you must master before you are able to learn new and advance techniques. These videos below are examples of students able to fall perfectly.

Swinburne Aikido Club Photo

2008-09-05T21:23:00.005+08:00

Swinburne Aikido Club group photo taken on 30th August 2008.

Upgrading Results

2008-09-03T13:10:00.008+08:00

The members listed below have successfully passed the upgrading test held on 30th August 2008.

CN. Name
S001 Avery Wee (5th kyu)
S002 Keith Chong (5th kyu)
S004 Liew Lin Shen (5th kyu)
S005 Jason Sim (5th kyu)
S006 Dayang Sandum (5th kyu)
S007 Annie Pui (5th kyu)
S008 Kelvin Lau (5th kyu)
S009 Lim Ai Fang (5th kyu)
S012 Chong Soon Eng (5th kyu)
S013 Wang Chang Liang (5th kyu)
S014 Aprilia (5th kyu)
S017 Henry Bong (5th kyu)
S018 Akram (5th kyu)

*After an upgrading, the hours accumulated will be cleared. All the name stated above will start from zero hour. And congratulation to all members who passed the upgrading.

Sincerely yours,
President Hu

Upgrading Examination Requirement

2008-08-26T18:34:00.001+08:00

This is the upgrading examination requirements.

UPGRADING

2008-08-13T12:32:00.005+08:00

On the 30th of August 2008, Swinburne Aikido Club will be holding its first upgrading. The upgrading will be conducted by the instructor. The fee of the upgrading is RM25

Here are the list of the members eligible to take the examination
CN. Name
S001 Avery Wee
S002 Keith Chong
S004 Liew Lin Shen
S005 Jason Sim
S006 Dayang Sandum
S007 Annie Pui
S008 Kelvin Lau
S009 Lim Ai Fang
S012 Chong Soon Eng
S013 Wang Chang Liang
S014 Aprilia
S016 Dayang Ferezlyn
S017 Henry Bong
S018 Akram

Sincerely yours,
President Hu

Announcement from President Hu

2008-08-13T00:42:00.002+08:00

After discussing with Sensei Desmond, We have decided to add a few new things.. Members may choose from the following options

Option 1:
Those who comes for the Saturday class are entitled to come to 1 of the weekday classes. Check older post(Tuesday, April 22, 2008) for more information.

Option 2:
Those who can't make it to the Saturday class can come for all the weekday classes (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) but they are not allowed to go for the Saturday class.

Option 3:
Those who wishes to come to all the classes (4 classes) in a week are allowed to do so but they will have to pay an extra RM30. Each semester they will have to pay RM105 to join every class.

If you do not understand what is written here, please contact me. My telephone number can be located at the blog.

Swinburne Aikido Club 2008 Semester 2 Demonstration

2008-08-08T01:16:00.002+08:00

During the 2008 semester 2 orientation, Swinburne Aikido Club did a demonstration for the new foundation and degree students. Below is the video of the demonstration which was uploaded by Sensei Reuben on Youtube.

Announcement from President Hu

2008-07-29T11:36:00.002+08:00

Swinburne Aikido Club training will commence on August 9th 2008.

Annie, the club's head of publicity added the dojo's link. Feel free to check it.

Announcement From President Hu

2008-06-15T17:35:00.002+08:00

Club activities will stop in July. It will resume in August. Those who wish to continue practicing in July may come for the regular class. The fee is RM35.

Announcement From President Hu

2008-05-18T19:23:00.002+08:00

Starting from next week onwards, Tuesday class conducted by Sensei Richie will be canceled until further notice. Monday, Wednesday and Friday classes will still continue as usual.

Important Announcement from President Hu

2008-04-28T15:55:00.003+08:00

I've placed a poll on the right side of the blog. Please vote on it because the club is thinking of splitting the training group into 2. If you feel that the time on the poll is not suitable for you then drop a comment on this post letting me know what time you feel is better.

President Hu

Announcement From President Hu

2008-04-22T15:19:00.003+08:00

Attention fellow members of Swinburne's Aikido Club.

