News
June 2009
Training times for the summer break are:
Wednesdays 7.30-9.30pm (July 1st to September 30th)
Sundays 10.30am to 12.30pm (June 28th to September 27th)
Wednesdays 7.30-9.30pm (July 1st to September 30th)
Sundays 10.30am to 12.30pm (June 28th to September 27th)
News added 27 June 2009
Due to the grading there will be NO session on Sunday 14/06/2009!
News added 11 June 2009
February 2009
22 Feb, 8.30am-12.30pm, Nage No Kata course in Oxford.
Social in Oxford on Saturday night, before the course, and Sunday lunch in the pub afterwards.
Social in Oxford on Saturday night, before the course, and Sunday lunch in the pub afterwards.
News added 16 February 2009
December 2008
17/12/2008 was the last session this year. We are back on 07/01/2009. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
News added 18 December 2008
November 2008
Sunday 23/11/08 - session cancelled. There will be no session, because we are going to the Nationals.
News added 17 November 2008
The pre-grading and grading take place on Saturday 29/11 and Saturday 06/12, respectively. Both, will be held 11:00 to 17:00 in the Bulmershe Dojo in Reading. Please keep these dates free.
News added 17 November 2008
October 2008
There are a number of events coming up in the near future. Please pencil in the following dates and make an effort to come to the events if you can.
Sunday 2nd Nov 2008 : Uber course (AI/I/CI and NNK)
Time : 10:00 to 18:00
Dojo : Guildford Town
Comment: This is a good opportunity, depending on your grade, to get the AI/I/CI courses out of the way, as well as a chance to focus on NNK. Please talk to one of the instructors if you want to go.
Saturday 8th Nov 2008 : Regional
Time : 12:00 to 17:00
Dojo : Bulmershe (Reading)
Comment: What a weekend! Regional on Saturday and easy follow up training at the regular Sunday session. You should make every effort to attend the Regional it is a good chance to train with other Jitsuka from the region. Since you are likely to encounter them in a grading it is also your chance to get to know them before the grading. Please get your name down for the event, talk to Tim, Rob, Sophie or Hendrik.
Saturday 22nd Nov and Sunday 23rd Nov 08 : Nationals
Time: tbc
Dojo: Telford (Birmingham)
Comment: We are definitely going to the Nationals, if you have not yet signed up, please talk to Sophie so that we can see if there are rooms left. The Nationals are always a good chance to compete, train and meet with Jitsuka form all over the country.
Sunday 2nd Nov 2008 : Uber course (AI/I/CI and NNK)
Time : 10:00 to 18:00
Dojo : Guildford Town
Comment: This is a good opportunity, depending on your grade, to get the AI/I/CI courses out of the way, as well as a chance to focus on NNK. Please talk to one of the instructors if you want to go.
Saturday 8th Nov 2008 : Regional
Time : 12:00 to 17:00
Dojo : Bulmershe (Reading)
Comment: What a weekend! Regional on Saturday and easy follow up training at the regular Sunday session. You should make every effort to attend the Regional it is a good chance to train with other Jitsuka from the region. Since you are likely to encounter them in a grading it is also your chance to get to know them before the grading. Please get your name down for the event, talk to Tim, Rob, Sophie or Hendrik.
Saturday 22nd Nov and Sunday 23rd Nov 08 : Nationals
Time: tbc
Dojo: Telford (Birmingham)
Comment: We are definitely going to the Nationals, if you have not yet signed up, please talk to Sophie so that we can see if there are rooms left. The Nationals are always a good chance to compete, train and meet with Jitsuka form all over the country.
News added 22 October 2008
Term has started properly; sessions are still Wednesday 19:30-21:30 and Sunday 10:30-12:30. Beginners are very welcome! Just turn up to any of the sessions.
News added 20 October 2008
July 2008
In addition to the dates in the last entry, there will be no session on 19/07/2008. Therefore, the next session taking place is Sunday 27/07/2008.
