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⭕ WELCOME:Welcome to the Facebook event page for the weekend of 21st and 22nd June *2025* seminar (with also Friday 20th night class) in St Bees, West Cumbria, UK that will be instructed by Lewis Bernaldo de Quiros Sensei , 7th Dan Aikikai and direct student of Morihiro Saito Sensei. We hope that this will be a fun event where you can learn and develop your Aikido skills and meet old and new friends.
Registration will open later this year.
Note - for the weekend we have 180 square meters of mat space (in addition to a significant indoor and outdoor areas) and have set participant capacity at 60. Places will be allocated on a first come basis and a deposit will be required on booking. Details to follow.
⭕ SCHEDULE:
Friday 20th June (The Memorial Hall):
- Session 1 - 19:00-21:00 - Sensei de Quirós
Saturday 21st June (The Main Sports Hall):
- Session 2 – 12:00–14:00 - Sensei de Quirós
- Session 3 – 15:00–17:00 - Sensei de Quirós
Sunday 22nd June (The Main Sports Hall):
- Session 4 – 10:00–12:00 - Sensei de Quirós
- Session 5 – 13:00–15:00 - Sensei de Quirós
⭕ VENUE / ACCOMODATION / MEAL:
St Bees School, Wood Lane, St Bees, Cumbria, CA27 0DS (https://www.stbeesschool.co.uk/).
St Bees School is a co-educational independent school located in the West Cumbrian village of St Bees that was founded in 1583 by the then Archbishop of Canterbury Edmund Grindal as a boys' "free grammar school". St Bees School has been home to West Cumbria Aikido since February 2019 and this will be our fouth mid-summer seminar with Lewis Sensei.
St Bees is a charming West Cumbrian coastal village situated just south of Whitehaven, about 50 miles south from Carlisle and is a good base for exploring the western side of the Lake District and the Cumbrian coast.
There are plenty of accommodation options in St Bees village and the nearby area:
https://www.stbees.org.uk/home/visitors/accommodation/
https://www.booking.com/
https://www.airbnb.co.uk/
https://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/hotels/england/cumbria/whitehaven.html
For local camping / tourer / holiday chalet opportunities in St Bees see - https://seacote.com/seacote-park/
If you require advice on accommodation or travel options please contact Adrian via email at [email protected]
The seminar meal will be on Saturday night (21st June) and details will be announced before registration opens.
⭕INSTRUCTOR:
The weekend seminar will be led by Lewis Bernaldo de Quirós Sensei, 7th Dan Aikikai and Technical Director of Traditional Aikido Europe.
Sensei de Quirós trained full-time under the late Morihiro Saito Sensei (9th Dan) from 1986 until 1993 in the Iwama Dojo in Japan. Prior to beginning his training in Aikido, he trained for 10 years in both Judo and Karate (Shotokan Karate under the late Keinosuke Enoeda Sensei 9th Dan in London). During his stay in Japan, he also practiced Kyudo (Traditional Japanese Archery), Japanese calligraphy and Zen meditation.
Since returning from Japan, he has taught Aikido on a full time basis and to date has conducted well over 350 international seminars. After returning from Japan he maintained regular contact with his teacher through seminars both as a participant as well as assistant and translator until his passing away in 2002.
Lewis received the rank of 5th Dan Aikikai from Morihiro Saito Sensei in 1999 and 6th Dan Aikikai from Doshu Moriteru Ueshiba (Hombu Dojo Tokyo) in 2009. In January 2024, Lewis was promoted to the rank of 7th Dan Aikikai.
He is the Senior Instructor and Examiner on behalf of Hombu Dojo of a European network of Dojos (Traditional Aikido Europe) committed to developing, researching and transmitting the style of Aikido known as Takemusu Aikido (Iwama Aikido) which was transmitted directly to Morihiro Saito Sensei from the Founder of Aikido Morihei Ueshiba during his more than 23-years as a direct student at the Founder’s Dojo in Iwama Japan.
⭕ MORE INFO:
See www.westcumbriaaikido.com or find us on Facebook - WEST CUMBRIAN AIKIDO
Local organiser: Adrian Punt: [email protected]
⭕ FEE:
The 2024 fees will be announced later this year.
Note concessions are available for juniors / students, retired and unwaged. Please get in touch for details.
A cold buffet lunch can be ordered for each day and details will be announced ahead of registration.
All monies are payable in advance and payment should be made by Friday 30th May 2025.
Please pay by bank transfer or PayPal. Details will be provided upon request.
SEPA credit transfer and direct debit and B2B international payments are supported.
Please use the reference LBQ-25 in your transfer and indicate your name.
In Aiki 🙏
Adrian and Jason - co-dojo chos, West Cumbria Aikido
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
St Bees School, St Bees School Management Centre, St Bees, CA27 0DS, United Kingdom,Whitehaven
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