The mission of AHAN, the Aikido Humanitarian Active Network is to extend the philosophy of Aikido into the world beyond the dojo. For more info, click on the links below.

One goal of AHAN (the Aikido Humanitarian Active Network) is to inspire individual dojos to find and develop service projects in their own communities. It is not required to join AHAN as a member. Individual independent ideas and activities are encouraged and supported! If your dojo has started an activity you would like to share, please let us know and we will post it on the AHAN Activity Bulletin Board.

Bangladesh Articles

6/21/07 AHAN Nippon Kan Bangladesh Rice Support Project Report
6/21/07 50 Computers Arrive in Bangladesh (Finally!)
3/4- 3/8/07 AHAN Bangladesh Rice Donation Program; New Goals of One Ton per Month.
12/9/06 AHAN Nippon Kan Bangladesh Activity Report
7/25- 7/28/06 AHAN President Emily Busch visits Dhaka.
7/25- 7/28/06 Homma Kancho visits Bangladesh
2/11- 2/15 Homma Kancho visits the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh.
2/11- 2/15 AHAN Nippon Kan Bangladesh Begins.

AHAN Projects Mexico

10/12/06 AHAN Nippon Kan Mexico Demonstration for Children with Cancer at the Casa de la Amistad
5/11/06-
5/22/06
Homma Kancho Visits Mexico
4/7/06 to 4/11/06 AHAN IISA (Instructors in Support of AHAN) Education, Exploration and Training Tour of Japan and Mexico.
8/15/05 Letters from AHAN Mexico and AHAN Costa Rica
4/7/05 to 4/11/05 International Instructor Seminar Series 2005 Mexico Seminar
12/3/03 Fundraising Seminar for Children with Cancer in Mexico
12/3/03 Visit to the Casa de la Amistad: Recipients for the Mexico Fundraising Seminar for Children with Cancer. By Emily Busch


AHAN Projects Central America

3/23- 3/25/07 AHAN Nippon Kan Central America; Children with Cancer Support Seminar in Nicaragua.
10/12/06 AHAN Nippon Kan Central America Activity Report
8/15/05 AHAN Costa Rica Orphaned Children Support Seminar
10/15/05-
10/18/05
Headquarters Sends Doctor to Nicaragua.
8/15/05 Letters from AHAN Mexico and AHAN Costa Rica
12/8/04- 12/11/04 AHAN Nippon Kan Nicaragua Officially Opens.

AHAN Projects Brazil

10/10/06
AHAN Nippon Kan Rio de Janeiro (Aikido Nippon Kan Brazil) Activity Report
4/30/06 Sao Paulo Activity Report
10/19/05-
10/27/05
Matsukawa Kyogaku Taiko Drummers Rio de Janeiro Concert Series.
10/30/05 Homma Kancho Visits Okaeri Dojo, Santo Aleizo Brazil
4/12/05- 4/18/05 International Instructor Seminar Series Brazil Seminar
4/12/05 Visit to the Obra do Berco Orphanage
4/19/05- 4/26/05 Brazil Okaeri Dojo Garden Project Phase II.
12/16/04 AHAN Nippon Kan Rio de Janeiro Receives New Government Status.
10/10/04 Phase I of the Brazil Okaeri Dojo Japanese Garden Project Begins
10/8/04 AHAN Rio de Janeiro, Nippon Kan Brazil Awareness and Support Raising Seminar
12/1/03 Homma Kancho’s Second Visit to Brazil in 2003
7/1/03 2003 A Message to All Aikidoist in Rio de Janiero, Brazil
7/1/03 2003 Aikido Nippon Kan AHAN Brazil Project Report
9/2/02 To Aikidoists in Rio de Janiero and Sao Paulo, Brazil By Gaku Homma
9/2/02 Seminar Report from Rio de Janeiro
9/2/02 AHAN Fundraising Seminars in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
9/2/02 Donated Keiko Gi Drive for the Children of Rio de Janiero
9/2/02 Rio De Janiero and Sao Paulo Seminar Report By Rudy Landry
Nippon Kan’s AHAN affiliate in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is “in the news” today
Practicing with Aikidoists in Brazil
AHAN Brazil Campaign


