Dojo News

Congratulations to Chris Huson, on reaching the rank of shodan!

Fund raiser to celebrate Yamada Sensei's 70th birthday -
In Japan the 70th birthday is a special milestone. It called "koki", an age that is "rare from ancient times". To help celebrate, the USAF is offering a beautiful poster honoring O'Sensei and Yamada Shihan. You can purchase the fundraising poster here.

UIUC Japan House 10th Anniversary -- October 20-26, 2008
Shozo Sato, Professor Emeritus of UIUC Art & Design, will offer special demonstrations of Noh. More details at the Japan House blog.

Upcoming Midwest Aikido Seminars:

Ninth Annual Birankai North America Summer Camp
featuring Ueshiba M., Doshu, Aikikai Hombu
University of San Diego
June 5-11, 2008
http://www.aikidosummercamp.com/

Summer Seminar with Gordon Sakamoto, 6th dan
Twin Cities Aikido Center
June 7-8, 2008
http://hometown.aol.com/tcaikido/AikidoMailer2008-June_v1.3_2008-05-15.pdf

Aiki Summer Retreat 2008 with Doran Shihan, Nadeau Shihan,
Ikeda Shihan and guest teacher Jack Wada, 6th Dan
Menlo College (California)
June 8 - 14, 2008
http://www.cityaikido.com/Aiki_retreat/retreat/index.html

MAF Summer Camp 2008 w/Guest Instructor Shoji Seki Shihan
University of Wisconsin (Parkside, WI)
June 15-21, 2008
http://www.aikidomaf.org/SummerCamp.cfm

Founder's Memorial Ceremony and Aikido Training
commemorating the late Tenzan (Fumio) Toyoda Sensei
Shinjinkai H.Q. (Chicago, IL)
July 4, 2008
http://www.shinjinkai.org/Events.html

USAF Summer Camp 2008 With Y. Yamada Shihan
and I. Shibata Shihan
Richard Stockton State College (Pomona, NJ)
July 26 - August 2, 2008
http://www.usaikifed.com/2008Camp.aspx

Seminar with Clyde Takeguchi Shihan
Twin City Aikido Center
September 13-14, 2008
http://hometown.aol.com/tcaikido/

Midwest Regional Aikido Seminar with T.K. Chiba Shihan
Fox Valley Aikikai (Naperville, IL)
Sept. 26 - 28, 2008
http://www.martialartstraining.com/events.cfm