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I think that by now you will have heard how much I enjoyed attending the Fox Valley Aikikai’s 25th Anniversary seminar.  It was well attended by many members of the Mid-West Region dojos of Birankai and I got to see many old friends as well as make some new ones.  During the course of the…

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We are looking forward to an active February at the dojo and following are dates of events for your calendars:   We will be holding a second test on Saturday, February 10th, for those members who were unable to test on the 13th because of sickness.  Didier Boyet has generously offered to teach at our…

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Congratulations Sabrina on an excellent test and promotion to 1st Kyu! Facebook Like n Tweet Widget n Google Plus One n

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I hope that you all felt fully satisfied by your Thanksgiving holiday!   Important Dates to Note:   Saturday, December 9 – the 10:15 to noon class will be cancelled to encourage everyone to attend the seminar with Juba Nour Sensei at San Diego Aikikai.  See flyer in the dojo.  If you have not experienced Nour…

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October was a busy month with the focus on Alex Peterson Sensei’s seminar.  Thank you all for the work you put into making it a success and especially to Jan and Joanne who put their heads together and found the perfect gift for him, a copy of Sun Tzu’s ’The Art of War’.  It was…

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In September Sabrina, Rosa, Mara and myself flew to NM to attend the Women’s Friendship Seminar that had been organized by Kristina Varjan Shihan.  This was the third camp to be organized for women, the first two were in the early 90’s at the instigation of Chiba Sensei.  But this one was a little different…

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North County Aikikai will be hosting a seminar the weekend of October 13-15, with Alex Peterson 6th Dan Shidoin. Click here for more information.   Facebook Like n Tweet Widget n Google Plus One n

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We are all back from Summer Camp and the consensus seems to be that it was a particularly good one!  Our special thanks go to Jan, Julian and Joanne who put in a tremendous amount of work and time prior to camp to ensure that it ran smoothly.  Our teachers this year were a core…

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