Aikido Kenkyukai Santa BarbaraTestimonials | Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara | Martial Arts http://aksb.org Enriching society through the practice of Aikido - the Art of Peace. Tue, 22 May 2012 08:48:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Internship Completion: Jason Woodruff http://aksb.org/2012/05/10/jasons-summary-of-internship-at-aksb/ http://aksb.org/2012/05/10/jasons-summary-of-internship-at-aksb/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 00:49:50 +0000 Jason Woodruff http://aksb.org/?p=12322 "...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)." Related posts:
  1. New Intern: Jason Woodruff Hi, my name is Jason and I'm a new intern...
  2. First Intro Class: Jason Woodruff I just took my first intro class and I really...
  3. Diane Ben: My First Impressions of my Internship "I was first drawn to Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara after...
]]> http://aksb.org/2012/05/10/jasons-summary-of-internship-at-aksb/feed/ 0 Teens’ Perspective: Training Aikido with an Injury http://aksb.org/2012/05/10/injury-aikido/ http://aksb.org/2012/05/10/injury-aikido/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 15:00:11 +0000 Chris Ziliotto http://aksb.org/?p=12047 "It was a different experience that taught me some valuable lessons both inside and outside the dojo." Over the Easter weekend, I had the unpleasant experience of cutting myself through the thumb. It was... Related posts:
  1. Teens’ Perspective: Kids classes "One of my goals for the remainder of my...
  2. Teens’ Perspective: Kids Testing "...it definately gave me a better idea of what...
  3. Teens’ Perspective: Black Belt Celebration April 7th, I was fortunate enough to be able to...
]]> http://aksb.org/2012/05/10/injury-aikido/feed/ 0 Teens’ Perspective: Kids classes http://aksb.org/2012/05/07/kids-classes/ http://aksb.org/2012/05/07/kids-classes/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 15:00:13 +0000 Chris Ziliotto http://aksb.org/?p=12202 "One of my goals for the remainder of my term is not only to see myself improve but also some of the kids..." There are many different aspects of the kids classes, some are great and some not so much. These last 2 Mondays, I taught the kids classes, the first class wasn't too impressive and... Related posts:
  1. Teens’ Perspective: Kids Testing "...it definately gave me a better idea of what...
  2. My Thoughts on July Kids’ Testing (Teens’ Perspective) I was very impressed by the July testing. From my...
  3. Teens’ Perspective: Black Belt Celebration April 7th, I was fortunate enough to be able to...
]]> http://aksb.org/2012/05/07/kids-classes/feed/ 0 Jason’s Second Intro Class http://aksb.org/2012/04/18/jasons-second-intro-class/ http://aksb.org/2012/04/18/jasons-second-intro-class/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:58:26 +0000 Jason Woodruff http://aksb.org/?p=12068
  • First Intro Class: Jason Woodruff I just took my first intro class and I really...
  • Parents’ & Kids’ Class Experience (By Mike Shimada) It was a lot of fun to see the...
  • Report: Parents’ & Kids’ Class (By Blake Gillespie) I really enjoyed being in class with Oscar. We really...
    • ]]>     http://aksb.org/2012/04/18/jasons-second-intro-class/feed/ 0     1st class with Lia Sensei at the dojo! http://aksb.org/2012/04/12/1st-class-lia-sensei-at-dojo/ http://aksb.org/2012/04/12/1st-class-lia-sensei-at-dojo/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:00:23 +0000 Wes Hubel http://aksb.org/?p=11803
  • Message from Lia Suzuki Sensei To Takahashi Shihan and to AKSB Members: Takahashi Sensei, thank...
  • First Intro Class: Jason Woodruff I just took my first intro class and I really...
  • Toward the Future: New Year’s Message from Lia Suzuki Sensei Happy New Year! ...A quick Google search told me that...
    • ]]>     http://aksb.org/2012/04/12/1st-class-lia-sensei-at-dojo/feed/ 0     A Dancer’s Guide to Aikido http://aksb.org/2012/03/15/member-blog-dancers-guide-aikido/ http://aksb.org/2012/03/15/member-blog-dancers-guide-aikido/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:35:46 +0000 aksb http://aksb.org/?p=11351 Oxana, one of our interns, has begun a blog about her training at Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara:
    "I am a new AKSB intern just beginning to discover the art of aikido. I have a passion for movement and am extremely intrigued by the philosophy of aikido. As a dancer..."
    Check out her blog... Related posts:
    1. Aikido Experience (合気道を通して) Hi, my name is Yuki.  I'm from Japan and studying...
    2. Teen’s Perspective: Aikido is for Everyone When I heard that we were going to start teaching...
    3. Black Belt Testing: Spectator Impressions I had the pleasure of attending the last part of...
    ]]>     http://aksb.org/2012/03/15/member-blog-dancers-guide-aikido/feed/ 0     Greetings from Freiburg, Germany http://aksb.org/2012/02/18/greetings-from-freiburg-germany/ http://aksb.org/2012/02/18/greetings-from-freiburg-germany/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:24:26 +0000 Florian Weisser http://aksb.org/?p=11034 Florian Weisser - Aikido teacher in Freiburg, Germany Hello Aikidoka, I want to say hello. I really enjoyed my visit to Santa Barbara and practicing with you. The Aikido Kenkyukai of Santa Barbara is a very nice dojo and ... ~~~~~~~~~~ Hallo Aikidoka, Ich möchte mich für hier für die schöne Zeit in Santa Barbara bedanken. Ess hat mir viel Spaß und Freude gemacht, mit euch zu trainieren. Das Aikido Kenkyukai Santa Barbara ist ein wirklich sehr schönes Dojo und ... Related posts:
    1. Aikido Experience (合気道を通して) Hi, my name is Yuki.  I'm from Japan and studying...
    2. The Aiki Way: Visit from Francis Takahashi Shihan On May 21st, our dojo was paid a visit by...
    3. My First Impressions, by Adam Shippey I feel more like myself every time I hit the...
    ]]>     http://aksb.org/2012/02/18/greetings-from-freiburg-germany/feed/ 0     New Intern Danielle Nygren http://aksb.org/2012/02/13/intern-danielle-nygren/ http://aksb.org/2012/02/13/intern-danielle-nygren/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:00:09 +0000 Danielle Nygren http://aksb.org/?p=10927
  • New Intern: Catrina Cummings Greetings! My name is Catrina Cummings and I am one...
  • New Intern Intro: David Chrisman Originally I wanted to get involved with Aikido Kenkyukai because...
  • Dane Smith Intern "Hi my name is Dane Smith.  I recently graduated from...
    • ]]>     http://aksb.org/2012/02/13/intern-danielle-nygren/feed/ 0     Report: Parents’ & Kids’ Class (By Blake Gillespie) http://aksb.org/2012/02/11/report-parents-kids-class/ http://aksb.org/2012/02/11/report-parents-kids-class/#comments Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:50:54 +0000 Blake Gillespie http://aksb.org/?p=10952 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... No related posts.]]> http://aksb.org/2012/02/11/report-parents-kids-class/feed/ 0 Parents’ & Kids’ Class Experience (By Mike Shimada) http://aksb.org/2012/02/11/parents-kids-class-experience/ http://aksb.org/2012/02/11/parents-kids-class-experience/#comments Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:43:13 +0000 Mike Shimada http://aksb.org/?p=10977 Andre Shimada's father 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. No related posts.]]> http://aksb.org/2012/02/11/parents-kids-class-experience/feed/ 0