Aikido World

The Aikido International Foundation is pleased to announce the re-release of Aikido by Toyoda. This DVD was filmed in the early 1980s at Tenshinkan Dojo in Chicago. The film features footage of Fumio Toyoda Shihan during his early years.

Aikido by Toyoda is available for a donation of $30 or more to the Aikido International Foundation (AIF). The AIF is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization whose purpose is to promote training in the art of Aikido, to foster quality, professional Aikido instruction, and ensure the survival of Aikido for coming generations.

To order, fill out this donation form and mail it along with a check or money order for your donation to the address on the form.

For questions, please contact the AIF directly at AikidoAIF@gmail.com.

Congratulations to the following people who were promoted at the National Instructor Seminar:

Shodan
Kim Johnston, Aikido of New York City, New York, NY
Michael Kennedy, Tenshinkan Dojo, Chicago, IL

Yondan
Kevin Kelleher, Aikido of Escondido, CA

AAA National Teaching Committee
Leslie Parks-Casey, Tenshinkan Dojo, Chicago, IL
Ken Yamazaki, Aikido of New York City, New York, NY

Last weekend, the AAA held a National Instructor Seminar at Tenshinkan Dojo in Chicago, IL. The first batch of pictures is available here.

Last weekend, 45 aikidoka from different aikido organizations in Puerto Rico joined forces for a joint seminar.

Instruction was provided by:

• Juan Torres Sensei (AAA)

• Bolivar Ramirez Sensei (AAA)
• Sensei Iván Fracinetti (ASU)
• Sensei Myriam Cedres (AWA)
• Sensei Philip Berrios (USAF)

Pictures and more information from the seminar can be found on the Aiki Dojo de Levittown web site.

March 15-16, Stephen Rehrauer Sensei (5th dan) instructed a children’s seminar at Aikisur in Villa del Prado, Spain. Below is an essay (in English and en español) written by two of the students at the seminar, along with pictures.

Additional seminar pictures can be found here.

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Next week, Tenshinkan Dojo in Chicago, IL is hosting the annual National Instructor Seminar.

The seminar is at Tenshinkan Dojo in on the north side of Chicago, IL, from April 17-20. Instruction is provided by the AAA Teaching Committee, and the seminar is open to AAA/AAI students 3rd kyu and above and all black belts.

More information is in the Seminar Flyer

Several pictures from a one-day seminar John Bieszk Sensei taught at Shinjitsu Dojo in Hanover Park, IL have been added to the photos section.

Thank you to Salvatore Forestieri Sensei for providing them.

This September and October, the AAA/AAI will be sponsoring a trip to Japan, in celebration of Aikido Kobayashi Dojo’s 40th Anniversary.

The trip will be approximately two weeks long, with the option to attend for one week or both. We would like to get a head count as soon as possible of how many people are planning to participate in the trip. If you plan to attend, e-mail AAA.Aikido.World@gmail.com with your name, dojo, and which dates you plan on attending.

Below, we have provided details and approximate costs (in U.S. dollars) for all of the planned events. Please keep in mind that the schedule is still tentative and the days we depart and return from the U.S. may change.

Feel free to contact us with any questions.
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A little footage from the 2006 World of Games in Chicago, IL

Here’s a few photos from the rank test held this March.

Note: All photo credit goes to a fellow Tenshinkan student.