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08-26-2007, 10:56 PM
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AikiWeb Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Ten years ago this month on August 1st, 1997, I launched AikiWeb.com out into the world. That means that AikiWeb is now celebrating its tenth anniversary!
Ten years is a pretty long time in World Wide Web years. Looking back at some websites that were around back then in 1997 (eg Microsoft, Apple, Sun, CNet, Intel) reveals that the world wide web was still in its infancy. Web design and functionality sure has evolved since those days, huh? I still look back at my first design of the AikiWeb website (back in 1998) and feel a certain fondness for it even today, though.
I started out on AikiWeb by collecting articles on aikido (many from the venerable Aikido-L mailing list) that I personally thought were pertinent to the art in general. From there, I started adding features to the site. In December of 1997, I inherited the FTP aikido dojo directory lists from Cindy Paloma and, using the data from those lists, created the AikiWeb Dojo Search Engine -- now the largest and most widely used aikido dojo database in the world. I opened up the AikiWeb forums in June, 2000, with the very first forum thread being posted on June 5th, 2000. Since then, over 12,000 threads and over 180,000 posts have been posted in the AikiWeb Forums making this the busiest aikido discussion board in the world. The site now hosts many other collections of aikido information such as the Seminars Database, the Book, Video, DVD, and Equipment Reviews, the Image Gallery, and the Links Directory as well.
But, back in 1997 when I started AikiWeb, aikido websites weren't all that common, much less a site that served the general aikido population. I wanted to create a place where the worldwide aikido community, regardless of style, organization, or experience level, could gather to share their (your!) thoughts and experiences in this art of aikido. I thought that no matter how much experience any single one of us could have about aikido, the more we could freely and respectfully share amongst each other, the richer all of our experiences could become.
Sure, it's been a lot of work running the site. From programming the back-end code to handle all of the databases, administering the wonderfully busy forums, processing the queues of the dojo/seminar/news submissions, optimizing Apache and MySQL settings, and installing/replacing hardware components within the AikiWeb server, I really can say the number of hours I've put into the site and the community has been countless; but, then again, so are the number of moments of pleasure that I've received from having created and maintained this site.
Offline for me personally, I feel so fortunate as to have met so many people whom I personally would not have met had this site not existed. The two AikiWeb Workshops that were held in North Carolina and Florida proved to be wonderful experiences to connect with many different people. In the many dojo and seminars all over the world that I've had the pleasure of attending, I felt touched when people mentioned to me that they've enjoyed visiting the site.
I'm excited to say that I still have new ideas up my sleeve that I'm looking forward to implementing on AikiWeb including more ways to help out and give back to the aikido community. Of course, if you have any suggestions, thoughts, or ideas, please let me know!
I hope you'll all join me in continuing to make AikiWeb an important part of the aikido world by being a part of and supporting its ever-expanding community. Please help out by joining in the discussions, by posting news items and seminar information, updating the dojo database, asking your dojo webmaster to include a link to AikiWeb, and letting people know about the AikiWeb site.
Looking back at these ten years of my running AikiWeb only makes me look forward to the next ten years (and hopefully more!).
I want to thank all of you who have been a part of the AikiWeb community. Without all of your thoughts, feedback, participation, and support, the website would not be the place it is now. Thank you, everyone!
Best regards,
-- Jun
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08-26-2007, 11:53 PM
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Dojo: Iwae Dojo
Location: Boulder Creek, CA
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Re: AikiWeb Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Congratulations on a successful website, Jun. It's certainly been an honor to have been a tiny part of the site and I hope that it's here for a long time to come!
Regards,
Last edited by tarik : 08-27-2007 at 12:03 AM.
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Tarik Ghbeish
Jiyūshin-ryū AikiBudō - Iwae Dojo
MASAKATSU AGATSU -- "The true victory of self-mastery."
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08-27-2007, 01:59 AM
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Dojo: Jiki Shin Kan Utrecht
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Re: AikiWeb Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Happy birthday to Aikiweb and hooray to Jun for all the good work!
kvaak
Pauliina
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08-27-2007, 02:21 AM
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Dojo: Hans de Jong Self Defence School
Location: Perth
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Re: AikiWeb Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Jun,
Thanks for making an ecommunity that is worth being a member of.
Happy anniversary.
Regards,
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Graham Wild
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08-27-2007, 03:08 AM
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Dojo: Dangayan Singkaw Aikido Shinzui Group Philippines
Location: Plymouth, UK
Join Date: Nov 2003
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Re: AikiWeb Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Omedeto Gozaimasu! Ten thousand years more!
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Inocencio Maramba, MD, MSc
Dangayan Singkaw Aikido Shinzui
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08-27-2007, 03:24 AM
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Dojo: Bucks County Aikido
Location: Pennsylvania
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Re: AikiWeb Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Congratulations! Good Job. I hope that this site continues to thrive. It has been a big help to the Aikido family in many ways.