AHAN Projects Guatemala

4/29/06- 4/30/06 Guatemala Seminar Activity Report

AHAN Projects Ireland

8/9/06- 8/16/06 Homma Kancho Visits Ireland for the Musubi Mat Fundraising Seminar


AHAN Projects Mongolia

2/15/07 AHAN Nippon Kan Mongolia Organizes High School Community Service Challenge.
12/24/06
AHAN Nippon Kan Mongolia Activity Report
3/31/06 AHAN Nippon Kan Mongolia Activity Report.
1/19/06
Activity Reports from AHAN Mongolia and AHAN Nepal.
8/19/05 Nippon Kan Receives Official Thanks from the Zorig Foundation, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
2/13/05
Mongolia Report
2/13/05 Visit to the Zorig Foundation.
2/13/05
Visit to the School Named Hope.
2/13/05 New Year in Mongolia; a Time for Paying Respects.
12/19/04
AHAN Nippon Kan Mongolia Receives 1st Computer Shipment
12/5/04 First Shipment of Thirty Computers Shipped to Mongolia
12/2/04
Updates from the School Named Hope in Mongolia
2/24/04 Homma Kancho Visits Mongolia
2/24/04
New project in Mongolia begins.
2/23/04 A Visit to Pay Respects to Mongolian Kyokushin Karate.
2/26/04
Mongolian Morin Huur Preservation Association Presents Homma Kancho with an Award of Appreciation.
12/14/03 Mongolian Seniors Holiday Party
1/20/03 Mongolian Aikido Federation Founder Visits Nippon Kan
2/25/02
Mongolian Concert Report by Gaku Homma Sensei
2/25/02
Mongolian Concert Report by Emily Busch, AHAN President
9/2/01
Taiko Fundraising Concert To benefit Mongolian Children’s orphanage
7/30/01
Mongolia Tour 2001 Itenerary Report by Emily Busch, Nippon Kan Vice President
7/30/01
Just Wait Little Children… by Emily Busch, Nippon Kan Vice President
7/30/01
Aikido Mongolian Style by Debra Regan

AHAN Projects Italy


11/7/05 AHAN Italy Activity Report
3/8/05 to 3/15/05 AHAN Italy Activity Support Seminar
4/15/04 A New AHAN Project Begins in Italy; My Style of Appreciation

AHAN Projects Morocco


3/15/05 to 3/21/05 Nippon Kan Vice President, AHAN President, Visits Morocco.
3/27/05 Aikido, a New Wind in Morocco; a Woman’s Perspective.

AHAN Projects Kazakhstan


7/22/07 Kazakhstan Students Experience Cross-Cultural Exchange at Nippon Kan

AHAN Projects Japan

4/26/07- 5/5/07 Emily Busch, Nippon Kan Vice President “Checks in” in Japan
7/18/06 Japan Cross-cultural Internship Program Report
6/1/06 Japan Cross-Cultural Internship Program
4/24/06-
5/5/06
Homma Kancho Visits Japan with Ali Sensei
4/7/06 to 4/11/06 AHAN IISA (Instructors in Support of AHAN) Education, Exploration and Training Tour of Japan and Mexico.
10/25/04-
11/5/04
AHAN IISA (Instructors in Support of AHAN) Education, Exploration and Training Tour of Japan
AHAN Project Japan Branch Meeting


AHAN Projects Czech Republic


10/29/03 Homma Kancho Visits the Czech Republic 10-15/10-23 2003
11/11/02 Homma Sensei and AHAN in Ostrava, Czech Republic
11/15/02 SKP Aikido Ostrava by Daniel Sousedik


AHAN Projects Nepal

5/2/07
Nippon Kan Instructor Returns from Nepal
3/31/06 AHAN Nippon Kan Nepal Activity Report.
1/19/06 Activity Reports from AHAN Mongolia and AHAN Nepal.
5/25/05 AHAN Nepal Report

AHAN Projects Puerto Rico

5/25/05 Puerto Rico Children’s Hospital Support Seminar.

