First off, a big congratulations to Ogata-kun (back row, second from the right) who recently passed his Nidan exam. Ogata has been trying as hard as possible to mix aikido with his busy school schedule for the last few years, and although limited training, he still managed to pull off a great test.


Last Friday, Gert Jungbauer from Germany (front row, second from the right) joined us for 60 mins of sweaty ukemi, jiyu-waza and various shodan waza. Gert has had a full week of training here in Urayasu, and we definetly finished the week off with a good hard class. Following the training, a few well deserved drinks at the local bar.