For every Swinburne Aikido Club's members. All of you are allowed to attend "ONE" of the classes during the weekdays. For some of you who missed a few Saturday classes are advised to attend one class during the weekday to replace the classes you have missed.

Time: Instructor
Monday 7:00p.m. - 8:00p.m. Desmond
Tuesday 6:00p.m. - 7:00p.m. Richie
Wednesday 7:00p.m. - 8:00p.m. Reuben
Friday 7:00p.m. - 8:00p.m. Desmond

*Only can attend one of those classes in a week. If any of you wish to earn more hours and practice more for your first upgrading, please come. Is fine if you decide not to attend any.

Updating blog.....

2008-04-22T01:14:00.002+08:00

hi~ hi~ Sorry for the late update....

Seriously, it's week 8 since the start of the semester and we're all are busy... Assignments, projects and research going on and off... Even, the semester break holiday isn't enough!

Few weeks ago, we have a sensei came all the way from Singapore to guide and teach us.

These are the few photos taken:

we have:

Sensei Reuben Yap, Sensei Jong Kong Min( Singapore), Sensei Desmond Andrew and Sensei Richie Penyabang

from left to right.

Lastly, we have a group photo taken together... :)

Swinburne Aikido Club would like to thank Sensei Jong Kong Min for coming all the way from Singapore to teach and guide us. We will train ourselves and practise hard in future. Thanks for the guides and advices you have given to us! Domo Arigato Gozaimasu!!!

Aikido Dojo Location & Notice Board

2008-03-27T23:46:00.000+08:00

Harlo people~

Sorry for the late updates! I have been busy a while and didnt get the chance to update the blog. Okay, for the ones who interested to join the Aikido Club! We actually practise Aikido at the Seishinkan Dojo not in Swinburne unfortunately but we do provide transportation to the dojo. So, Aikido dojo is situated at Jalan Simpang Tiga on the way to The Spring Shopping Mall!

It's just above Guardian! It's not that difficult to look for it!

Next, we have our official Aikido notice board at Level 5. Yay!

It's something for a start!~

Errm... That's all for now. This saturday should be interesting as we have a sensai from Singapore coming over to teach us! I bet some already exicited for the next lesson already. Haha. YATTA!!!

Back 2 Basics

2008-03-17T22:49:00.000+08:00

Third week of Aikido 2008, and the members' excitement and hunger for more techniques can be felt growing like wild grass. But many complained that after any Aikido lesson their body's muscles and joints ache.

This post emphasizes on the importance of the body warm up and the basic moves of the Aikido Martial Art.
Like any other sports or martial arts, the player is required to warm up from head to toe. This is to loosen the body muscles and joints plus preventing them from unwanted injuries like sprains or cramps.

Aikido's warm up is quite different in a sense that it targets body joints more due to most of the Aikido's techniques involve in limiting the opponent's ability to further attack you through the locking of the body joints at crafted positions.

It is very important to stretch and massage the palms and wrists of the hands.

This is to prepare the wrists to withstand twisting and locking moves of Aikido.

The feet are equally important as well to be massage and flexed.

Our ankle is most vulnerable because it carries our entire body weight and the ankles are the ones receiving all the pressure of our movements be it walking, running or dashing around like a 'monkey'...hehehe =p

ps. the cheeky looking guy in the pictures is Salim.

-The Roots of Aikido-

Sensei Rubben & Sensei Desmond stated that it is very important for a beginner to learn the basic or root movement of Aikido and get use to it for it plays a vital role in the smooth transition in the learning of any Aikido techniques.

-The Samurai Walk-

The two pictures (just above) show Sensei Rubben demonstrating the Samurai Walk. The Samurai Walk trains the movement of the hips. Many of Aikido's defense technique require the sturdiness of the hips to accept and flex against an opponent's attack.

