Mindanao Evacuation Documented

May 5, 2008

August and September 2008 Nippon Kan General Headquarters has made many friends through AHAN all over the world, and has a special relationship with AHAN Mindanao Coordinator Ava Yancha and her students in Illigan City, Mindanao Island in the Philippines. Ava has been especially active in the development of peace and human resource development through the Aikido she shares with …

Aikido and Community in Cali, Columbia

May 5, 2008

Written by Gaku Homma Nippon Kan Kancho May 5, 2008 Immigration was so crowded and the lines so long in Bogota that I missed my connection to Cali. This unfortunately was the last flight for the evening, which meant I would be spending the night in the airport. Colombia is a warm-weather country, but inside the airport was downright cold. …