Aikido World

The Aikido Association of America is proud to announce the National Instructors Seminar hosted by Tenshinkan Dojo in Chicago, IL this June 3rd through June 6th, 2010.

The seminar is open to Aikido students 3rd kyu and above, all Aikido black belts, and other martial artists of black belt rank.  The program will consist of AAA/AAI test requirements; Aikido teaching methodology; and specialized applications.  Various levels of instructor certification will be awarded:  Jyoshu, Fukushidoin, Shidoin, and Sensei.  For further definitions and requirements, please refer to AAA/AAI policy.

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About 100 people from Aikido Kobayashi Dojo attended the  All Japan Aikido demonstration last Saturday.

The Art of Discussion

A truly good discussion is a true art form and takes great skill to accomplish. It takes a quality topic, two or more well educated (in the topic) individuals, a sense of mutual understanding and the acceptance of idea’s between the parties. An argument is not the failure of discussion, it is the passionate expression of discussion. Arguments are important as they show the strong feelings we have for a subject, which conveys more than words. However, too much passion can throw us into a blind rage where discussion stops, when this happens we are often only left with our most carnal instincts. We either fight back, expressing our views more passionately further escalating the situation or we simply walk away giving ourselves time to calm down. Sound familiar? When there is trouble our options are Fight or Flight. Amazingly these trends are incorporated into all of our responses to problems. Verbal, physical and even our mental battles. Verbal and Physical examples are obvious, we were all teens and we all went to high school, let’s not dredge up those old memories. An example of a mental battle we may run away from or fight would be the consideration of the death of an older or very young family member. These are discussions we often refuse to have within our own minds.

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About 100 people from Aikido Kobayashi Dojo attended the  All Japan Aikido demonstration last Saturday.

The Aikido Association International recent held a seminar hosted by Zanshinkan Dojo in Dubai, UAE.  Glen Matsuda Sensei instructed the seminar.  The entire set of photos is after the page brake.

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Bill Bunn Sensei, Aikido Association of America‘s Southern Regional Director, instructs at Joshinkan Dojo in Cary, North Carolina.

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Stephen Tatsuo Toyoda Sensei was recently in Salt Lake City, Utah for an Aikido Association of America seminar hosted by Ganshinkan Dojo.

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