To Takahashi Shihan and to AKSB Members:
Takahashi Sensei, thank you again for joining us last Saturday for a very successful fundraising and training event! It was a pleasure getting to know you better both on and off the mat. And it was such a…
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Message from Francis Takahashi Shihan
Dear members and supporters of Aikido Kenkyukai;
It was my privilege and honor to be invited to join you all in the recent fund raising event at your dojo. … What a magnificent place to train and to call home…
Press Release: Santa Barbara seminar features top martial arts teacher
One of the nation’s top martial arts instructors will lead a training seminar in Santa Barbara May 21 to help raise funds for a South Coast nonprofit organization.
Seventh-degree aikido instructor…
Video: Francis Takahashi Shihan’s visit to Santa Barbara
I just heard Takahashi Sensei is visiting! It’s very cool! Look forward to meeting him! Check out this video…
Review: Potomac Aikikai Spring Seminar with Lia Suzuki Sensei
“On April 15, 2011 Lia Suzuki Sensei 6th dan and Chief Instructor of Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara arrived in the Washington, DC area for the first of a 3 day seminar hosted by Potomac Aikikai…”
Intern Contribution: Japan Fundraiser Review
Our Japan Fundraiser last Saturday was very successful! Almost all of the kids and their parents were there. Lia Sensei and the students prayed for Japan first. Then the kids…
Photos: Gasshou to Benefit Japan Tragedy Survivors
Photos: Eric Roland Wednesdays, 6:15-6:30pm: “Gasshou” (putting the palms together) We invite people from age 3 to 100 (aikido practitioners and non-practitioners, alike) to sit in meditation/prayer/silence between the teens & adults beginners class and adults’ “Gohdou Keiko”. Proceeds benefit those effected by the recent Japanese Tragedies. Register…
Ongoing Wednesday Events to Benefit Victims of Japan Tragedy
6:15-6:30pm: “Gasshou” (putting the palms together)
We invite people from age 3 to 100 (aikido practitioners and non-practitioners, alike) to sit in meditation/prayer/silence…
6:40-8pm: ”Gohdou Keiko” or Joint/Collaborative Training
We invite Aikido-ists from all affiliations and all dojos to come to our dojo to train together…
Thank-You Message from Shakuhachi Player
It was my honor to play shakuhachi before Gasshou last Wednesday evening. It is easy to feel overwhelmed when we are bombarded daily with bad news about the magnitude of recent tragic events in Japan. The time of quiet reflection during Gasshou offered a message of hope…
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MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) and Violence Mayeda is a fan of MMA. Even so, he states, "Even as fans of MMA, we must admit that the sport is a...
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PHOTOS: Black Belt Celebration Party Dojo members celebrate Andy Cranmer's first-degree black belt.
Congratulations Andy!
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Brooks Institute Photoshoot Bryan Ruiz, Brooks Institute of Photography student, recently asked to conduct a photoshoot with Lia...
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