Aikido World

This July 11 – 13, the AAA and Shushinkan Dojo will host an Aikido Seminar in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico at the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Campus – Department of Physical Education.

We hope to see you there!

Click here for the flyer.

The National Instructors Seminar was very interesting this year. It was held at Tenshinkan Dojo, in downtown Chicago, and there were some unusual arrangements that worked out very well.

The Friday classes were organized into a morning session and an evening session. This left the afternoon free for some serious sightseeing. Since this is the beginning of the baseball season and Wrigley Field is within walking distance of Tenshinkan, some people spent their free time watching the Cubs begin the season (The Cubs won 3-2 against Pittsburgh, and the weather was awesome!). Other people had a chance to check out the downtown area of Chicago, including the Field Museum and Millennium Park.

Because Tenshinkan is so well-situated for public transportation in Chicago, many out of town visitors didn’t have to rent cars. You can get to either airport on the L, and you really don’t want to worry about parking when you’re in the neighborhood of Lakeview/Wrigleyville.

Considering that there were already two Instructors Seminars in 2008 (East Coast Instructors Seminar February 15-17, Methuen, MA and West Coast Instructors Seminar February 29-March 2, San Diego, CA), it was pretty impressive to see how far some people had come for the National Instructors Seminar. I met people from Oregon as well as the students from Ft. Hayes State College in Kansas, who had a very long drive to reach Chicago.
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James Nakayama Sensei will be in Cedar Mill, OR (Jinshinkan Dojo) this July 19th and July 20th for an Aikido seminar.

A seminar flyer containing more information (click here). Hotel information after the jump. (more…)

The weather’s getting warmer and that means the AAA’s Summer Camp Seminar is right around the corner. This year, Summer Camp will be held at Ryoshinkan dojo in Palatine, IL from June 27-29. Instruction will be provided by Dr. Frank Gallo Ph.D.

Gallo Sensei is a retired law enforcement officer, the Director of Research and Development and Defensive Tactics Training for Law Enforcement Press, and an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Western New England College. He has trained in special tactics and weapons, high threat warrant services, and V.I.P. protection and security. He is also a member of the AAA Teaching Committee and holds the rank of Yondan.

For more information, see the 2008 Summer Camp Flier

We are glad to announce that Chushinkan dojo’s annual Toyoda Sensei Memorial Seminar will be held this year on June 27, 28 & 29 at Orange County Aikikai, about 10 miles south from Chushinkan dojo. Click here for the flyer containing all the details.

This video is a portion of Kevin Kelleher’s Yondan demonstration at the 2008 National Instructors Seminar at Tenshinkan Dojo in Chicago last month. This part of the demonstration includes henka waza (changing technique) followed by oyo waza (applied or advanced technique).

Kevin Kelleher hold the rank of yondan (fourth degree black belt) at Aikido of Escondido in California.

Kelleher Yondan Demonstration (Aikido) from Aikido World on Vimeo.

We are happy to announce the 15th Anniversary Aikido Seminar for Joshinkan Dojo in Cary, NC on June 21 and 22.

Instruction will be provided by Bill Bunn Sensei (godan, shidoin), and Stephen Toyoda Sensei (AAA/AAI Executive Director).

For more information, please see the attached flier.

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.