-Fall & Roll-

Sensei Desmond is rotund but when he demonstrates the techniques of Defensive Falling & Rolling he really makes it look easy. He does it with such grace and ease that it really boost the confidence of other "XL" members. He fall & roll so graceful; He makes graceful people look not graceful. Bravo to Sensei Desmond!!!

The proper technique of falling and rolling will benefit both the defender and the attacker. It will reduce the effect of impact of a throw or toppling by an Aikido move.

This is mainly to prevent injuries from occurring during an Aikido lesson.

To everyone that wishes to practice the martial art - Aikido, it is very important to be entwined with the basic moves of Aikido and make sure to warm up!!!

-Or else end up like this...-

2nd Meeting~

2008-03-09T23:38:00.000+08:00

Hi!!!

Welcome to our 2nd meeting. Here's a little short preview of what we (Swinburne Aikido Club) learn on last Saturday (08.03.2008). There will be picture posted. Pictures definately worth thousand words.

Introducing our Dojo~~

Currently, for this semester (2008) , we're going to learn in the Aikido dojo which is located at Jalan Simpang Tiga, above Guardian, also it's the same row with Dua Puluh Sen Store. By the way, it is also on the way to The Spring Shopping mall. (I'm sure everyone knows the way to the Spring Shopping Mall!!! :P ) Well, before our lessons started, yes, as you can see, Aikido is located at the 3rd floor. So, we go all the way up to the 3rd floor!! -___-" At least, it's better than our swinburne which sometimes when we're late, we go rushing to our lecture class in 8th floor. Phew~

Our dojo is called the Seishinkan Dojo.

It's a nice and comfortable dojo.

As you can see, we're all basically excited and very energetic towards the class. :)

This is our Sensei Reuben (the one in uniform do-gi) teaching us. Actually, we have another Sensei Desmond but, he's not here today.

During the class we practise the technicque after sensei demo for us. We all train in pair.

This is one of the technique of pinning people down to the ground.

For Aikido, "Tori" the one who takes, defender in aikido. As for "uke" is the one receiving, attacker in aikido. So, in this picture, Keith will be the "uke" and Salem will be "Tori".

In Aikido also, we also learn that height and size doesn't matter. (Sorry, no offense here!!!) For example, it's good for girls sometimes too defend themselves from the ones who is taller or bigger size then them. On the other hand, it's good for guys to defend their girl friends from danger. So, the important point is, as long as we practise the correct techinique, we are able to defend ourself from danger.

Both the picture above, we get to learn to pin people down. It's a very important basic. It may look easy, but once being pinned down, you're unable to move no matter how much strength you enforce to get up. If were to force to move around to be released, it may result in a serious arm injuries. ~.~ WARNING: Do not attempt this at home unless you know the correct technique.

So, basically, it's the end of the class already. We all are tired and exhausted but, all the techniques we learnt is very useful toward our future as to defend ourself. We're looking forward towards the next class!!! :) Definately, we all enjoy ourself and make new friends as the class progress on. So, INTERESTED!!??? Come and join us (Swinburne Aikido Club) every Saturday practise at 1pm to 3pm.

*Owh yea, for those who stayed in hostel and worry about the transportation to the dojo. We will provide the transportation to the Dojo. We gather at Swinburne Chilipepers every Saturday(12.00-12.25pm). So, see you!!!

Have a nice day. ~cheers~

Welcome!!!

2008-03-08T22:59:00.000+08:00

Hallo! Welcome to our Swinburne Aikido Club’s Blog! Basically, our club just established last year (2007) and we will update you with more information about what’s Aikido all about! Briefly, Aikido is a Japanese martial art developed by Morehei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs. Indeed, it involves all of that!!! In Aikido, we will learn how to defend ourselves also while protecting the attacker from injuries. We’re more defensive type of martial art rather than the offensive type of martial arts. You will learn to be more relaxed while performing the martial art than being stress and tension. This will definitely also a good workout for those who are tired from their studies. Let go of tension, relax your mind and have fun! Come and join us at our weekly practice which is on Saturday from 1pm to 3pm starting from 1st March 2008.

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