British Shintaido

Here is a list of British Shintaido events. A select list of other major European and worldwide events appears below.

2009

• 2 day BSC event, planned for summer in Ramsgate. Details to follow.
  Open to all AI's who are current BS members, contact Geoff Warr
  
  
• The Gower Event, Sat 5th & Sun 6th September, at a campsite or youth hostel on The Gower peninsula
  The annual camping gassuku organised by the Nailsworth Group, this beautiful area is steeped in Shintaido history! Experience it for yourself.
  Organised by Jo & Paul Hofman
  
  
• BSC meeting, Sunday 27th September 2009, Location TBC
  Open to all BSC members as well as other AI's by invitation.
• BS Autumn workshop (open to all), Saturday 17th October 2009Bristol
  General workshop with Pierre Quettier, French general instructor. Contact Ruth Trevenna
  
  
• BS Autumn exam event (open to all), 18th October 2009, Greenway Centre, Bristol
  An opportunity to study and take exams in all Shintaido subjects up to 1st kyu / Assistant level. Contact Ruth Trevenna
  
  

2010

• BS Kangeiko, 2nd & 3rd January 2010, Douai Abbey, with Masashi Minagawa.
  The British Shintaido AGM will also be held at this event.
  

[Past events]

Major European Events

• "Summer High" Advanced workshops in France, 12th - 17th July 2009, Chantilly, France. Contact Masashi Minagawa
  
  
• ESC Exam Event (open to all), Sat 7th & Sun 8th November 2009, Verbania, Italy
  Open to all AI's who are members of either BS or another European national group.

If you know of other Shintaido gasshukus in Europe not featured here do please let me know as we would like to keep this list as complete as possible.

Abbreviations

1. BS = British Shintaido
2. ESC = European Shintaido College
3. BSC = British Shintaido College
4. ETC = European Technical Committee
5. BTC = British Technical Committee
6. ITC = International Technical Committee
7. AI = Assistant & Instructors only (or 2 kyu & above for bojutsu & karate ka)

Photo from the archives of a group kumite Aoki 90

British Shintaido aims to organise a varied selection of events each year, from fairly modest & affordable local events to the more expensive residential events which enable us to go deeper into our practice. The schedule is apt to change sometimes at short notice so it's worth revisiting this page to check for updates. Or you can contact us and ask to be put on the e-mail list.

Group photo at the ens of a BS event on the Gower Peninsula, Wales


The path down to the beach from the campsite at The Gower

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This page was first published September 2005 & last updated March 2009