Upcoming Events at Aikido Seattle:
Matti Joensu, 6th Dan Aikikai, Tokyo, will be be returning to Seattle again this fall. He will be teaching a seminar at the aikido Seattle Dojo the weekend of September 10-12, 2010. More information will be available as the date gets closer.
Jan Nevelius, 6th Dan Aikikai, Tokyo, who teaches at Vanadis Aikido in Stockholm, will also be coming back to Seattle this fall. He will be teaching a seminar at Seattle Central Community College the weekend of October 29-31, 2010.
The seminar with our Sensei, Seishiro Endo Shihan, 8th Dan, Aikikai, from Hombu Dojo, Tokyo the weekend of April 16-18, 2010, was very successful. Over 70 aikidoka attended coming from as far as New York, Philadelphia and California. Endo Sensei presented new material with a special focus on calm and centered practice. He enjoyed his stay in Seattle and is planning on returning next April.
Recent News at the Dojo:
Glenn Leichman, Lance Sobel and Louis Pollack travelled to Stockholm, Sweden in February for a seminar with Endo Sensei. Glenn Leichman passed his Yondan exam in Stockholm and will receive his diploma from Endo Sensei.
Recent Events at the dojo:
Jan Nevelius Sensei, 6th Dan Aikikai, from Stockholm, Sweden, was in Seattle for a week that started October 19th. He taught evening weeknight classes at Seattle School of Aikido, Emerald City Aikido, Puget Sound Aikikai, and Northshore Aikido. His weekend seminar on Oct 23-25 was well attended and brought together aikidoka from many dojos. Jan Sensei will be back in Seattle again next fall.
June 17th 6:30-8:00pm Matti Joensuu, 6th Dan Aikikai, currently teaching in Koln, Germany, was our guest instructor. Matti Sensei is a senior student of Endo Sensei. He taught a spirited and inspired class. It was a great honor to have him in our dojo.
The seminar with Endo Shihan over the week end of April 3-5, 2009, was a great success.
Aikidoka came from as far away as San Diego and Washington DC, as well as from Canada and Sweden. Endo Sensei reminded us all that we should not be doing aikido like robots, but instead should always be awake and pay attention. He encouraged us to "check ourselves", to notice how the connection between uke and nage is being maintained, and to be aware of how this feels. Sensei plans on coming back again next year, when he will be doing an around the world tour starting in Europe, going on to Canada, and finishing up in Seattle, the weekend of April 16-17, 2010. Stay tuned for further information about next year's seminar.
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