The latest AikiWeb Aikido News items http://www.aikiweb.com/ 2008-07-23T12:12:44-07:00 http://www.aikiweb.com http://www.aikiweb.com/graphics/logo.gif text/html 2008-07-21T03:12:39-07:00 http://www.aikiweb.com/news Jun Akiyama http://www.aikiweb.com/news/display.html?range=article&news_id=1883 <B>"Aikido master still teaching after 50 years"</B><BR /> <B>From: Jun Akiyama</B> posted on 21. Jul 2008, 09:12am<BR /> <B>URL:</B> <A HREF="http://www.ocregister.com/articles/dang-aikido-vietnam-2097868-years-martial">http://www.ocregister.com/articles/dang-aikido-vietnam-2097868-years-martial</A><BR /><BR /> Here is an article entitled <a href="http://www.ocregister.com/articles/dang-aikido-vietnam-2097868-years-martial">"Aikido master still teaching after 50 years"</a> which highlights Dang Thong Phong sensei of Tenshinkai Aikido (Westminster Aikikai) in Westminster, CA. The article describes his efforts to have Vietnam recognized by the Aikikai Foundation, his and his brother Dang Throng Tri's experiences in aikido, and the anniversaries he is celebrating this weekend -- 50 years of aikido in Vietnam (introduced to the country by his brother), 40 years since the founding of the first aikido association in Vietnam, and 20 years of teaching in Westminster himself.</P> <P> <P>[<A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14831">Discussion and Comments</A>]<P></P> <P><LI> <I><A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/news/submit.html">Submit an Aikido News Item</A></I></P> text/html 2008-07-20T08:36:51-07:00 http://www.aikiweb.com/news Jun Akiyama http://www.aikiweb.com/news/display.html?range=article&news_id=1882 <B>July AikiWeb Columns Now Available</B><BR /> <B>From: Jun Akiyama</B> posted on 20. Jul 2008, 02:36pm<BR /> <B>URL:</B> <A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=75">http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=75</A><BR /><BR /> The <a href="http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=75">July AikiWeb Columns</a> are now available for your reading pleasure! This month's articles come from Peter Goldsbury, Ross Robertson, Lynn Seiser, and The Mirror (Susan Dalton). As always, please be sure to leave your thoughts and comments below the columns for the authors. Enjoy!</P> <P> <P>[<A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14830">Discussion and Comments</A>]<P></P> <P><LI> <I><A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/news/submit.html">Submit an Aikido News Item</A></I></P> text/html 2008-07-17T03:30:53-07:00 http://www.aikiweb.com/news Jun Akiyama http://www.aikiweb.com/news/display.html?range=article&news_id=1881 <B>Benefit Seminar for Tood Martin in Florence, MA 8/16</B><BR /> <B>From: Jun Akiyama</B> posted on 17. Jul 2008, 09:30am<BR /> <B>URL:</B> <A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=75">http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=75</A><BR /><BR /> There will be a benefit seminar for Todd Martin sensei (5th dan) at <a href="http://www.aikidoofnorthampton.org/">Aikido of Northampton</a> on Saturday, August 16th from 10am-4pm. The featured instructors will be Yoshimitsu Yamada sensei (8th dan), Benjamin Pincus sensei (5th dan), Skip Chapman sensei (5th dan), and Vu Ha sensei (5th dan). For more informaion, please contact dopacem@yahoo.com. </P> <P> <P>[<A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14814">Discussion and Comments</A>]<P></P> <P><LI> <I><A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/news/submit.html">Submit an Aikido News Item</A></I></P> text/html 2008-07-15T08:58:47-07:00 http://www.aikiweb.com/news Gary Ohama http://www.aikiweb.com/news/display.html?range=article&news_id=1880 <B>Aikido and Zen Art with John Stevens, Phila. PA area, 10/2-10/5</B><BR /> <B>From: Gary Ohama</B> posted on 15. Jul 2008, 02:58pm<BR /> <B>URL:</B> <A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=75">http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=75</A><BR /><BR /> Two days of Classical Aikido training followed by two days of Japanese Zen Art Calligraphy Exhibit/Sale will be held Oct.2-5, 2008 in the Philadelphia, PA area. John Stevens will instruct and curate this event. A workshop on Zen brush calligraphy and a special tour of Nakashima Woodworkers are part of the program. For info contact homeikandojo@aol.com.