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08-27-2007, 04:09 AM
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Dojo: CNG/Parede
Location: Cascais, Portugal
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Re: AikiWeb Celebrates 10th Anniversary
congratulations for the excellent work
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08-27-2007, 08:50 AM
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Dojo: Toronto Aikikai
Location: Toronto, Canada
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Re: AikiWeb Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Happy 10th!
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08-27-2007, 08:54 AM
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Dojo: Oregon Ki Society
Location: Tigard, Oregon
Join Date: Sep 2004
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Re: AikiWeb Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Thank you Jun and A Happy 10th Anniversary to everyone.
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Plus Ki
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08-27-2007, 09:56 AM
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Dojo: Confluence Aiki-Dojo / Santa Cruz Sword Club
Location: Santa Cruz
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Re: AikiWeb Celebrates 10th Anniversary
"Thank you" is hardly enough. But thank you, Jun.
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Jennifer Paige Smith
Confluence Aikido Systems
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08-27-2007, 10:18 AM
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Dojo: Taikyoku Budo & Kiko - NY, PA, MD
Location: Greater Philadelphia Area
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Re: AikiWeb Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Excellent . . .
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08-27-2007, 10:20 AM
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Location: Harrisburg, PA
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Re: AikiWeb Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Jun,
Congrats, and thank you.
Regards,
-Drew
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08-27-2007, 11:41 AM
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Dojo: Takagashira Dojo
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Re: AikiWeb Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Big congrats on the 10th anniversary Jun
Cheers
Mike
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"Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men."
-Martin Luther King Jr
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08-27-2007, 12:19 PM
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Dojo: Atibon Aikido, Port Au Prince, Haiti
Location: Port au Prince
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Re: AikiWeb Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Happy 10th anniversary, Jun, and our best wishes for many more years to come,
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08-27-2007, 03:11 PM
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Dojo: UBC Okanagan Aikido Club
Location: Kelowna
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Re: AikiWeb Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Thanks for all of the years of hard work Jun,
Paul
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08-27-2007, 03:37 PM
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Location: Orlando, FL
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Re: AikiWeb Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Jun, congratulations on the anniversary. I know it has taken tremendous dedication and resources on your part to bring this invaluable service to the Aikido world community, and I'd like to thank you for the great job. Now get back to work...
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08-27-2007, 05:53 PM
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Dojo: Messores Sensei (Largo, Fl.)
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Re: AikiWeb Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Congratulations, Jun, and thanks.
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08-27-2007, 07:46 PM
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Dojo: Salt Lake Aikikai
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
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Re: AikiWeb Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Congratulations, おめでとう, and thanks for all your efforts, Jun.
Dave
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If it wasn't for the goat, you couldn't get in here for propaganda!
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08-27-2007, 08:08 PM
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Dojo: Kingston Aikido
Location: New York
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Re: AikiWeb Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Woo Hoo!!!! Congratulations, Jun! And thank you!
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Karen
"Try not. Do...or do not. There is no try." - Master Yoda
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08-27-2007, 09:09 PM
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Location: Left Coast
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Re: AikiWeb Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Man do I feel old :-)
congrats, and a big hug, Jun.
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Janet Rosen
http://www.zanshinart.com
"peace will enter when hate is gone"--percy mayfield
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08-27-2007, 09:16 PM
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Dojo: Aikido of Midland, Midland TX
Location: Midland Tx
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Re: AikiWeb Celebrates 10th Anniversary
No hug, but have a friendly yonkyo....
Thank you....this is a special place.
Lan
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Play nice, practice hard, but remember, this is a MARTIAL art!
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08-27-2007, 09:32 PM
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Dojo: Aikido Fellowship of VA / Chesapeake Va
Location: Virginia
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Re: AikiWeb Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Congrats on the 10th Anniversary, Jun...
And a BIG thank you!!
Shannon
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08-28-2007, 12:15 AM
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Dojo: Northwest Aikido
Location: Oregon
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Re: AikiWeb Celebrates 10th Anniversary
I've only been here for a fraction of it's time on the net, but happy 10th to Aikiweb regardless! Keep up the wonderful work Jun!
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"There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self." - Aldous Huxley
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08-28-2007, 01:33 AM
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Dojo: Yoshinkan Brisbane Dojo
Location: Brisbane
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Re: AikiWeb Celebrates 10th Anniversary
congrats good wrk
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08-28-2007, 06:05 PM
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Dojo: Aikido of Fresno
Location: Fresno , CA
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Re: AikiWeb Celebrates 10th Anniversary
I love pioneers!
Congratulations on 10 years of success, and many more.
You've done a great job Jun!!
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