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Old 12-22-2005, 06:27 PM   #13
JO
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Re: U.S. Aikido Federation

Succession always seems to be tricky. But I don't worry about it too much. As a member of the USAF east that lives close enough to Montreal to go to most of the seminars at Aikido de la Montagne, I have already experienced a lot of interaction and mutual support between those of the next generation of "homegrown" leaders. Since Kanai sensei's death, Claude Berthiaume has kept up the regular seminars (Kanai used to come four times a year) by inviting the other "new" shihan such as Donovan Waite and Harvey Koenigsburg as well as some high level shidoin to teach. I just hope the cooperation they are showing will continue for years to come.

Last edited by JO : 12-22-2005 at 06:30 PM.

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