• 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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  • Seminar with Varjan & Eggers Senseis

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  • Aikido Daiwa Seminar

    Aikido Daiwa will be hosting Didier Boyet Shihan for a seminar February 5-7, 2016. Click here for more info. Facebook Like n Tweet Widget n Google Plus One n

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  • Dojo News for January

    Once again I am wishing us all good health and fruitful accomplishments in the New Year.  I want to thank you all for your thoughtful and delightful gifts for my birthday.  I was unaware of the existence of the photograph that you had framed of me presenting a gift to the Doshu, probably in 1988,

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  • In Loving Memory – T.K. Chiba, 1940-2015

    On behalf of Birankai International, with deep sorrow, Birankai North America announces the death today, June 5th, 2015, of our founder and teacher T. K. Chiba Shihan.   Martial artists here and around the world salute his life as they mourn his passing. During more than 50 years of training and teaching, Sensei inspired, forged

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