News added 13 July 2008
June 2008
The current plan for training during the holidays is as follows: there will be normal sessions on Wednesday and Sunday except for the 9th, 16th and 23rd July and 27th August.
News added 30 June 2008
May 2008
Due to the fact that we occupy the dojo for twice as long as normal for the grading, there will be no session on Wednesday 11/06/2008.
News added 24 May 2008
Date: Saturday 19 July 2008
Time: 9.00-15.00
Location: St Leonards Sports Centre, Cowgate, Edinburgh EH8 9TJ
Cost: Course and Ball £60
Instructors: The tertiary Board and other national level instructors
The National Ball is an opportunity to train with the most experienced instructors followed by a ball with where you can meet/impress/dance with/pull/drink with Jitsuka from all over the country.
News added 23 May 2008
Date: Saturday 8 June 2008
Time: 13.00-17.00 followed by a BBQ
Location: The Guildhall, High Street, Guildford GU1 3AA
Cost: £15
Lead Instructor: Sensei Mark Newall (Third Dan)
The Regional is an opportunity to train with other Jitsuka from our region (the folks you are likely to meet at gradings) and to learn some exciting new techniques. Please make an effort to attend and put your name down at a session so that we can organise transport.
News added 23 May 2008
Date: Wednesday 4 June 2008
Time: 17.30-21.30
Location: Oxford University Dojo
Cost: £15
Grading Instructor: Sensei Paul Lemar (Third Dan)
The grading takes place in the Oxford University Dojo. Please note that it starts at 17.30 and not at the normal session time. Make sure you arrive early. You will not be allowed to grade if you are late. Additionally, make sure you that you have a badge sewn on to your gi. If you have no badge you will not be allowed to grade.
Please turn up for the grading even if you are not grading, because we are short of ukes due to the unusual timing of the grading.
Good luck to everybody who is grading!
News added 23 May 2008
Date: 31 May 2008
Time: 11.00-15.00
Location: EHB Sports Hall, EHB, Loughborough University LE11 3TU
Cost: £15
Lead Instructor: Sensei Dave Walker (Tertiary Fellow)
David Walker has organised a charity course to celebrate the publication of his new books. Please let Mary know if you are coming (we need to organise transport) and if you plan on
purchasing any of his books (so that stocks are sufficient).
News added 23 May 2008
The details of the Pre-Grading are as follows:
Date: Wednesday 28 May 2008
Time: 19.30-21.30
Location: Oxford University Dojo
Cost: £5
Lead Instructor: Sensei Chris Oultram (Second Dan)
Please turn up even if you do not expect to grade this time; it will still be a valuable practice session that will prepare you for future gradings.
News added 23 May 2008
March 2008
Training has finished for the term, so there's no training tonight. We'll be back in action on Wednesday 16th April.
Have a good holiday, and see you on the mat in a few weeks! :)
News added 19 March 2008
February 2008
For those of you who have been invited to attend the grading, the transport arrangements are exactly the same as last week - see the entry below if you need to check the details.
The grading costs £15. You will need to bring your licence, and water/snacks.
Good luck!
News added 23 February 2008
For the pregrading, please be at the train station by 11am to buy your ticket.
There are a couple trains you can get that will get you there on time - they leave about the same time, but one takes twice as long as the other. Look out for the one that *doesn't* stop at a half a dozen stations between here and Reading!
Once you get to Reading, get the number 63 bus, and get off at Bulmershe Court (on Woodlands Avenue). You can also get the 65, but this goes 'the long way round' and takes about 45 minutes rather than 20.
Once you get there, go to the gymnasium. People who've been to Bulmershe before will know where it is - it's the same place all the Bulmershe courses are in.
Have fun and good luck!
News added 15 February 2008
January 2008
Hey folks!
There will be a group leaving from the sports centre at 10:30am. If you gave Tim your name last session then there's a space for you in the car. If you didn't, it's not too late to come! But you'll have to get a train. Which train/bus to get is as for the regional listed below, though with different times - nationalrail.co.uk will be able to tell you which train to catch.
