• Congratulations Tristan!

    Congratulations to Tristan for succesfully completing his orange belt test. He showed a very comfortable knowledge of the techniqes he has learned, as well as his ability to improvise new ones… We will miss you very much while you are away, but we wish you the best of luck! Facebook Like n Tweet Widget n…

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  • Zana’s Going Away Party

    Jan hosted Zana’s going away party at her beautiful house on August 17th. Both adult and junior members intermingled with each other, chatting, sharing wonderful food, and making the most of the large pool in the yard (and some gorgeous sightings of hot air balloons flying by!) Read More… Facebook Like n Tweet Widget n Google…

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  • Dojo News for September

    Please note the following dates and activities in the dojo: Monday, the 2nd of September is Labor Day. The dojo will be closed. Starting next Thursday, the 5th, the evening class will be extended to one hour and a half, from 6:15 – 7:45. This class will still essentially be a weapons’ class but, at…

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  • Promotions

    Congratulations to Tristan on an excellent test and achieving his 8th kyu orange belt. Tristan will be missed while he is away from the dojo, but we know he will continue to train hard! Facebook Like n Tweet Widget n Google Plus One n

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  • The T.K. & Mitsuko Chiba Teachers’ Endowment Fund

    Birankai has started a fundraising drive to establish an endowment that will be able to assist dojos in their efforts to bring quality Aikido, Iaido and Zazen to their members through seminars. We will not be depending solely on our students for donations but will be reaching out into our communities for support. We have…

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  • Dojo News for August

    August 10-11 North County Aikikai and San Diego Aikikai will be co-hosting a seminar with Jenny Flower Sensei from Athens Aikikai. Flower Sensei will be at San Diego Aikikai on the Saturday and at here at North County Aikikai on the Sunday. Click here for more information. I encourage all members to attend either all…

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  • Aikido Seminar with Jenny Flower Sensei

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  • Dojo News for July

    July is rapidly upon us, actually it arrived today and I am late getting this out! Our annual Birankai Summer Camp begins this coming Friday, July 5th and many of our members will be attending. During this time the dojo clas schedule will be adjusted as follows: Classes on July 4th are cancelled for the…

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