Seminar: Mar 25-27, 2022 Midwest Aikido Bridge
Posted 2/17/2022 7:15pm [from Lisa Tomoleoni]
Mar 25-27, 2022. Join us for 3 days, 11 classes, 8 instructors: Hiroshi Ikeda Shihan 7 dan, Robin Cooper Sensei 7 dan, Meido Moore Shihan 6 dan, Lisa Tomoleoni Shihan 6 dan, Salvatore Forestieri Sensei 5 dan, Adam Sorkin Sensei 4 dan, and Gary Marks Sensei 3 dan. Everyone is welcome! Check the website for further information please.

Publication: Create a Beautiful World in Three Aikido Lessons
Posted 2/17/2022 7:15pm [from Kenneth Kron]
Aikido, harmonizing with the movement of the universe, receiving the guidance of the force, these are dancing lessons from God. And your mission should you choose to accept it is to live in a spirit of Loving, Harmonious Joy on purpose. Feel on purpose. 'Position' your location on the continuum on purpose. Breathe to the satisfaction of every facet of your being on purpose. Appreciate the glow of life. Enjoy the strawberry. It’s a tough job still, if you don’t enjoy yourSELF who will!

Seminar: Jan 15, 2022, 2022 San Diego Aikido Bridge Seminar
Posted 11/13/2021 7:23am [from Lisa Tomoleoni]
Join us January 15, 2022 for the 17th Annual San Diego Aikido Bridge Seminar, hosted by Jiai Aikido! Instructors are: Hiroshi Ikeda Shihan 7 Dan, Lisa Tomoleoni Shihan 6 Dan, Patrick Cassidy Sensei 6 Dan, Dan Messisco Sensei, 6 Dan, and cat Strada Sensei 3 Dan. This seminar will be offered in a hybrid format- train in person or virtually. Registration information at: https://www.sandiegoaikido.com/2022-san-diego-bridge. Everyone is welcome!

Dojo News: Aikikai Malta IAF Membership
Posted 11/13/2021 7:23am [from Aikikai Malta]
We are honoured and grateful that the International Aikido Federation (IAF) and it's members have accepted us as an Associate Member during the recent general assembly. This shows clearly that in Aikido everyone is equal, no matter the country size. This membership shall give new opportunities to the Aikido community in Malta at par with the global Aikido family.

Other: Sensei Collings, 6th Dan to swim 9 miles
Posted 11/13/2021 7:23am [from Jason Mallia]
Sensei Tom Collings is swimming 9 miles to mark his 70th Birthday. He is swimming to raise awareness and funds for Last Hope Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation. Sensei Collings is a wellness advocate and dog lover. He hopes his milestone birthday swim will promote pet adoptions and wellness.

Publication: Aikido Comes to America
Posted 11/13/2021 7:23am [from Antonio Aloia]
Aikido Comes to America places several early US practitioners in the context of the art's arrival and dissemination amidst American popular culture, spanning from the Beat Movement of the 1950s to the Japanese film craze of the 1980s and early 1990s. This book discusses aikido pioneers including Rodney Grantham, Thomas "Doc" Walker, Sam Combes, Steven Seagal, Lisa Tomoleoni, and George Kennedy among others.

Wendy Whited Passes Away
Posted 9/30/2021 12:02pm [from Jun Akiyama]
I have just received news that Wendy Whited (7th dan, Inaka Dojo, Beecher IL) passed away on September 29, 2021 from cancer. She started aikido at Northen Illinois University in 1973. She visited Japan first in 1978 and returned in 1987 to be part of the Japanese Exchange of Teachers program for two years. She started Inaka Dojo in 1992. She was an educator, teaching junior high school from 1980 then later becoming school principal from 1999 until she retired in 2012. My condolences go out to her friends, family, students, and loved ones.