It is with great sadness that we learned the news of Tamura Sensei's passing. The following email was received from Aikikai Hombu.

Dear Sir or Madam,

We are very sorry to inform you that Nobuyoshi Tamura Sensei (77 years old) who was battling cancer has passed away last night on July 9th 2010 at 8 PM (French time).

We would like to extend our sincere condolences to his family and his students.

Yours sincerely,

Mariko Takamizo
International Department
Aikikai Foundation

The NEW DVD from Flynn-Sensei is the complete guide to Chuden.
Price is £22 including Postage and Packing.

To order, send cheque or money order to:

M. Flynn,
4 Stirling Street,
Cumbernauld
G67 2QY

Email: Mike Flynn

Please use the form below to register for the Weapons Course with T.K. Chiba Shihan, 17 to 19 October 2008.

There is no need to send money in advance, but you must register using the form below in order to be elegible for the reduced rates and to guarantee your place on the mats.

Update, 12 October 2008

Places are now very limited. Please register as soon as possible to guarantee your place on the mats.

In case of any difficulties with the form below, please email the course organisers at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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Download the January 2010 issue of Shiun from here (7.6Mb). Find out what our continetal members have been doing.

Past issues are available for download.