</P> <P> <P>[<A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14810">Discussion and Comments</A>]<P></P> <P><LI> <I><A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/news/submit.html">Submit an Aikido News Item</A></I></P> text/html 2008-07-15T06:11:18-07:00 http://www.aikiweb.com/news Dunken Francis http://www.aikiweb.com/news/display.html?range=article&news_id=1879 <B>4th AikidoNZ Friendship Seminar Auckland 3rd August 2008</B><BR /> <B>From: Dunken Francis</B> posted on 15. Jul 2008, 12:11pm<BR /> <B>URL:</B> <A HREF="http://www.aikidonz.co.nz/Events/tabid/103/Default.aspx">http://www.aikidonz.co.nz/Events/tabid/103/Default.aspx</A><BR /><BR /> 4th Friendship seminar Auckland Sunday Aug 3rd 9am to 4.30pm North Shore Music Theatre, Recreation Drive, Birkenhead $15 for all five sessions!! Buffet Lunch included!! INSTRUCTORS: Mike Standford 7th dan, Gail Eder 4th dan, Tony Schaufelberger 4th dan, Dianne Haynes 5th dan, Junichi Nishimura 6th dan. ALL WELCOME! Contact Graham gbapromo@wave.co.nz or 09 573 6217 for bookings. Limited availability so strictly first come first served basis. </P> <P> <P>[<A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14809">Discussion and Comments</A>]<P></P> <P><LI> <I><A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/news/submit.html">Submit an Aikido News Item</A></I></P> text/html 2008-07-14T02:18:39-07:00 http://www.aikiweb.com/news Jun Akiyama http://www.aikiweb.com/news/display.html?range=article&news_id=1878 <B>"HCMC Hosts 50th Anniversary of Aikido"</B><BR /> <B>From: Jun Akiyama</B> posted on 14. Jul 2008, 08:18am<BR /> <B>URL:</B> <A HREF="http://www.thanhniennews.com/sports/?catid=5&newsid=40140">http://www.thanhniennews.com/sports/?catid=5&newsid=40140</A><BR /><BR /> This article entitled <a href="http://www.thanhniennews.com/sports/?catid=5&newsid=40140">"HCMC Hosts 50th Anniversary of Aikido"</a> lets us know that Ho Chi Minh City Aikido Club in Vietnam has hosted a 50th anniversary event to ""review the achievements and contributions of Japanese martial art Aikido over the last half century since it was first introduced [in the country]." The event was said to have been organized to honor "Japanese founder Morihei Ueshiba and Vietnamese master Dan Thong Tri, who laid a foundation for the development of Aikido in the city."</P> <P> <P>[<A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14795">Discussion and Comments</A>]<P></P> <P><LI> <I><A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/news/submit.html">Submit an Aikido News Item</A></I></P> text/html 2008-07-11T04:07:57-07:00 http://www.aikiweb.com/news Jun Akiyama http://www.aikiweb.com/news/display.html?range=article&news_id=1877 <B>YouTube: Kaz Tanahashi Relates Morihei Ueshiba Stories</B><BR /> <B>From: Jun Akiyama</B> posted on 11. Jul 2008, 10:07am<BR /> <B>URL:</B> <A HREF="http://www.thanhniennews.com/sports/?catid=5&newsid=40140">http://www.thanhniennews.com/sports/?catid=5&newsid=40140</A><BR /><BR /> These three videos has Kaz Tanahashi, calligrapher, relating stories of his training with Morihei Ueshiba sensei: <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=ycOP5F6vXxg">Video #1</a> <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=bEs2UVkR08E">Video #2</a> <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=JpWY58LWaRE">Video #3</a> More information on Kaz Tanahashi may be found on his website, <a href="http://www.brushmind.net">www.brushmind.net</a>.