Aikido World

The Aikido Journal recently posted an article recalling Koichi Tohei’s 10th dan promotion, which includes a group picture with Fumio Toyoda Shihan (second from left).

Click the link above to read the article.

The AAA is hosting seminars the next two weekends, in Chicago and San Diego.

This weekend, February 22-24, Western Region Director James Nakayama Sensei is instructing the Kangeiko winter training seminar at Ryoshinkan Dojo in Palatine, IL (outside Chicago). Kangeiko is open to all martial arts students of any rank and affiliation.

If you are attending, please take note that Ryoshinkan Dojo has moved. See the AAA web site or seminar flyer for directions to the new location.

The following weekend, February 29 - March 2 is the Western Region Instructor Seminar at Ryushinkan Dojo in San Diego, CA. Instruction will be by the Western Regional Teaching Committee, including Sensei James Nakayama, Martin Katz, Ken MacBeth, and Christine Dyer. This seminar is for 3rd kyu and above Aikidoka only.

The seminar fliers have more information on both seminars.

Somewhere in my years of training, I’ve found myself to have become an Aikido Seminar “Junkie”. I just can’t get enough. Living my life from one Aikido seminar to the next, I’ve found myself asking the question “What is it about Southern California Aikido that keeps me coming back for more?”

Many Aikidoka welcomed the arrival of 2008 with unforgiving winter temperatures and ice-cold mats. However, a group of warm and happy southern Californians met on Saturday, January 12th to celebrate the arrival of the New Year with a one day Aikido seminar hosted by Ken MacBeth Sensei, dojocho of Kenshinkan dojo, and taught by Nakayama Sensei, Aikido Association of America Western Regional Director and Dojo Cho of Chushinkan Dojo.
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Here is more information regarding the seminar by Stephen Rehrauer Sensei in Madrid. The seminar will be March 15-16, 2008 in Villa del Prado, Madrid, Spain.

The seminar is hosted by Aikisur, online at www.aikisur.es.

A seminar flyer is also available here.