April 6th, 2008 This year was the 13th consecutive year this fiercely competitive competition has been held between Aikido Nippon Kan dojo and Enshin Karate dojo. For the past few years, Nippon Kan has emerged the victor, but this year, our dojo went down in defeat. Nippon Kan did not return to the dojo with the winning trophy this …
Nippon Kan Spring Party for 180
March 13, 2008
April 13th, 2008 A spring party was held at the Nippon Kan Gardens for Nippon Kan Hakama members (members of rank 3rd kyu and above), their families and friends on April 13th, 2008. Nippon Kan operations and activities are supported in great part by Nippon Kan student volunteers and the support of their families and friends. This party was held …
Monjin Chou Ranking System Begins at Nippon Kan
January 4, 2008
Jan 4th, 2008 In January of 2008, All Nippon Kan members at Nippon Kan General Headquarter were issued new Monjin Chou Student Identification and promotion handbooks. These passport size booklets are 28 pages in length and include all student records including ranking examination results, promotions, seminar attendance and volunteer project attendance which is so much apart of Nippon Kan membership. …
Nippon Kan Youth Program Report
December 15, 2007
December 15, 2007 Nippon Kan’s Youth Program has a total of about 70 young people practicing in our general youth class, advanced youth class and bokken and jo class every week. The Nippon Kan Youth Program does not require students to take examinations for promotion. Promotions held bi-annually are based on class attendance, instructor evaluation and participation in Nippon Kan …
Nippon Kan General Headquarter End of Year and New Year Report
December 11, 2007
With the New Year in 2007, Nippon Kan operations went through a restructuring and reorganizing process to streamline headquarters operations. Nippon Kan and AHAN have been very active in international and domestic project development and operations have expanded greatly in the past few years. A remedy for organizing this growth was to simplify, refocus and restructure resources here at headquarters. …
Sharing not Struggling
December 1, 2007
Written by Sung Ju-hwan December 2007 Hi, my name is Ju-hwan Sung, a 3rd dan uchideshi of Ik-am Yoon sensei, Korea Aikido Federation. I’ve worked in UNPOL(UN Police) in Timor-Leste under UNMIT(United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste) for last 1 year as a close protection officer and a firearms instructor, now I’m back in Korea on end-of-mission. Here I write …
Nippon Kan Instructors Attend Florida Seminar
November 3, 2007
November 3rd-4th 2007 Two instructors were sent by Nippon Kan and AHAN headquarters to attend the US seminar instructed by Shin Shin Aiki Shurenkai Kaicho, Hitohiro Saito last November 3rd and 4th, 2007. Representing Nippon Kan General Headquarters in Homma Kancho’s absence was Nippon Kan General Headquarters Instructor Michael Barrera and AHAN Nippon Kan Central America Coordinator Fernando Roman Sensei, …
Nippon Kan 17th Annual Fall Volunteer Project: Put the Beds to Bed
October 20, 2007
October 20th, 2007 There is power in longevity. What does that mean? For the past seventeen years, at the same location, at the same time of year, with the same staff coordinators, Nippon Kan has been performing the same task; “Putting the Beds to Bed” (turning the flower beds for winter) at Civic Center Park. This year too about 100 …
Letter from Graduate of Nippon Kan Beginning Aikido Class
September 29, 2007
September 29th, 2007 Written by Jeff McMullen We received this letter from a graduate beginning class student about his experiences in our Nippon Kan Beginning Aikido program. Hello, I just wanted to comment on my recent experiences with the beginner course at Nippon Kan. When I was younger I spent quite some time involved with various martial arts. After a …
Nippon Kan Early Fall Garden Party
September 23, 2007
September 23rd, 2007 In late September, with just a hint fall in the air, students at Nippon Kan held a party for Homma Kancho in the Nippon Kan gardens. Homma Kancho is so busy throughout the year working with AHAN and teaching Aikido around the world, Nippon Kan students decided to have a garden party in his honor to thank …
Japan Kyokushin Karate Members Visit Nippon Kan
September 9, 2007
September 9th, 2007 Members of the very popular full-contact Kyokushin Karate, Kagoshima branch came to visit Nippon Kan. In preparation for their upcoming world tournament in Japan, this highly trained group of athletes had come to Boulder for high-altitude training. Before returning to Japan the group stopped by Nippon Kan to pay their respects to Homma Kancho. Their branch leader …
Bangladesh Emergency Flood Relief “Relay the Spirit” Marathon Seminar
August 26, 2007
August 26th, 2007 We received calls of distress from Bangladesh early last August due to severe flooding in the region. Nippon Kan Headquarters in Denver heeded the call and quickly organized a fundraising seminar at the Nippon Kan Headquarters to raise support for badly needed flood relief supplies. Homma Kancho was already scheduled to teach a fundraising seminar in Rio …
Youth Program Promotions
August 25, 2007
Aug 25th, 2007 Summer midterm promotions for Nippon Kan’s Youth Program were held on August 25th. For over 20 years Nippon Kan has held two youth program classes, one for all youth program members and one class for our more advanced members. Depending on the season, Nippon Kan has about 70 of our younger students in the program. Once, every …
An interesting sight at Domo; A Popular Summer Tradition in Denver
August 15, 2007
August 2007 Patio dining at Domo Restaurant during the summer months is wildly popular. Unfortunately the winds are gusty at times in Denver so it is difficult to use umbrellas over the garden tables in the summer to shade our Domo guests from the sun. Domo’s solution to the sunny days of Denver summer are traditional straw hats which have …
Armistice Day
August 15, 2007
August 15th, 2007 Armistice Day marks the day Japan surrendered to the United States bringing the end to WWII for Japan. The Nippon Kan gardens has a tall flagpole where an American flag is flown every day of the year in recognition of the efforts of all of the American volunteers who built the Nippon Kan facility. Every day that …