Have fun - it'll be a good one!
News added 31 January 2008
December 2007
Hey everyone,
I'm afraid I'm not going to be able to join you at the regional as I'm still(!) ill, but for those of you going, the plan is to meet at the station at 10am, and go from there. The location is the same as the pregrading, so if you follow the directions below (under November 2007 - 'Pregrading! How to get there.'), you'll find your way there. Bear in mind buses and trains run more frequently on aturdays, hence the later start!
Have fun, and see you on Sunday!
Suzie
News added 7 December 2007
November 2007
We will continue to train at our normal times up to and including Sunday 9th December, after which we are planning to have some sort of Christmas dinner at a nearby pub - more on that later via the mailing list! Then we stop training for Christmas and New year. Our first session back is Wednesday 9th January.
News added 29 November 2007
Please meet at the dojo at 9am tomorrow.
News added 17 November 2007
For those of you who have been invited to the pregrading, here is how to get there!
I'm afraid it's an early start, folks - due to rail replacement services and long connections extending the journey time somewhat. You'll need to get the first 'train' of the day, by which I mean a rail replacement bus. This leaves Oxford at 7:45am. I would suggest that everyone meets at about 7:25am to make sure you've all got tickets sorted out.
So, the details of the trip are as follows:
*7:45am depart Oxford on rail replacement bus to Didcot Parkway.
*8:20am depart Didcot Parkway on train to Reading.
*8:47am arrive Reading
*9:45am depart Reading train station on number 63 bus to Bulmershe court (follow signs to buses outside train station)
*10am arrive Bulmershe Court (on Woodlands Avenue), find the gymnasium (see map at http://www.oxfordjitsu.co.uk/bulmershemap.pdf - I recommend you print this and take it with you), put out mats, get changed
*11am pregrading starts
NB: You can also get the number 65 bus to Bulmershe Court from the station, departing at 9:15am. However, this goes 'the long way round' and will also arrive at Bulmershe Court at approximately 10am.
On the way home, you can get the 65 or the 63 bus back. The 65 is quicker in this case.
If anyone has any questions, feel free to give me an email at suzannah.merchant@keble.ox.ac.uk, and good luck!
News added 9 November 2007
October 2007
The Thames Valley Uber-course is happening this Sunday. It's a combo of first aid, AI-I-CI, and Nage No Kata. It's open to green and above. If you want to attend, meet at the sports centre at 8am on Sunday morning, where you will find Mary ready to take you there! Remember, the clocks go back this weekend, so it will feel like 9am! Make sure you bring food and drink with you; there'll be breaks at various points in the day so you can keep topped up on fuel. :)
News added 26 October 2007
September 2007
From this Wednesday onwards, the jitsu club will be training at the following times:
Weds: 7:30pm-9:30pm
Sun: 10:30am-12:30am
Same location as always - the dojo at the Iffley Road Sports Centre.
Freshers' fair is on 3rd, 4th, 5th of October. I would love to hear from anyone who can help out on the stall, even if you can only do an hour or two. Email suzannah.merchant[at]keble.ox.ac.uk to let me know!
News added 29 September 2007
Training will be 8pm-10pm for the rest of the vacation. Watch this space for details of our session times for new term!
News added 17 September 2007
July 2007
We will be training throughout the vacation on Wednesday from 9pm-10:30pm. Note this is different from the previously advertised session times!
News added 8 July 2007
May 2007
There will be no Jitsu on:
25th, 30th May, 1st, 6th June.
We will be back training again as usual from Friday 8th June.
News added 24 May 2007
April 2007
We have a session for those who are purple belt or above on Saturday 14th April 12pm-2pm at the Oxford dojo - i.e. our usual location.
We start normal sessions again in 0th week - that's Wednesday 18th April.
News added 10 April 2007
January 2007
We'll be back at jitsu from 17th January - that's Wednesday of 1st week. See you there!
News added 3 January 2007