June 7-11, 2008
After spending a few days in Laos, Homma Kancho flew at the invitation of a consortium of Aikidoka to teach Aikido at a global summit in Japan, June 7th-11th, 2008. Enthusiastic about Homma Kancho’s teaching and AHAN activities around the world, Homma Kancho was invited as a guest instructor to this summit of Aikikai and independent instructors, students and former students from all over Japan and the world.
As a guest instructor, Homma Kancho introduced Nippon Kan Aikido technique and practice methods and after practice joined instructors and students in discussions about the philosophy and principles of AHAN and the state of affairs of the Aikido community world-wide scale. Many ideas were discussed about the structure of Aikido practice and the directions of Aikido going forward. It was a wonderful exchange of new ideas and inter-organizational communication. Plans for future summits were made included seminars and study groups with a number of rotating instructors from different styles, backgrounds. Mutual goals were established for further communication between different styles and organizations with mutual respect and hope for the future development of Aikido.
To protect the privacy of all attending individuals and organizations, no photos have been posted from this event.
Written by
Nippon Kan Japan Brancho Coordinator
Yutaka Kikuchi