Illigan City Mindanao, Philippines March 5th, 2014 A deadly outbreak of measles struck the Badjao tribe outside of Illigan City and many of the children were gravely infected. AHAN Mindanao organized to bring aid and medical supplies supervised by the Red Cross. Although access was limited, AHAN Mindanao was able to assist by providing these supplies. The Badjao tribes do …
Opening Ceremony for the Badjao Tribe New Life Center Mindanao Island, Philippines (Video)
July 17th -23rd, 2013 Link here to see the video: A Documentary on the Rebuilding of the Badjao New Life Center; With You All the Way! Homma Kancho has come to Mindanao Island in the Philippines twice in the past 2 months. On his first visit with us at the AHAN Mindanao Learning Center in Illigan, he learned that the …
AHAN New Life Center Project for the Badjao Tribe Begins Mindanao Island, Philippines
June 3rd-9th, 2013 There is a tribe of people called the Badjao that live along the coast south of Illigan City on Mindanao Island in the Philippines. The Badjao are an ocean migrant people without a country and scavenge for survival. For the past 3 years, The AHAN Mindanao Learning Center has provided meals to the Badjao people; the only …
AIKIDO NIPPON KAN AHAN ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS – Asia’s children
AHAN NIPPON KAN has been not only supporting children in different regions in Asia but also supporting & encouraging young women for their progress in society. Monthly membership dues from AHAN Nippon Kan Aikido Children’s Classes (aka Youth Program) are used to fund various humanitarian support activities, such as the provisions of free meals, educational materials and medical supplies, for …
Philippines AHAN Mindanao Activity Report #3
~ What is sought after in Aikido in Conflict Areas ~ From Mindanao AHAN Education Center In May of 2017, what will be known as the Battle of Marawi erupted in the city of Marawi, Mindanao, Philippines. The battle between Philippine government security forces and militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), including the Maute …
Philippine AHAN Mindanao Report #2
New Life Centre’s Meals Support for the Badjao Tribe on a regular basis ~ Mindanao AHAN Education Centre’s Volunteers ~ Support for the Badjao Tribe, known as the Sea Gypsies, goes back more than 10 years, and today humanitarian support for the Tribe is offered on a regular basis with continued support from volunteers from Mindanao AHAN Education Centre (aka …
International AHAN Activity Videos
International AHAN Activity videos 国際亜範活動報告映像 Nepal’s Amazing Children; Survivors of the Great 2015 Nepal Earthquake (NEW) ネパール地震 立ち上がった子供たち Great Nepal Earthquake April 25th, 2015 AHAN Nippon Kan – Response and Support | ネパール地震復興支援 Pastor Bilay-Limits but not Limited; Truly Amazing Grace ビレイ牧師 限界の中の無限界 Nepal Earthquake-Power In Revival May 2015 ネパール地震 「復興への力」２０１５年５月 Nepal Ranger AHAN Nepal Training Center Grand Opening 亜範ネパール陸軍格闘技訓練道場 道場開き式 Because …
Kashari-Fukashari: Out of the Dojo but Still in the Dojo
Out of the Dojo but Still in the Dojo In the past twenty years I have been to many places in the world that have been considered dangerous. I did not go to these places because there was alleged danger; I went because there were people in these places that needed support. This past summer I visited Illigan City on …
AHAN Nippon Kan Mindanao Philippines
Report June 14th, 2015 Badjao Tribe Children Support AHAN Nippon Kan supports the Badjao tribe, an ocean migrant tribe of immigrants that have settled near Illigan City, home of AHAN Mindanao. In 2013, after serving meals for over three years, AHAN built the New Life Learning Center for the Badjao people. A few days ago AHAN Mindanao gave the New …
Philippine Mindanao AHAN Nippon Kan Coordinator Report
March 23rd, 2015 Ahan Mindanao students organized and served a food service at the Dalipuga Day Care Center. This day care center focuses on children from families in distress. The children were very happy and even sang a song for us! Serving food to the children of Dalipuga Day Care Center Sept 8th, 2014 Competitors from all over Mindanao Island …
Food Service for Those in Need in Denver
March 22nd, 2015 2015 is our 25 year of meal service to those in need in Denver, and we have served over 76, 000 meals to date. Sometimes people feel uncomfortable or even a little afraid of the homeless members of our society, but in my own experience, I have never been harmed in …
Celebrating Homma Kancho’s 50 Years of Practice Anniversary
May 23rd, 2014 Here at AHAN Mindanao, all of our students and friends gathered to celebrate Homma Kancho’s 50 years of practice and his birthday. Congratulations, Homma Kancho! The dance of the Badjao people Expanding the Dojo April 10th, 2014 Recently we expanded the AHAN Mindanao dojo; with a growing number of live-in students …
Enshin Karate Ninomiya Kancho’s 60th Birthday Celebration
May 18th, 2014 Joko Ninomiya Shihan, Founder of Enshin Karate, celebrated his sixtieth birthday with family and students in the Nippon Kan gardens on May 18th. The party was planned by generations of senior students, and the foods and drink were provided by Domo Restaurant. Over 70 of Ninomiya Shihan’s students from all over the world were in attendance to …
Kashari-Fukashari
Out of the Dojo but Still in the Dojo In the past twenty years I have been to many places in the world that have been considered dangerous. I did not go to these places because there was alleged danger; I went because there were people in these places that needed support. This past summer I visited Illigan City on …
Bulletin Report: AHAN Mindanao Staff Leader Murdered in Mindanao
July 18th, 2013 It was only a little over a month ago that Welmer Pagenta served as my body guard and driver on my last trip to Illigan in Mindanao. Welmer was a humble and quite man who enjoyed sharing a rum with me at night. He not only attended Aikido practice every day, but he also attended every AHAN …