AHAN Projects Republic of Azerbaijan

9/28/05-
9/29/05
Republic of Azerbaijan National Police Academy Aikido Demonstration Seminar.


AHAN Projects Turkey

10/28/06-
11/04/06
Kyougaku Taiko Drummer Tour to Turkey a Resounding Success!
11/5/06 Concert in the Capitol City of Ankara.
11/2/06 Concert at Cappadocia in the City of Urgup.
10/28/06 Concert in the City of Istanbul
7/19/06
to
8/4/06
Homma Kancho Teaches in Turkey
7/19/06
to
8/4/06
Homma Kancho Visits Turkey
9/24/05
to
9/25/05
Turkey Kidney Foundation Support Seminar
6/29/05
to
6/30/05
International Instructor Seminar Series 2005 Featuring Ali San Uludag Sensei
5/19/04
to
5/25/04
Istanbul Turkey, Children with Leukemia Foundation Fundraising Seminar.

AHAN Projects Philippines


7/10/07
to
8/6/07
Ms. Ava Yancha participates in AHAN IISA Beginning Instructor Training at Nippon Kan
2/18/08-
2/21/07
Homma Kancho visits Mindanao Island in the Philippines.

AHAN Projects Domestic USA

6/2/07 Nippon Kan 16th Annual Spring Volunteer Project
1/07 -
6/07
Over 2,000 students participate in Nippon Kan 2007 School Field Trip Program
5/20, 6/15,
7/15/07
AHAN Nippon Kan Homeless Food Service Project Report
10/27/06-10/29/06 Shin shin Aiki Shuren Kai Tanren Juku Hitohiro Saito Jukucho Seminar, Reno Nevada
11/14/06-
11/15/06
Kokikai Aikido Founder Shudo Maruyama Sensei Seminar at Nippon Kan
8/28/06 -
9/11/06
Armando’s Dream to Visit the United States Comes True
7/16, 8/20,
9/17
Homeless Meal Service Project Report
9/17/06 Homeless Meal Service Statistics
6/17/06 Homeless Meal Service Fundraising Seminar
6/30/06 Homeless Meal Statistics
6/3/06 Spring Volunteer Project 15th Year Anniversary
5/30/06 School Field Trip Program Draws to a Close
5/14/06 Huge Computer Donation Received
3/19/06 Nippon Kan Homeless Food Service Project Report.
1/18/06 Third Computer Shipment Readied for Delivery.
8/22/05 250 Koi Nobori Donated to Nippon Kan.
7/30/05 Nippon Kan Children’s Class Joins in AHAN’s Computer Redistribution Project
8/22/05 250 Koi Nobori Donated to Nippon Kan.
7/30/05 Nippon Kan Army Dispatched
3/5/05 Mongolian Monks Visit Nippon Kan Bringing Word from Choijamts Hamba Llama, the Highest Buddhist Llama in Mongolia.
4/17/05 Second Shipment of Thirty Computers Leaves Nippon Kan for Mongolia.
12/2/04- 12/28/04 Mongolian Tsam Festival Mask Exhibition
12/19/04 Dinner at the Denver Rescue Mission: 15th Consecutive Year Draws to a Close.
10/17/04,
11/21/04
October-November Homeless Food Service
10/16/04 14th Annual Put the Beds to Bed Community Volunteer Project
10/1/04 Nippon Kan’s Traditional Mongolian Music Program Holds It’s First Recital
9/9/04 100 New-Used Computer Set Donation
9/4/04 AHAN Presents; The Matsukawa Kyougaku Taiko Drumming Concert Report
10/13/03 Fall 2003 Fundraising Seminar
10/6/03 “The Gathering” – Aikido Nippon Kan Wisconsin
12/3/02 AHAN Activities at Aikido Nippon Kan Wisconsin
12/3/02 Nippon Kan Receives Third Denver City Council Resolution Recognizing Nippon Kan’s Contributions to the Community
9/15/02 Reflections on the Harvest for the Homeless
AHAN Activities in Milwaulkee, Wisconsin
Special Fundraising Seminar In memory and support of the victims of
September 11, 2001
Children’s Clothing Drive
The Journey to AHAN by Gaku Homma Sensei, Nippon Kan founder