June 13th -26th, 2014 Thailand Photo 65 Large cimg 7939 Pastor Bilay before evening prayers at the Bilay House Chapel Quick visit in June to the Bilay House to check on operations; living conditions, food supplies, any health concerns, educational programs and activities. All of the children seem to be doing well; going to school, doing their chores, following the …
July 12th , 2014 250 kilos of rice for the Madrasa School for orphaned girls has been delivered for the month of July and receipts sent. The construction for the adjacent boy’s school has begun and the cement donated by AHAN has also been delivered. Please express a message of sincere thanks and appreciation from the Madrasa School elders and …
June 12th, 2014 The Minoru Yasui Foundation, the well respected organization of leading Colorado lawyers and legal professionals in Denver was formed originally to honor the human legal rights activities of the late Minoru Yasui. This year, Minoru Yasui has been nominated for a Presidential Medal of Freedom from the President of the United States. The annual Inn of Court …
July 7th -16th , 2014 After visiting NIS countries in Central Asia, Homma Kancho stopped by Izmir, Turkey to teach a 2 day seminar hosted by Izmir Aiki Shuren Dojo, instructed by Nippon Kan General Headquarters official instructor Cihan Karaogluol Sensei. Homma Kancho has instructed seminars many times in Izmir, Ankara and …
June 7th, 2014 Most of the Denver Parks Department parks are located in downtown or suburban Denver areas, but the City of Denver does manage parks in the front range of the mountains just west of Denver. This year, our Nippon Kan Spring Volunteer Project with the Denver Parks Department was in O’Fallon Park, about an hour drive west of …
May 27th, 2014 Public Service Along with their training, on May 23rd, the Rangers volunteered to clean up the White Monastery area in Kathmandu. The Ranger instructors and students all incorporate the philosophy of AHAN and working to give back to their community is part of their training. …
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 …
May 21st, 2014 AHAN built the Madrasa orphanage and school for girls and has supported this school with rice, educational and medical supplies since 2007. This year the Madrasa elders are planning to build a school for boys adjacent to the girl’s facility. This facility will accommodate from 300 to 700 boys in need. The scope for this new facility …
May 18th, 2014 Since 1991, Nippon Kan has been serving meals to the homeless on the 3rd Sunday of every month. In December 2013, we passed the milestone of funding, preparing and serving 70,000 meals. For decades, Nippon Kan served meals to the homeless at the Denver Rescue Mission in lower downtown Denver. Currently we are serving “lunches to go” …
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 …
May 17th, 2014 The Japanese martial art of Kendo is popular in the United States, and the US Ito Cup Competition was held in Denver this year. After the competition a dinner reception was held at Nippon Kan General Headquarter dojo for about 150 competitors and guests. Kendo shares similarities with Kenjutsu which is the foundation for Nippon Kan Aikido. …
May 10th, 2014 On May 10th, 2014 a very special AHAN Milestone Celebration was held at Nippon Kan Headquarters to celebrate many of AHAN’s milestones over the years and Homma Kancho’s 50 years of practice. The celebration was attended by over 350 guests. The celebration began with the national anthems of Japan and the USA and reports on AHAN Milestones …
March 8th-9th, 2014 On March 8th-9th, 2014, I traveled to Princeton on the East coast to attend the “45th Anniversary of Bringing Aikido to Philadelphia” Celebration for Shudo (formerly Shuji) Maruyama Sensei. Maruyama Sensei was my first Aikido instructor when I was young in Japan. Originally Maruyama Sensei was an instructor for Aikikai Hombu founded by Founder Morihei Ueshiba. As …
April 20th, 2014 We had a late freeze this spring in Denver when all of the flowers in the Nippon Kan garden were just coming into bloom. The garden has crabapple, yellow cherry, forsythia and Japanese magnolia that bloom every year. This year the time to enjoy the new flowers of spring was cut short by the return of “old …
April 8th, 2014 An article was written by the Associated Press about Domo Restaurant and Nippon Kan titled, “Go for the Food; Feed Your Soul at Denver’s Domo” that was released on April 8th, 2014. The article was picked up by news outlet on line and in print around the country and the world. Link here to the Denver Post …
