May 16th-22nd, 2013 Koichi Ninomiya Sensei and his younger brother Jota Ninomiya are both sons of Enshin Karate Founder, Joko Ninomiya Kancho, Enshin Karate Kaikan. This May, Koichi Sensei and Jota Ninomiya traveled to Italy to teach Enshin Karate in Parma, Italy. The event was planned by Nippon Kan graduate uchideshi alumni from Parma, Italy with Homma Kancho’s permission. …
May 12th, 2013 Homma Kancho’s 63rd birthday party was a grand event! Before his birthday, Homma Kancho had been working on the new Musubi Do area of the Nippon Kan gardens since April from morning till late in to the night. Concerned staff questioned his long hours, but Homma Kancho only replied “This is part of my training until my …
May 12th, 2013 Homma Kancho working on the construction of the Musubi Do. The completion ceremony for the new Musubi Do, which roughly translates as “a place of togetherness” in the Nippon Kan Gardens was held on May 12th, 2013. The new Musubi Do area was designed and built by Homma Kancho in amazingly only a month’s time. AHAN Nippon …
May 5th, 2013 To celebrate the closing performance of the musical “Merry Poppins” at Denver’s premier Denver Center for the Performing Arts, the performers and staff came to Nippon Kan’s Domo Restaurant for dinner. Homma Kancho prepared a great feast for them and said, “Acting has the same challenges as the martial arts; for actors, it is to face your …
Mrs. Patricia Sexton Patricia was the first woman Aikido student at Nippon Kan General Headquarters over 32 years ago. Patricia is now 89 years old. After she stopped driving, Patricia could no longer attend practice, but she has remained a faithful student and friend throughout the many years. In the early days, I used to lead tours of students to …
Homeless Meal Service Resumes in May 2013 Watch here! Documentary of Uchideshi Training Beyond the Mat; Homeless Meal Service AHAN Nippon Kan’s 22 years of service to the homeless at the Denver Rescue Mission came to a close in October, 2012. There were a number of reasons for this decision but basically my thinking was that we wanted to concentrate …
April 18th-21st, 2013 The International Sabaki Challenge is hosted annually by Enshin Karate and Joko Ninomiya Kancho. www.enshin.com. 11 competing fighters, coaches and managers traveled from Japan this year to attend the Sabaki Challenge, and as is tradition, stayed at Nippon Kan Headquarters. Many of the current Enshin Karate coaches and managers, who trained as uchideshi at Enshin Karate in …
April 13th, 2013 AHAN Nippon Kan projects in Denver and around the world are supported by AHAN Nippon Kan General Headquarters and by proceeds from Domo Restaurant, which is housed at Nippon Kan Headquarters. Through Domo’s “Dine at Domo and Feed the World” campaign, AHAN has been able to build 10 orphanages and learning centers throughout Asia as well as …
April 8th-15th, 2013 The AHAN Nippon Kan Spring Marathon, instructed by Homma Kancho was held April 8th-15th this year. The goal, besides a personal challenge for all students, was to raise funds to make uniforms for the children of Bilay House choir. The Bilay House has a choir of 15 children, and it was Homma Kancho’s idea to make the …
March 18, 2013 Hometown markets of Izmir Homma Kancho made a quick trip to Izmir on his way back from teaching a seminar in Morocco. The reason he told us was that he wanted to enjoy springtime in Izmir! Since Homma Kancho is the owner and head chef of Domo restaurant, he was …
March 14th -17th, 2013 Homma Kancho was invited by the Royal Morocco Aikido Institute to teach in Casablanca, March 14th-17th, 2013. The invitation came on behalf of Alaoui M’Barek Sensei who has been an Aikido pioneer and icon instructor in Morocco for 55 years. One of the main reasons Homma Kancho traveled to Morocco was to meet with Alaoui Sensei …
Feb 5th-13th, 2013 The Marshall Islands (RMI) have been described as a necklace of pearls surrounded by a sea of emerald green. To reach the Marshall Islands, one must travel six hours from Los Angeles to Hawaii, wait in transit for seven hours before boarding another five hour flight west to Majuro. It was a long journey from Denver where …
February 1st-3rd, 2013 Homma Kancho instructed a seminar in the city of Parma in northwest Italy, February 1-2, 2013. The Parma region is famous for its cheese and dry-cured prosciutto ham. The seminar was hosted by Aikido Insieme, instructed by Michele Nehme Sensei (http://www.aikidoinsieme.it/. Aikido Insieme is a large Aikido dojo that has chosen to remain independent therefore does not …
