• North County Aikikai’s 25th Anniversary

    Join us Saturday, November 19, 2016 in celebrating North County Aikikai’s 25th Anniversary with a full day of free training and an evening of entertainment. To ensure we have sufficient food and refreshments (at both events), please email jlfogel@aol.com if you intend to join in the fun. Please note that the Nov 19 9:00 kids class…

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  • Seminar with Jobe Groot Shidoin

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  • Dojo News for October

    Our seminar with Jobe Groot Sensei approaches fast.  It will be on Saturday, October 22 & Sunday, 23. You will have a rich opportunity to experience the teaching of a more recent member of our Birankai community from Canada. I have trained with him and was greatly impressed by his approach to aikido. You will…

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  • Dojo News for September

    This coming Saturday, September 24, from 2 – 6 pm, we will be holding a CPR course at the dojo. The cost is $45 per person but could be less if we have more participants.  We have sufficient people to support it but can still accommodate a few more. We are now opening it up…

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  • Dojo News for August

    Congratulations again to our three members who tested on Saturday, July 30th:  Noam for 5th kyu, Mara and Dimitri for 4th kyu.  All passed with distinction.  We will be saying ‘au revoir’ to Dimitri who will be leaving this month to attend university in Switzerland.  He will be making every effort to keep his aikido…

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  • Dojo News for July

    June flew by quickly! We celebrated Chiba Sensei’s memorial day with a special zazen sit on Sunday, June 4th, and on the actual day, June 5th we had a special practice followed by a sake toast and some Chiba stories!   Thank you to all of you who kept the dojo during Summer Camp and…

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  • Dojo News for May

    April was a very active month and the energy generated from our 1,122 cut suburi, Roo Sensei’s visit and O’Sensei’s memorial practice was gratifying.  The month ended on a quieter but nevertheless intense note with sesshin in San Diego. Dojo energy has been recharged and my goal for this month is to see that it doesn’t…

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  • Dojo News for April

    April is almost here and promises to be a busy month for the dojo.   April 2nd – On the first Saturday of the month, April 2nd, there will be tests for both our junior and adult students.  Much preparation goes into these tests and I hope to see many of you on the mat…

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