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Member grading passes 2019:


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