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	<title>Aikido Kenkyukai Santa BarbaraImpact | Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara | Martial Arts</title>
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		<title>Internship Completion: Jason Woodruff</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 00:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Woodruff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<em>"...I got a ton of rewards out of the internship that I never even considered when I applied for the position.  I ended up with a boost in confidence, an understanding of small business, and I got to meet lots of wonderful people and learn about the spirit and practice of Aikido (the free intro classes were really great)."</em>
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		<title>Thank You Letter from Japanese Tsunami Victims</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle Nygren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On March 11, 2011 Japan was hit with a tsunami that took many lives and swept away much of the area, leaving Japan in a state of crisis. In result houses were destroyed, families were torn apart, and schools were demolished.

On July 23-24, 2011 Lia Suzuki Sensei of Santa Barbara and other remarkable Aikido teachers gathered in Southern California for ...
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		<title>Report: Parents&#8217; &amp; Kids&#8217; Class (By Blake Gillespie)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake Gillespie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a title="Report: Parents’ &#38; Kids’ Class (By Blake Gillespie)" href="http://aksb.org/2012/02/11/report-parents-kids-class/" rel="attachment wp-att-10981"><img class="alignright  wp-image-10981" style="float: right; border-image: initial; border-width: 1px; border-color: black; border-style: solid; margin: 5px;" title="Blake Gillespie" src="http://aksb.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Blake-Gillespie-125x150.jpg" alt="" width="50" /></a>I really enjoyed being in class with Oscar. We really had fun together; I could feel how proud he was, and I was very proud of him. I worked up a real sweat, and was surprised to find...</blockquote>
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		<title>Parents&#8217; &amp; Kids&#8217; Class Experience (By Mike Shimada)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Shimada</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a title="Parents’ &#38; Kids’ Class Experience (By Mike Shimada)" href="http://aksb.org/2012/02/11/parents-kids-class-experience/"><img class="alignright  wp-image-10978" style="float: right; border-image: initial; border-width: 1px; border-color: black; border-style: solid; margin: 5px;" title="Mike Shimada" src="http://aksb.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Mike-Shimada.jpg" alt="Andre Shimada's father" width="50" /></a>
It was a lot of fun to see the wonderful physical and spiritual exercises our young students are receiving by way of their involvement with AKSB.  It’s really hard to get a good understanding of the class from the sidelines.
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		<title>Santa Barbara High School Presentation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Ziliotto</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monday, the 23rd, I had the opportunity to venture to Santa Barbara High School to help with a presentation about Aikido.  Going to the high school, being in only 8th grade, was a humbling experience for me but I had fun.

The feedback from the students was great and Sensei and I could tell they wanted to learn more...
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		<title>PHOTOS: Mixed Ages Class &#8211; Dec. 17, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aksb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://aksb.org/2012/01/25/photos-kids-belt-ceremony-dec-17-2011/"><img class="alignnone" style="float: right; border-image: initial; border-width: 1px; border-color: black; border-style: solid; margin: 10px;" title="Tobi-ukemi" src="http://aksb.org/wp-content/gallery/belt-ceremony-121711/PC171570.JPG" alt="" width="100" /></a>Check out Dane Smith's photos of our Mixed ages class from a few weeks ago!

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		<title>2011 Most Viewed Videos: #3</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aksb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://aksb.org/2011/12/22/2011-most-viewed-videos-3/"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-10094" style="float: right; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-width: 0px; margin: 5px;" title="Kids' Aikido interview" src="http://aksb.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/スクリーンショット（2011-12-22-14.01.18）-150x83.png" alt="Kids' interview at Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara" width="100" height="55" /></a><strong>Documentary: Meet Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara</strong>
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		<title>Black Belt Testing: Spectator Impressions</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Langberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a title="AKSB Fall Gasshuku Spectator Impressions" href="http://aksb.org/2011/11/10/black-belt-testing-spectator-impressions/"><img class="size-full wp-image-9266 alignright" style="float: right; border-width: 1px; border-color: black; border-style: solid; margin: 5px;" title="Landberg.Barry_web" src="http://aksb.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Landberg.Barry_web.jpg" alt="" width="50" /></a>I had the pleasure of attending the last part of the Gasshuku this weekend and observing the Shodan test by Andy Cranmer...

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		<title>Fall Gasshuku: Teen&#8217;s Perspective</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:24:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Ziliotto</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a title="AKSB Fall Gasshuku Teen's Perspective" href="http://aksb.org/2011/11/10/fall-gashuku/"><img class="alignright" style="float: right; border-width: 1px; border-color: black; border-style: solid; margin: 5px;" title="Chris Ziliotto" src="http://aksb.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/chris.ziliotto.jpg" alt="" width="49" height="66" /></a>When I first started taking aikido, if you told me I would be doing a 3 day gashuku only a year later, I would've called you crazy...

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		<title>My Thoughts And Feelings After Gasshuku</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Shippey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a title="Adam Shippey Fall Gasshuku" href="http://aksb.org/2011/11/10/my-thoughts-feelings-after-gasshuku/"><img class="size-full wp-image-9242 alignright" style="float: right; border-width: 1px; border-color: black; border-style: solid; margin: 5px;" title="Adam Shippey 2" src="http://aksb.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Adam-Shippey-2.png" alt="" width="60" height="63" /></a>Last weekend I attended the first Gasshuku that I've ever participated in. The words "wicked awesome" and "totally badass" don't adequately convey my feelings on the subject...

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