AikiWeb presents a joint workshop with:
George Ledyard, Toby Threadgill, and Aaron Clark
March 20-22, 2009
in Seattle, WA
Three instructors from three different lineages will share their budo
experience during this three-day workshop. They will present different
but compatible approaches to the physical application of techniques
and principles from their arts of Aikido, Takamura-ha Shindo Yoshin
Ryu, and Jiyushinkai Aikibudo.
Hosted by: Two Cranes Aikido
Dojo, Seattle WA.
Map of dojo location: here.
Registration/Pre-Registration
You may pre-register by completing and sending in your registration
early. If your registration and payment are received or postmarked on
or before March 1st, 2009, the cost for the Workshop will be $100 for the
entire weekend (Friday through Sunday); any time thereafter including
"at the door" of the Workshop will be $120 for the entire weekend
(Friday through Sunday).
Registration form: aikiweb_workshop_2009_registration.pdf
(Above registration in Adobe
Acrobat format.)
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| Postmarked on or before March 1st, 2009 |
US$100 |
| Postmarked on or after March 2nd, 2009 |
US$120 |
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Downloadable Flyer
Please support this event by posting the following flyer at your
respective dojo:
Flyer: aikiweb_workshop_2009.pdf
(Above flyer in Adobe
Acrobat format.)
Discussion Thread
You can join in the online discussion regarding this workshop here:
http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15128
Workshop Instructors
George Ledyard
began his Aikido studies in 1976 under the direct instruction of
Mitsugi Saotome Sensei and has continued this association ever
since. Ledyard Sensei currently holds the rank of 6th Dan in Aikido.
He counts Hiroshi Ikeda Sensei, William Gleason Sensei, Mary Heiny
Sensei and Tom Read Sensei as strong influences on his Aikido. He
currently teaches at Aikido
Eastside in Seattle, WA.
He is the Founder of Defensive Tactics Options™, a system of
police and security training which specializes in less-than-lethal
force alternatives and Options for Protective Control™, an ultra
low-level force system for physical intervention with juveniles and
emotionally disturbed subjects. Ledyard believes that Aikido should be
both a spiritual practice and a martial art. He is known for his work
with the staff and sword and also for an innovative approach to
applied empty-hand technique which brings in elements from his
training in Japanese Koryu, Iaido, Filipino martial arts and
Systema. He has almost thirty years of Aikido teaching experience. In
addition to teaching Aikido seminars all over the United States and
Canada, Ledyard has been invited to participate in the first three
historic Aiki Expos and is a regular contributor to both
AikidoJournal.com and Aikiweb.com.
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Toby Threadgill
began his study of martial arts in 1978 and has trained extensively in
western fencing, Wado-ryu karate, muay thai boxing, jujutsu and
aikijujutsu. In 1985 Toby Threadgill started formal training under
Yukiyoshi Takamura, headmaster Takamura-ha Shindo Yoshin ryu. In 1992
he founded the Soryushin Dojo and in 1994 was appointed a branch
director of the Takamura-ha Shindo Yoshin Kai. In 1999, he became one
of only three people to be awarded a menkyo kaiden in Takamura-ha
Shindo Yoshin-ryu. Following the passing of Yukiyoshi Takamura in
2000, he was asked by the other branch directors to accept the
position of administrative head (kaicho) of the Takamura-ha Shindo
Yoshin Kai. He currently oversees instruction at
the Shindo Yoshin Kai
Hombu Dojo and maintains a busy international teaching schedule.
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Aaron Clark, born
1971, was taken into the dojo soon after birth, and learned budo as a
"cradle language." He began regular training in judo at age five and
started aikibudo and jodo at age thirteen. As a youngster Clark won
numerous state and national level judo championships. He is currently
Shihan, 6th dan Jiyushinkai,
and his main teachers include: C. E. Clark, K. Geis, and he currently
studies Shinto Muso Ryu jo (shomokuroku) and other Japanese koryu with
Phil Relnick. Clark served in the U.S. Navy as a Hospital Corpsman,
and is married to Caroline (2nd dan).They have two daughters, Meridia
and Natalie and two dogs. He works as a Sr. Clinical Systems Analyst
for University of Washington's Medical Centers and is an instructor at
the Jiyushinkan
in Monroe, WA.
Note: The following is a tentative schedule. We will have more
information on details soon. Please note that video taping any
portion of the workshop is prohibited.
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| 5:00-6:00pm |
Check-in |
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| 6:00-7:30pm |
Training |
All |
| 7:00-8:00pm |
Q & A |
All |
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| 9:00-10:00am |
Check-in |
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| 10:00-11:30am |
Training |
Aaron Clark sensei |
| 11:30am-12:00pm |
Q & A |
All |
| 12:00-2:30pm |
Lunch |
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| 2:30-4:00pm |
Training |
George Ledyard sensei |
| 4:00-5:30pm |
Training |
Toby Threadgill sensei |
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| 8:30-9:00am |
Check-in |
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| 9:00-10:30am |
Training |
Toby Threadgill sensei |
| 10:30am-12:00pm |
Training |
Aaron Clark sensei |
| 12:00-2:30pm |
Lunch |
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| 2:30-4:00pm |
Training |
George Ledyard sensei |
| 4:00-4:30pm |
Q & A |
All |
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