Mark Rashid Aikido for Horsemen Workshops
Mark Rashid Aikido for Horsemen Workshops
May 19 – 21, 2015
at Brockenhurst Village Hall, Highwood Road,Brockenhurst, SO42 7RY, UK
(this is the clinic venue, please send cheques to the address given at the bottom of this form)
Address
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Group 1 (am) is for people who have attended Mark’s aikido workshop before or who have martial arts experience. Group 2 is open to all.
Indicate whether you wish to attend Group 1 (am) or Group 2 (pm) / Group 1 / Group 2
Tue 19 May / 9am – 1pm / 2pm – 6pm
Wed 20 May
Thurs 21 May
The total cost of the clinic is £375.Please send a £150 deposit to secure your place. The balance of £225 is due on April.
Please make cheques payable to Amanda Barton (sorry I can’t accept credit cards). Send to Amanda Barton, Tilefield, Tilebarn Lane, Brockenhurst, Hants, SO42 7UE
Or by bank transfer to Amanda Barton, Sort code: 40 47 83, Account number 14522699. (For transfers from Europe) IBAN GB23MIDL40478314522699,
BIC (SWIFT) CODE: MIDLGB2168F. Please also send me your booking form by email.
Your deposit is non-refundable unless another person can be found to take your place.
You will find more information about the clinic on the next page
Mark Rashid Aikido for Horsemen Workshop
19 – 21 May 2015
at Brockenhurst Village Hall, Highwood RoadBrockenhurst SO42 7RY, UK
Price and timing
Mark will be running 3 day Aikido classes on 19 – 21 May 2015. The morning group (Group 1) is intended mainly for those to attended the course before or for those who have some martial arts experience. Group 2 is open to anyone, you do not have to be fit, athletic, young or have any prior martial arts experience at all!
Group 1 will run from 9am- 1pm and Group 2 from 2pm – 6pm (trust me, 4 hours a day is plenty!).
The price of the clinic is £375 with a £150 deposit payable to reserve your place. The balance of £225 is payable one month before the clinic. Your deposit is non-refundable unless another person can be found to take your place.
Course content
The focus of the workshop is the development of self confidence, creation of openings and connections with one's self and with others (human or horse); easy ways for riders to get in shape and stay in shape, the development of feel between partners, overall self protection during a fall and the overall improvement of feel, timing, blending, balance and breath.
We will spend time working together to feel and discuss subtle connections that arise between a horse and rider, we will be doing some cross fit training, rolls and falls and learning a horseman’s kata (a series of movements designed specifically for the horseman to improve feel, timing, blending, balance and breathing, and much more).
Goals
To give participants some ideas on how to start taking care of their own bodies, work from their core, give them experiences that they may not have done before, as well as help develop a quiet mind. Learn how to deal with situations that are not common in daily life.
Cross Fit
These areexercises designed to get participants started on simple ways to get fit and maintain fitness.
Aikido
A martial art we will be using to help participants learn how to move and work from their core with a partner. Along with aikido exercises and techniques we will be learning how to roll and fall. Learning how to fall and roll properly can help decrease or eliminate the fear of falling off of our horses, and create more confidence. It also helps decrease the likelihood or severe injury from a fall.
Self defense and randori practice are both designed to help build confidence in a person’s own skills, and learn to respond to a situation calmly instead of panicking. These intersect with horsemanship by showing rider’s how to develop a thinking/quiet mind that responds properly not only when things are going well, but when they are not going well. The more prepared we are for things that could go wrong, the less tendency they have to go wrong. The more confident and prepared we are, the less we fear.
Information for the participant:
You don’t need to have any background in martial arts. Please wear comfortable, loose fitting clothing or a gi if you have it.
This is a fairly physical workshop but everything we do will be at a pace that each person is comfortable with, as well as having safety as a priority. We have had participants on the course before who have had hip, back and even heart problems and in all cases these participants have fully enjoyed the course and worked at their own level.
It is our intention that you can work at your own speed/comfort level. This course is not about who is better or more fit than anyone else. We are offering the opportunity for personal growth and improved body awareness in a supportive environment.
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