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Master Kirkwood and Mrs Kirkwood recently visited
A.I.M.A.A Huddersfield, in Yorkshire. The schools come under the
direction of Mr Salik Miah, who has been part of the A.I.M.A.A
family for many years. Mr Miah has worked endlessly to
build the schools up within the area of Huddersfield and now has
a large group training on a weekly basis.
 Supported
by a strong group of Black Belts, Mr Miah has grown the group
from 2 students to just over 40, which highlights his drive,
determination and love for Grandmaster Cho and A.I.M.A.A.
Our visit to A.I.M.A.A Huddersfield was a
wonderful trip of training and teaching, as well as socialising
with the many students and Black Belts. We arrived in the area
in the early hours of Saturday morning, and after some sleep and
an early breakfast we where met by Mr Miah to take up to his
local community centre, where all the students had gathered to
train with Master Kirkwood.
The two hour session included Master Kirkwood's
famous core exercises (which his own students are very familiar
with!) and a warm up, followed by floor work of combinations,
leg strengthening exercises and patterns! The two hours flew in
and all the students enjoyed their time training with Master
Kirkwood.
 
 
 
After the seminar it was back to the hotel for a
quick rest and a bit to eat before we all headed to the local
indoor bowling centre! Mr Miah and his group had organised a
bowling competition, for the students and Master & Mrs Kirkwood.
It was a lot of fun for everyone, young and old! There was
a prize giving at the end of the session and those who had
scored the highest score in the 4 lanes we had won trophies,
whilst everyone in the group received a medal! In honour of
Master Kirkwood's visit the group had the trophies inscribed
with "Kirkwood Bowling Competition 2010", which was very
humbling for us, and very thoughtful. Master Kirkwood came home
with one of these trophies as he won the top score in our lane.
This trophy now sits with pride, in his study alongside the many
presentations and trophies he has won over the years.
After the bowling the group said its farewells to
the junior students as the adults headed to a Mongolian
restaurant in Huddersfield. It was a fantastic meal in the
restaurant and an experience, as you choose your own vegetables,
noodles, oils, sauces and garnishes and handed it to the chief,
who then fired it into the blazing woks and cooked it in front
of you! A fantastic meal in fantastic company!
Sunday training was a bit different from
Saturday's as this was more aimed at the higher grades and would
be covering the full A.I.M.A.A handbook! Mr Miah trains in a
local scout hall and has set up a gym style matted area, where
they can train everyday, if they wish! Although many of the high
grades attended the Sunday training and few lower grades also
attended, which they thoroughly enjoyed as they got to try out
the higher grade curriculum from the handbook!
 
The scheduled 2 hour session quickly grew into a
4 hour session, as everyone became oblivious to the time as the
went through the handbook, starting from white belt to Black
Belt curriculum, one-step (1-35), and self defence! A truly hard
and enthralling session of training, which everyone loved!
 
 
 
Our visit came to an end after the morning
training session, and soon we headed for home! Master Kirkwood
and Mrs Kirkwood would like to extend our utmost respect and
thanks to Mr Miah, for having us down for a visit. It was a
truly wonderful experience to meet everyone, and to train with
them! Mr Miah works very hard with his students to instil the
beliefs and the A.I.M.A.A way! A truly exceptional Instructor
and person, who has inspired many in the area to join this
growing group!
His Black Belts and Senior Students work
tirelessly undertaking fund raising and other elements of
running the schools to help their Instructor and fellow
students, truly making it a A.I.M.A.A family school. We
look forward to our next trip to Huddersfield later on in the
year, and the group plan a trip to Scotland to train with Master
Kirkwood later on in the year, which we look forward to!
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