</P> <P> <P>[<A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14781">Discussion and Comments</A>]<P></P> <P><LI> <I><A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/news/submit.html">Submit an Aikido News Item</A></I></P> text/html 2008-07-07T06:13:14-07:00 http://www.aikiweb.com/news Michael R Hopkins http://www.aikiweb.com/news/display.html?range=article&news_id=1876 <B>Westwind Center Grand Opening, July 19th, Maple Park IL</B><BR /> <B>From: Michael R Hopkins</B> posted on 7. Jul 2008, 12:13pm<BR /> <B>URL:</B> <A HREF="http://www.westwindaikidocenter.com">http://www.westwindaikidocenter.com</A><BR /><BR /> It is truly a great pleasure to announce that the Westwind Center for Aikido and Traditional Japanese Weaponry will celebrate its grand opening on July 19th, 2008, and to invite all interested friends and aikidoka to celebrate the opening ceremony in beautiful, rural Maple Park, IL, in Kane County. This dojo is the culmination of a dream to create a retreat center available to all practitioners of aikido, regardless of affiliation or style, and to share traditional Japanese weapons styles with those who are interested. It is a space intended to break down barriers, and to foster friendship through shared training and camaraderie, especially in seminars and intensive workshops.</P> <P> <P>[<A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14754">Discussion and Comments</A>]<P></P> <P><LI> <I><A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/news/submit.html">Submit an Aikido News Item</A></I></P> text/html 2008-06-27T03:47:26-07:00 http://www.aikiweb.com/news Jun Akiyama http://www.aikiweb.com/news/display.html?range=article&news_id=1875 <B>"Getting a Black Belt in Creativity"</B><BR /> <B>From: Jun Akiyama</B> posted on 27. Jun 2008, 09:47am<BR /> <B>URL:</B> <A HREF="http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-us/news/article.cfm?mnarticle=getting-a-black-belt-in-creativity-27-06-2008">http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-us/news/article.cfm?mnarticle=getting-a-black-belt-in-creativity-27-06-2008</A><BR /><BR /> This article entitled <a href="http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-us/news/article.cfm?mnarticle=getting-a-black-belt-in-creativity-27-06-2008">"Getting a Black Belt in Creativity"</a> briefly describes Mark Bradford's research into connecting aikido and the design process. From the article: “You imagine having a brainstorm with all the idea flying out from one central point,” he says. “That is the same as an aikido situation - jiyuwaza - which features an individual defending themselves against multiple attackers. It's really trying to take the principals of aikido and applying them to the creative flow.”</P> <P> <P>[<A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14712">Discussion and Comments</A>]<P></P> <P><LI> <I><A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/news/submit.html">Submit an Aikido News Item</A></I></P> text/html 2008-06-26T09:35:36-07:00 http://www.aikiweb.com/news Jun Akiyama http://www.aikiweb.com/news/display.html?range=article&news_id=1874 <B>YouTube: Dance/Butoh Trailer with Elements of Aikido</B><BR /> <B>From: Jun Akiyama</B> posted on 26. Jun 2008, 03:35pm<BR /> <B>URL:</B> <A HREF="http://youtube.com/watch?v=LTo0h8PuQtw">http://youtube.com/watch?v=LTo0h8PuQtw</A><BR /><BR /> This YouTube video clip entitled <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=LTo0h8PuQtw">"Aite Do Teatr"</a> is a trailer for an upcoming dance/butoh performance in Warsaw. The clip seems to contain some aikido techniques including seated kokyu dosa, iriminage, and nikyo amidst its interpretive, artistic portions.</P> <P> <P>[<A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14708">Discussion and Comments</A>]<P></P> <P><LI> <I><A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/news/submit.html">Submit an Aikido News Item</A></I></P> text/html 2008-06-15T12:37:09-07:00 http://www.aikiweb.com/news Jun Akiyama http://www.aikiweb.com/news/display.html?range=article&news_id=1872 <B>June AikiWeb Columns Now Available</B><BR /> <B>From: Jun Akiyama</B> posted on 15. Jun 2008, 06:37pm<BR /> <B>URL:</B> <A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=75">http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=75</A><BR /><BR /> Just in time for the beginning of summer, we have four great AikiWeb Column articles from Peter Goldsbury, The Mirror (Al Garcia), Ross Robertson, and Lynn Seiser <a href="http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=75">here</a>. As always, please be sure to leave your thoughts and comments below the columns.