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       TSUNAMI DOJO.
 
TUESDAY  EVENINGS @
SHIRLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE,
SHRUBLANDS AVENUE,
SHIRLEY, CROYDON.CR0 8JA
 19.15 TO 21.45.
     call 07715255150  
 
         TENGU YODOKAN
                 5A THE SOUTHEND,
                                        LEDBURY                                                               HEREFORDSHIRE.                                            
                                       WEDNESDAYS   19.30
 
            CALL SENSEI JONES ON 07787573484
                                       tengujones@gmail.com  
 
 
 
Some of the Martial art's taught at Tsunami Dojo.
 
 
IAIDO / IAIJUTSU, Way of the Sword.
 
 



photo by Rick Cole

 Iaido is the basis and underpinning of all swordsmanship, the style taught at Tsunami Dojo is Tenshin Ryu, ( translation school of devine will ) the Iaido form is usually in four sections  1. Nukitsuke, the draw and first cut, 2. Kirioroshi, the main killing cut, 3. Chibure, getting  the blood off the blade, 4. Noto, resheathing the blade.
In the Tenshin Ryu style there are 13 Seiza (kneeling) forms and 16 Tachi (standing) forms.
We also practice two person Kata in long and short sword.
Once you have acheived Black belt status we will move on to Iaijutsu forms , these forms were designed on the battlefields of Japan the form is based on speed and acuracy of movement, there are 13 Iaijutsu forms in the Tenshin ryu syllabus.
 
RESULTS  OF 8TH JUNE 2011 GRADING

STUART KNIGHT PROMOTED TO       SHODAN
MAX BOXALL PROMOTED TO           SHODAN  UNDER 18
DEL DRURY PROMOTED TO               1ST KYU
TREVOR BAILEY PROMOTED TO      2ND KYU
MARK SHELDON              TO              3RD KYU
NICK SMITH PROMOTED TO              3RD KYU
TANJA GLITTENBERG        TO             4TH KYU


RESULTS OF 8TH FEBRUARY 2011 GRADING

TANJA GLITTENBERG              5TH KYU
CURTIS LEWIS                             5TH KYU
NICK SMITH                                 5TH KYU
WOJCIECH TOLSDORF              4TH KYU
SANDRO PACIFICI                       3RD KYU
DEL DRURY                                   2ND KYU



RESULTS OF 10TH OCTOBER GRADING
  
   GLENN COXON PROMOTED TO SANDAN
   RICHARD JONES PROMOTED TO SANDAN.

  CURTIS LEWIS                    6th  KYU
  STEVEN DREW                   6th   KYU
  DARREN DREW                  6th  KYU
  TANJA GLITTENBERG       6th   KYU
  NICK SMITH                       6th   KYU
  WOJCIECH  TOLSDONF   5th   KYU
  ANDI SCOTT                       4th   KYU
  SANDRO PACIFICI             4th   KYU
  MARK SHELDON               4th   KYU
  DEL DRURY                         3rd   KYU
  TREVOR BAILEY                3rd   KYU


 RESULTS OF 22nd JUNE 2010 GRADING;
    STUART KNIGHT           PROMOTED TO 1ST KYU.
    MAX BOXALL                    PROMOTED TO 1ST KYU.
    TREVOR BAILEY                PROMOTED TO 4TH KYU.
    ANDI SCOTT                      PROMOTED TO 5TH KYU.
    SANDRO PACIFICI             PROMOTED TO 5TH KYU .
   CHRISTIAN FOSTER           PROMOTED TO 5TH KYU.
    WOJCIECH TOLSDORF     PROMOTED TO 6TH KYU.
 
   
  
 
 
 
    RESULTS OF 13TH APRIL 2010 GRADING;
   DENISS  NIKANDROVS          PROMOTED TO 3RD KYU TENSHIN RYU.
      DEL DRURY                                PROMOTED TO 4TH KYU TENSHIN RYU.
      TREVOR BAILEY                      PROMOTED TO  5TH KYU TENSHIN RYU.
      MARK SHELDON                      PROMOTED TO  5TH KYU TENSHIN RYU.
      CHRISTIAN FOSTER               PROMOTED TO 6TH KYU TENSHIN RYU.
      SANDRO PACIFICI                  PROMOTED TO 6TH KYU TENSHIN RYU.
      ANDI SCOTT                             PROMOTED TO 6TH KYU TENSHIN RYU.
     GEORGE KORISCHAR            PROMOTED TO 6TH KYU TENSHIN RYU.
 
 
 RESULTS OF 12TH JAN 2010 GRADING;
       
       STUART KNIGHT                 PROMOTED TO 2ND KYU TENSHIN RYU.
       MAX BOXALL                      PROMOTED TO 2ND KYU TENSHIN RYU.
       DENISS NIKANDROVS      PROMOTED TO 4TH KYU TENSHIN RYU.
       DEL DRURY                           PROMOTED TO 5TH KYU TENSHIN RYU.
       RUSLAN NIKANDROVS    PROMOTED TO 6TH KYU TENSHIN RYU.
       MARK    SHELDON              PROMOTED TO 6TH KYU TENSHIN RYU.
       TREVOR  BAILEY                PROMOTED TO 6TH KYU TENSHIN RYU.  
       CHARLES OSES                 PROMOTED TO 6TH KYU TENSHIN RYU.  (5/2/2010)                            
 
 
   RESULTS OF D.N.B.K GRADING  9TH OCTOBER 2009; ATHENS GREECE.
 
          RICHARD JONES,                   NIDAN  IAIDO .
          DAVID HORNBUCKLE           SHODAN IAIDO
          ANDY HANLON                        SHODAN IAIDO.
          CALVIN THOMPSON            SHODAN IAIDO.
 
           MIKE SELVEY   AWARDED                     SHIHAN (MASTER TEACHER)
 
  RESULTS OF SEPTEMBER 29TH 2009 GRADING;
 
        STUART KNIGHT                        PROMOTED TO 3RD KYU.
        MAX BOXALL                             PROMOTED TO 3RD KYU.
        DENISS NIKANDROVS             PROMOTED TO 5TH KYU.
        DEREK  DRURY                           PROMOTED TO 6TH KYU.
 
 
    RESULTS OF 30TH JUNE 2009 GRADING;
 
       RICHARD JONES.                  PROMOTED TO NIDAN.
       DAVID HORNBUCKLE.           PROMOTED TO SHODAN.
      ANDREW HANLON.               PROMOTED TO 1ST KYU.
      STUART KNIGHT.                  PROMOTED TO 4TH KYU.
      MAX BOXALL .                      PROMOTED TO 4TH KYU.
      DENISS NIKANDROVS.         PROMOTED TO 6TH KYU.
 
 
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AIKIJUTSU, Unarmed defence.
 
 
 Aikijutsu is the grappling style used by the Samurai , it consists of locks strangles,  throws, kicks and punches, the system utilyses the opponents attack momentum to overbalance and disorient to the point where their own weight will take them down , at this point we can move away put a lock on a joint to hold them in place or strike with foot or fist.
many of the locks and strikes are at places that were exposed whilst wearing armour ie wrists, throat inside legs under arms etc.
      Hanshi Tudor Box, Los Angeles 1999.
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KOBUDO, traditional Okinawan farm implement weapons.
 
 
Traditional Okinawan weapons taught at Tsunami Yodokan include Bo, Jo, Tonfa, Sai and Nunchaku, we learn the uses and defences of the individual weapon plus defence against other traditional weapons including the Sword.




photo by Rick Cole