Announcing: Amos Parker Shihan Clinic
August 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th, 2008
Sowakan Dojo - Maple Ridge, BC
Sokushinkan Dojo - Vancouver, BC

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Yoshinkai Aikido in
Local Newspaper Article
Check it out here

June 6th, 2008

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Kids Class Art Gallery now Live!
Check it out here

Updated Links page

May 24th, 2008

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CONGRATULATIONS!

Keith Taylor Sensei
On Achieving 6th Dan

Awarded May 11, 2008
@ Shuharikan Dojo Aikido Festival 2008

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CONGRATULATIONS!

Greg Pun Sensei
On Achieving 3rd level Teaching Certificate

Awarded May 11, 2008
@ Shuharikan Dojo Aikido Festival 2008

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Gallery Now Live! Check it out here

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New Video: Happo-Giri

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CONGRATULATIONS!

Gregory Pun and Christopher Kearney
On grading for Sandan. Well done!

August 11, 2007

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PREVIOUS CLINICS AND VISITS

Yasuhisa Shioda Kancho
Amos Parker Shihan
May 9th, 10th, and 11th, 2008
Shuharikan Aikido - Saint Paul, MN

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Yasuhisa Shioda Sensei
June 9th and 10th, 2007
Island Aikido - Victoria, BC

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Takehiko Sonoda Shihan (7th Dan)
August 14 - 24, 2006
Sowakan Dojo - Maple Ridge
Sokushinkan Dojo - Vancouver

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Ikuo Watanabe Shihan (7th Dan)
June 13 - 18, 2006
Sowakan Dojo - Maple Ridge
Sokushinkan Dojo - Vancouver

Thanks again to everyone for making another clinic a huge success!

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Parker Shihan (8th Dan)
May 18th, 19th, 20th, 22nd, 2006
Sowakan Dojo - Maple Ridge
Sokushinkan Dojo - Vancouver
Island Aikido - Victoria

Thanks to everyone for making this clinic a huge success!

additional pictures

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Ikuo Watanabe Sensei (7th Dan) Visit
October 18th, 2005 at Island Aikido
October 19th, 2005 at Sokushinkan Dojo
October 20th, 2005 at Sowakan Dojo

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Yasuhisa Shioda Sensei
Son Soke Gozo Shioda, Founder of Yoshinkan Aikido
April 29th/30th 2005

Dr. Fred Haynes Sensei & Island Aikido presented
Shioda Sensei for his first visit to their Dojo in Victoria, BC

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Ikuo Watanabe Shihan (7th Dan)
November 2nd, 2004
Island Aikido

Two of our members: Sheldon Verbeke and Christopher Kearney, headed over to Island Aikido for a class with Watanabe Sensei.

Thank you to Sensei Fred Haynes for hosting Watanabe Sensei,
and having us over for the class.

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Alister Thompson Sensei (6th Dan)
May, 2004
Sowakan Dojo

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Terada Kiyoyuki Shihan (9th Dan)

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Amos Lee Parker Shihan (8th Dan)
July 26-28 , 2002
Sowakan Dojo

Parker Sensei is the highest ranking non-Japanese Yoshinkan Aikido instructor in the world and is senior to a large number of Japanese instructors as well. He is a humble, soft-spoken, gentleman, who demonstrates tremendous technique. Parker Sensei epitomizes the term "Sensei", he leads by example and shares everything he knows about our art.

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Fred Haynes Sensei (6th Dan)
April 5th , 2002
Sowakan Dojo

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Alister Thomson Sensei (6th Dan)
February 16-18 , 2002
Sowakan Dojo

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