</P> <P> <P>[<A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14657">Discussion and Comments</A>]<P></P> <P><LI> <I><A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/news/submit.html">Submit an Aikido News Item</A></I></P> text/html 2008-06-15T12:37:01-07:00 http://www.aikiweb.com/news Craig Constantine http://www.aikiweb.com/news/display.html?range=article&news_id=1870 <B>Aikido Demonstrations at SportsFest in Allentown, PA, 7/24-7/27</B><BR /> <B>From: Craig Constantine</B> posted on 15. Jun 2008, 06:37pm<BR /> <B>URL:</B> <A HREF="http://www.maexpo.com/events_sf2008/">http://www.maexpo.com/events_sf2008/</A><BR /><BR /> SportsFest (www.sportsfest.org) is the fourth weekend in July -- Thursday the 24th through Sunday the 27th. There are martial arts demonstrations (including at least two different Aikido schools) beginning at Noon, on Saturday July 26th. Several of the martial arts schools and vendors will also have booths setup throughout SportsFest.</P> <P> <P>[<A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14656">Discussion and Comments</A>]<P></P> <P><LI> <I><A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/news/submit.html">Submit an Aikido News Item</A></I></P> text/html 2008-06-11T07:14:01-07:00 http://www.aikiweb.com/news John Stevens http://www.aikiweb.com/news/display.html?range=article&news_id=1868 <B>YouTube: Classical Aikido Kototama</B><BR /> <B>From: John Stevens</B> posted on 11. Jun 2008, 01:14pm<BR /> <B>URL:</B> <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs53G4hsMwk">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs53G4hsMwk</A><BR /><BR /> Here is a YouTube video entitled <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs53G4hsMwk">"Classical Aikido Kototama"</a>. According to its description, "This clip was made during the annual Classical Aikido Shugyo 2006 in Maastricht, The Netherlands. In honour of O' Sensei founder of aikido and Rinjiro Shirata Sensei. It shows aikido kototama or sound meditation performed by John Stevens Sensei. Many thanks for everything Sensei!"</P> <P> <P>[<A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14632">Discussion and Comments</A>]<P></P> <P><LI> <I><A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/news/submit.html">Submit an Aikido News Item</A></I></P> text/html 2008-06-11T01:54:09-07:00 http://www.aikiweb.com/news Kevin Bonanno http://www.aikiweb.com/news/display.html?range=article&news_id=1867 <B>15 Years Anniversary of Aikido in Malta, 6/20-6/22</B><BR /> <B>From: Kevin Bonanno</B> posted on 11. Jun 2008, 07:54am<BR /> <B>URL:</B> <A HREF="http://www.aikidomalta.net">http://www.aikidomalta.net</A><BR /><BR /> A seminar is being organised to celebrate the 15 years of Aikido in Malta. The seminar will be lead by Tamburelli sensei (5th Dan) at the Yamato Dojo. The 2 day seminar spread on 3 days includes master demonstration of various Aikido aspects.</P> <P> <P>[<A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14628">Discussion and Comments</A>]<P></P> <P><LI> <I><A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/news/submit.html">Submit an Aikido News Item</A></I></P> text/html 2008-06-09T10:26:48-07:00 http://www.aikiweb.com/news Stephen Trinkle http://www.aikiweb.com/news/display.html?range=article&news_id=1864 <B>Kirisawa Naoki Sensei in Pennsylvania Aug 10-12 Obon Holiday</B><BR /> <B>From: Stephen Trinkle</B> posted on 9. Jun 2008, 04:26pm<BR /> <B>URL:</B> <A HREF="http://www.akiusa.org">http://www.akiusa.org</A><BR /><BR /> Aikido Kenkyukai Pennsylvania welcomes back Kirisawa Naoki Sensei,5th dan,from Yokohama, Japan, for an Obon Holiday Seminar. Training will be all day Sunday, Aug. 10 and Monday and Tuesday evenings, Aug.11 & 12. The cost will be $100 for all 3 days. Further details to follow. Everyone is warmly invited to join us for a great time!</P> <P> <P>[<A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14620">Discussion and Comments</A>]<P></P> <P><LI> <I><A HREF="http://www.aikiweb.com/news/submit.html">Submit an Aikido News Item</A></I></P>