NEW CLASS TIMES

We are at Dojo 159 Macquarie St. HOBART 

1st floor, Rear of Legacy House, Unity Aikido Association Inc M/ship required for Sports Liability & Personal Accident insurance cover.

Aikido self-defence & sport fitness classes for Kids, Teens & Adults.

Class Fees are $10 per hour. M/ship covers insurance & is required for all students. Casual M/ship $5 per week covers Hobart & Doges Ferry classes for 7 casual/trial classes then annual insurance UAAInc. M/ship $150, 2nd family member $25  

We are now also at Doges Ferry Primary School for Kids all ages above 3 yrs : 2pm-3pm.  1st & 3rd Saturday of each month. Bookings taken for Adults 3-4pm

Hobart Classes: are Monday & Saturday

Wednesday -all year- except public holidays,
Samurai Kids new course 7th March-30th May. 

Juniors 6.30 - 7.30 pm  together with Adults.

Adults 6.30pm - 8pm 

Saturday -2nd & 4th each month, except Easter/Xmas break, plus winter break July & August. 

Kids 5-10, Kids 3-5 with a parent 12.30 - 1.30pm

Juniors 11-15yrs - 12.30- 1.30pm

Adults - 12.30-2pm

                                                         

Sensei Hanifa Leoni Macfarlane 7^th Dan UA, 
8th Dan Japan Aikido Association

Email: unityaikido786@yahoo.com.au

ALL POSTS BELOW ARE OUR HISTORY AT PREVIOUS DOJOs

Ogilvie Girls School is doing a series of classes with us. Their teacher has been walking the girls up to the Dojyo on a weekday for an Aikido experience. We do some basic self defence, like blocking attacks and balance breaking the attacker, keeping balance when pushed or pulled, safe falling and escaping from holds. We also have a play with the soft swords which gives us the chance for quite a bit of fun and the moves are good for self defence.
One of the girls, Brooke, really took to Aikido, is blessed with a natural gift of movement and is coming to our regular classes as well. Here she is with sensei Joseph. You can see some clips of her progress at this link.

Progress on the Painting preparation.
Adam is the organiser of the Maintenance team & he's doing most of the work, too. The 'No more gaps work is nearly complete so with the new ENORMOUS gas heater and no gaps the dojo is more & more comfortable. Thanks Adam & the team of helpers. Special thanks to Ben's Dad Rob for his professional painting work recently on the doors & window frames. It makes such a difference. Your Dojyo is becoming more beautiful as well as functional.

Sensei Christine's ladies Self Defence on Tuesday evening at 6.30pm - 8pm is progressing and welcomes new members.
Sensei James's Men's Function Fitness Thursday pm uses martial skills to acquire fitness & flex.

The Crash Mats bought with our equipment grant from the Glenorchy City Council have been ordered and paid and we will pick them up as soon as they are available. Thanks a lot City of Glenorchy.

May News: visiting sensei, market postponed to Spring

We had a great visit from Aikido sensei Julius Aib & one of his senior lady students, Irene Metter. Thanks for coming.

Sensei Julius teaches Aikido in Melbourne. He has studied many styles and now formed his own school incorporating Yoga. He was a former student of sensei John Gay. He visited us for the opening & took some great pics which he kindly gave us for our publicity.
We trained together at the Dojyo on Saturday, shared lunch and did a pre-paint working bee which they helped us with. Thanks so much. We just received some excellent photos from Julius of our garden and some of us at the end of training. We liked these.

We need lavender cuttings for the front garden, please!

2009 CLASS TIMES
Kids & Parents 10-11 Saturday.
Samurai kids: Monday & Wednesday 3.30-4.30, Saturday 10-11am,

older Kids may extend to 11.30am

Juniors/Teens: 4.30-5.30 Monday & Wednesday, Saturday 11-1pm

Home-schooled Juniors can also attend 10am-12noon Mon & Wed.

Adults: Monday & Wednesday 10am-12noon, 6.30-8.30pm,

Saturday 11am-1pm

Mature Age Adults: Tuesday 6-7pm.
Women's Self Defence Tuesday 6.30-8pm.
Men's Functional Fitness Thursday 7-8.30pm.

Next Craft Market fundraiser Sat. May 16 or 23nd To be decided soon!

Contact sensei Hanifa 0413 425 852 for stall bookings. $20 per stall from 9am-3pm. Set up by 8.30am. Supply own trestle or table. Inside and outside places available.

April showers, garden & Dojyo growing well! Saturday morning Kids & Parents class booming.

April is here and the winter rains have fallen early, so trees in our garden are growing abundantly. Soon, when sipping coffee in the Japanese front garden, we won't be able to see the mountain for birch leaves; until they fall!
Women's Self Defence night [Tues. 6.30-8pm] with sensei Christine Benbow, 2nd Dan U.A. is building up as the word gets around about what a good class it is.
Thanks to all the coffee drinkers etc & generous doners.
We made our monthly TARGETS!!! MAY 23 likely next Fundraising Market
Great news from the fund-raising pole. We reached our $500 per month target on average through Jan. Feb. & March. We are buying our building for ourselves and each dollar raised is worth almost $2.50, because we are saving on interest by fund-raising above the regular mortgage payments. Great work all. Keep it up. Dojyo organic coffee $3, instant coffee & tea $2, biscuits 50c.

Dojo open for 2009 on Sat. 3 Jan. Happy New Year

Dojo now reopened. New Times/Days. Tues & Thurs classes move to Mon & Wed. See class times page for details.
New Master Class for older adults with sensei James Carolan 2nd Dan, Thurs 6.30-7.30pm starts Jan. 8 '09.

GRADING 13 DEC. Dojyo closed 21-28 Dec.

All grades, Samurai Kids, Teens & Adults are invited to attend the upcoming grading. Grading fees to Unity Aikido apply. Samurai Kids $15, Juniors $17 & Kyu Grade Adults $25, Dan Grade is specific to each Dan. There will be a BBQ after the grading and the Xmas Market pre-buy in the Heritage Chapel.
The Dojyo will be closed for the XMAS WEEK ONLY. Classes start again on 29th DEC.