Aikido Yoshinkai

Kenshu Feb 17th

trodsamurai — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:03:18 +0000

Kenshu February 17th at the Unit in Maple Ridge. This will be a joint Kenshu with the Victoria club and we will be doing kihon dosa to kanren waza. Time slots are 10am-Noon, 1pm-3pm.

$10 fee
Brown belts and up

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Christmas Holidays

trodsamurai — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 18:53:59 +0000

Happy Holiday everyone, it’s been another great year of training but I’m sure most would like a little break. Our last class of the year before we all head off for the holidays will be Saturday December 22nd and we won’t be back on the mats until the Saturday of January 5th. So train hard this last week so you can enjoy all those great Holiday treats.

Merry Christmas

Returning to the Leisure Centre

trodsamurai — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:47:47 +0000

Now that the Leisure Centre has finished their annual maintenance we will be returning to the old dojo location effective immediately. Next class is this Tues September 11th at 7pm at the Leisure Centre.

11925 Haney Place, Maple Ridge

Sonoda Shihan Clinic

trodsamurai — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:17:15 +0000

On behave of Sensei Taylor and the club members, we would like to say thanks to Sonoda Sensei and his students for traversing the Pacific ocean to join us here in Canada to expand our knowledge of of this great and wonderful martial art known as Aikido. Thanks again to our Japanese friends and lets hope we can extend the same courtesy and make a visit to Japan.

Honto ni arigato gozaimashita!!

Temporary Location Change

trodsamurai — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:16:11 +0000

Because the Leisure centre is closed from August 27th to September 9th for their annual maintenance we will be temporarily changing the dojos location from August 21st to September 8th.

Address:

Unit One 20071-113B Ave Maple Ridge

December Class Update

Michael — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 04:00:25 +0000

NOTICE to all Students regarding December Dojo class times for Maple Ridge.

December 27th and December 29th dated Classes are arranged to be held at the Maple Ridge Leisure Centre Dojo and not at Sensei’s Unit.

Also please note all Tuesday classes from this point forward have been changed from a 7:00pm start to a 7:30pm start time. Class will end as usual at 9:00pm. Tuesday class will now mirror the format of Thursday with all levels welcome.

So to summarize.

1. No beginner’s class on Tuesday from 7:00pm – 8:00pm. Replaced by item 2.

2. Regular class times for Tuesday until March 2012 from 7:30pm – 9:00pm and available for all levels.

Congratulations Eric and Patrick (Sandan Test)

Michael — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 22:00:56 +0000

Congratulations to Eric Schenk and Patrick McCready who took their sandan (3rd degree black belt) test on Saturday 11 June. The test is gruelling, both physically and mentally, as it requires high level performance of empty hand and weapon (staff, sword, and knife) techniques. The examination is based on over 150 basic empty hand techniques, of which 6 are demanded from each candidate. The sandan test also involves performance of 11 weapons techniques, some solo and some partnered. The test culminates with 2 demonstrations of freestyle techniques (jiyu waza) and a 3:1 attack, with attackers using a sword, a knife, and an empty hand. Thanks to the test partners Henry Lagas, Tony Rodney, and Connor McIver, who participated in the 3:1 portion of the test.

Sayonara Dinner for Miyoko Ae

Michael — Wed, 25 May 2011 02:00:27 +0000

The members of Sokushinkan Dojo (Vancouver) bid farewell to Miyoko Ae, who returned to Japan this week. Miyoko had been in Vancouver on a working holiday sojourn since May 2010. She met our teacher Ikuo Watanabe Sensei by chance while they were on the airplane together in May 2010. She joined the dojo shortly thereafter and trained with us on many occasions, including assisting at some of the children’s classes. She attained 7th kyu with us and will receive a certificate to that effect by mail. We hope that she will continue to train in aikido in her home town. We expect to see her again in the future, in Japan or Canada or elsewhere. Best of luck in your new adventures, Miyoko-san!

Visit by Aaron Blackwell Sensei (Aikikai, South Carolina)

Michael — Mon, 23 May 2011 20:00:00 +0000

The members of Sowakan Dojo (Maple Ridge) and Sokushinkan Dojo (Vancouver) had the pleasure and honour of a second visit from Blackwell Sensei of South Carolina. Five members, including one taking his first ever aikido class, enjoyed 2 hours of training with Blackwell Sensei. Although his techniques and precise methods are a little different from our usual techniques and methods, we were all able to see the similarities of our different forms of aikido. As Blackwell Sensei said during class, “there is really only one aikido”. We also experienced two other of his basic lessons: “get out of the way” and “go with the flow”. During the class, we practised katate mochi shihonage (omote and ura), ushiro ryote mochi ushiro nage, shomen uchi ikkajo, ryote mochi kokyuho, a form of kokyunage (connection/breath throw), and a seated wrist grab throw. Blackwell Sensei was in Vancouver to do kyudo (archery training) with the kyudo group at the Vancouver Japanese Language School. We thank both Blackwell Sensei and the Kyudo group for taking the time from their training to share Blackwell Sensei with us.

Sokushinkan Dojo (Vancouver) Kids Aikido

Michael — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 23:00:36 +0000

Greg Pun (4^th dan) and Andrew Prest (1^st dan), the children class instructors, closed the fall term of kids aikido at Sokushinkan Dojo (Vancouver). Thanks to the children and parents who have supported the class this term. Thanks also to the various adult members of the dojo who have assisted in the classes this term. Congratulations to all the children, in both the junior class (ages 3-7) and senior class (ages 8-13) on their accomplishments over the last three months. The new term will start Saturday 8 January 2011 at the usual times (1:30pm for junior kids, 2:00pm for senior kids).