This Saturday 10/17 @ 10 am Saotome Shihan will be teaching class!
We will be having our next round of Kyu Testing on Thrusday 5/21 after a short warm up class. All dojo members are encouraged to attend and support those testing!
On December 9th, we had dojo kyu testing for qualified dojo members. David tested for 4th Kyu, Al for 2nd Kyu, Linda for 2nd Kyu and Beverly for 1st Kyu! Everyone successfully passed their kyu examinations and we had a celebratory cookout afterwards! This was a monumental event as a few of the candidates had not tested in almost a decade! Please congratulate these Aikidoka when you see them on or off the mat, these are well-earned ranks!
This coming Saturday, December 13th, Saotome Shihan will be teaching the morning class @ 10 AM. As always, $10 mat fee and bring your own drinks for after class!
We will be hosting a special guest instructor - Guillermo Gomez from Miami Aikido on Tuesday, December 23rd! Consider this your last hurrah before the holiday and an excellent warmup to the Winter Intensive. Here is the link to the Facebook event for more information: Facebook Event
There will be NO classes Wednesday thru Saturday ( Nov 26-29th) due to the Holiday. Enjoy spending time with your family and friends! See your back on Monday night!
Here are a few photos taken from today's class! Congrats to Scott Ellis for recovering his Nidan certificate from Saotome Shihan this morning!
students in class practicing.
Schrader Sensei taking Bokken Ukemi from Saotome Shihan.
Schrader Sensei and Greta taking Bokken Ukemi from Saotome Sensei.
Scott Ellis receiving his Nidan certificate from Saotome Sensei.
Tomorrow mornings class at 10 am will be taught be Mitsugi Saotome Shihan! You know the drill, see you there!
This is a must attend event in our community. Ikeda Shihan travels around the U.S. and internationally to teach seminars on Aikido. He is a high demand instructor and the only way to know why is to see for yourself (in person). We have a significant number of students who are attending. If you are interested in attending and have questions, ask a senior student at the dojo or instructor. Seminars are an opportunity to learn, train and meet new people in the Aikido community.
On Saturday 9/27, we were fortunate enough to have Patty Saotome Shihan come in to teach the morning class! It was a wonderful opportunity to learn more on aspects of atemi, lines in body structure, and strength within grace as they should be applied in Aikido techniques. We hope to continue to provide an environment that inspires these amazing instructors to keep coming to teach at our dojo!
