Third Degree Black Belt – Professor Matt Barton Retires Competitive Jiu Jitsu is definitely a young mans game, the old school cats will still compete in the Masters series but the days of high level competition has passed after the age of 29. When you hit your 30’s there are still great matches to be […]
We Are In Need Of A Property Management Company For Our Dojos Hey affiliates, sorry for the recent spike in posts and email notifications but there has been a lot to talk about the last few weeks. Most of these emails are about good things, so you can feel good about receiving them, especially this […]
White Belts Brawl And Lose Teeth At Oklahoma Dojo It was a great night of sparring, must have been 20+ guys on the mats battling for position when two newbies broke out in a fight. Guess what, white belts! For those of you that don’t follow my blog but are here reading this anyway, a […]
New Cargo Van At Oklahoma Dojo To Shuttle Students Good evening brothers and sisters. We are excited to announce that we have purchased a new cargo van for our Oklahoma Dojo. The class has grown so much in the last two years that we have now purchased a van. A few months back the Dojo […]
Help From The Dojo – Bone Marrow Donor Match Needed A young student at an affiliate Dojo is in need of a bone marrow transplant and your help is needed. A fellow martial arts practitioner and young fan of MMA is in need of an exact match bone marrow donor. Young Kip started his martial […]
Cognard Shihan 8thDan in CA & AZ (June 2018)From: Andrea Debiasi posted on 4. Jun 2018, 10:52pmURL: http://www.usa-seminar-kakkhh.com “Kokusai Aikido Kenshukai Kobayashi Hirokazu Ryu” (KAKKHR), in cooperation with “Los Angeles Aiki Kai” & “Arizona Aikido”, cordially invites you to a series of June 2018 seminars with André Cognard Shihan 8th Dan (Hanshi, Dai Nippon Butoku […]
Shirakawa, Ryuji in Calgary, Alberta Sept. 21-23 2018From: Andrew James Barron posted on 28. May 2018, 02:23pmURL: http://www.calgaryaikikai.com Calgary Aikikai is excited and looking forward to training with 6th Dan Ryuji Shirakawa Shihan of Sendai, Japan this September. This is the only seminar he will be conducting in North America and should not to be […]
Toshiro Suga, 7th Dan, 1-3rd June 2018From: Scott Reed posted on 16. May 2018, 01:30pmURL: http://www.edinburghaikido.co.uk Toshiro Suga began aikido in 1968 at Hombu Dojo and moved to France in 1971. He was a senior student of Tamura Nobuyoshi Sensei and gives seminars all over the world. Please join us for his annual course in […]
Shihan Ruriko Masutani Passes AwayFrom: Matthew Streiff posted on 16. May 2018, 01:30pmURL: http://www.aikidopittsburgh.org Sad news that Shihan Ruriko “June” (Masutani) Harris, of Springdale, PA, passed away on Sunday, May 13, 2018. Also known as Ruriko Masutani, June was the beloved friend of Nigel Beckford, Matt Streiff, Alan Pelton, Skip Fox, Bob Intrieri, Martin Pachol, […]
Kanai Sensei Memorial Seminar – May 25-27, 2018From: Andrew Manby posted on 7. May 2018, 08:56amURL: http://www.aikidoframingham.com/kanaiseminar.html Join us for the second Kanai Sensei seminar over the Memorial Day holiday weekend – an all-star lineup of senior instructors, fun activities, and affordable prices. It will have a retro feeling recalling Kanai Sensei and the early […]