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2019
Oliver Jarvis - 5th dan Iaido
Pavla Stepanova - 5th dan Iaido
2020
January
Congratulations to Harry Jones and Kotaro Ishido on passing 7th dan Jodo, Aurelien Nacrour on passing 6th dan Jodo and Ed Lief on passing 4th dan in both Iaido and Jodo.
February
Very nice iaido seminar hosted in Madrid, Spain by Sangakukai. Amazing traditional karate dojo as venue. Some professionally taken photographs can be found here: Seminario Andy Watson sensei 2020
March
Gergely Vass and his dojo Hirabu are made members of Ryoshinkan Dojo at the March Byfleet Session.
April
We go into lockdown for a loooong time but thanks to Zoom we are able to train pretty intensely for the next few months.
August
Gradually, Kashiwa and Ryoshinkan are able to go back to normal training with COVID measures in place.
Ishido Kotaro Sensei passes his iaido 7th dan. Photo here
September
Eimeikan launch their website and return to dojo training.
2022
March
William Heal achieves 4th dan Jodo at the BKA spring seminar
April
Pavel Tomes achieves 5th dan iaido at the Magglingen Iaido Seminar
Andy Watson and Harry Jones are awarded Jodo Kyoshi
August
British Kendo Association Iaido and Jodo Summer Seminar:
Piotr Urbanek achieves 5th dan iaido
Paweł Brzeziński achieves 5th dan iaido
William Heal achieves 5th dan iaido
Abdul Oyede achieves 4th dan jodo
September
Harry Jones achieves 7th dan iaido at the European Iaido Championships in Modena.
European Jodo Championships in Stevenage:
Piotr Urbanek achieves 6th dan
Daniel Silk achieves 6th dan
Oliver Jarvis achieves 5th dan
Pavel Tomes achieves 4th dan
2024
February
Ryoshinkan Dojo celebrates its 10th anniversary!!!
March
Elena Vatoline achieves her iaido 6th dan in Kyoto Japan
Rob Colson and Ryohei Miyata achieve their jodo 6th dan in Tokyo Japan
November
Oliver Jarvis and Paja Colebourn receive 6th dan iaido and David Griffiths receives 4th dan iaido at the European Iaido Championships 2024 in Gothenburg, Sweden.
December
Gergely Vass achieves Renshi (Training Teacher) award via the ZNKR.
2025
January
Participation in the Jodo Kangeiko at Millmead Hall.
February
Al Colebourn and Stokanka Vidinic achieve Jodo 7th dan at Edogawa, Tokyo. Pictured also is Henry Schubert who also achieved 7th dan.
Andrew Terry also achieved Jodo 6th dan at the same event
March
Rob Colson and Al Colebourn achieve Iaido 6th dan in Kyoto. Pictured also is Ko san who also achieved 6th dan.
Spring Seminar, grading awards left to right:
Chris Hallett - 1st kyu in both iaido and jodo
Mariko Hallett - 1st kyu in both iaido and jodo
Yong Wen Hong - 1st kyu in both iaido and jodo
Amy Tong - 1st dan in both iaido and jodo
Gheorghe Zugravu - 1st kyu in both iaido and jodo
Paja Colebourn - 4th dan in jodo
May
Paweł Brzeziński wins gold in the Polish National Iaido Championships Godan category.
June
Stojanka Vidinic achieved 6th dan iaido in Brugge.
Ryoshinkan does considerably well at the BKA Iaido Nationals with:
Mudan: Sian bronze
Shodan: Midori bronze, Jo gold
Sandan: Emil gold and fighting spirit
Yondan: David silver and fighting spirit
Godan: Ed gold
Rokudan: Oli gold
Team: Emil fighting spirit
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