Aikido Nippon Kan 2019 Summer Ushideshis
August 17, 2019
Aikido Nippon Kan – Uchideshis of Summer 2019
August 11, 2019
15 uchideshis, qualified and selected for Aikido Nippon Kan’s 2019 Summer Marathon Practice Seminar, have begun their summer training routine of the minimum 6 hours of ‘keiko’ per day. Amazing appetite and sleep well By the way, what are they holding??? To be continued…
Nepalese Army Aikido Instructor Candidates – CY2019 Aikido Nippon Kan Summer Marathon Seminar Uchideshi Trainees
July 31, 2019
We Are Ready, and Here We Come! We look forward to meeting you and training with you!
Touched by Spirituality, Religions and Cultures: Hitohira Saito Jukucho outside the sphere of Aikido
June 18, 2019
I’ve traveled several countries with him. While it was my 20th or so time to visit Nepal, it was the very first time to visit the country for Hitohira Jukucho. As various religions are practiced by the people of the country and as the country is rich with old cultures and traditions, it must have been deeply fascinating and inspiring …
Sensei came back home! Jun 6, 2019 – Bilay House, located on the Thailand near the border with Myanmar
June 9, 2019
To research the current state of being of orphaned refugee children in limbo and how they can apply for and obtain a proof of citizenship and a passport, a group of people gathered their linguistic talents to help with the research and to help the children. From Myanmar, where the children are from, Ms. Nilar, who is AHAN Coordinator …
Congratulation to the 301st Monthly Meal Service! December 1991 ~ May 2019 for more than 88,749 meals served!
May 22, 2019
At Nippon Kan, we don’t finish muscle training at the count of 10. We shout, “ONE More!”, and we finish at the count of 11. We add “One More” to make sure we do the job right. And this is the Nippon Kan’s way of basic training & muscle training. The 300th milestone was reached last month, and the …
Istanbul, Turkey: Stopping by at the dojo of a good-ol’ friend, Ali Uludag Sensei, in-between trips
May 15, 2019
Istanbul Over the years, Ali Sensei has traveled with me not only in the U.S. but to Mexico, Mongolia and South Korea, Morocco and Egypt, etc. to help me do seminars in these countries. Not only do I still appreciate his support for those trips we took together, I also cannot thank him enough for his leadership and …
Morocco in 2012, and 7 years later with the same mint tea
May 8, 2019
Casablanca in 2012 It is best to enjoy a cup of mint tea in Morocco if you want to enjoy the passage of time slowly. It easily takes over 30 minutes from when you fill up a kettle to when you have a cup of mint tea in front of you . It’s an extremely slow drink to be served. …
Morihei Ueshiba, the Founder of Aikido (December 14, 1883 ~ April 26, 1969
April 26, 2019
Earlier in the morning before he and I left for Aikikai Hombu (HQ) in Tokyo, he worshipped at Aiki Shrine in Iwama and worshipped Amaterasu Oomikami (Sun Goddess) while looking at the Sun, as he had always done. After this ritual, he went around a few small shrines called “hokora (祠)” placed at different locations on the property to offer …
Preparations for establishing AHAN Japan Branch Office of Aikido Nippon Kan, a U.S. Non-Profit Organization:
April 11, 2019
Aikido Nippon Kan’s AHAN Initiatives have been providing educational, medical and humanitarian support for the people in need mainly in Asia, and efforts have been made for the past several years to select a location to establish a branch office in Japan, “NPO (Non-Profit Organization) AHAN Nippon Kan Japan (tentatively named)”, in support of a vision to continue expanding various …
A Visit to Aikikai Aikido Kobayashi Dojo
April 10, 2019
Dan Gurung, Nepalese Army Aikido Lead Instructor and Homma Nippon Kan Kancho visited Aikido Kobayashi Dojo to pay respect, and they were welcomed by Yasuo Kobayashi Sensei, Kobayashi Dojo’s Soshihan, and Hiroaki Kobayashi, Kobayashi Dojo’s Dojocho Also, our much appreciation is toward all the people who helped to make it happen for Dan Gurung to participate in Aikido …
Congratulations to Morihiro II Sensei!
April 5, 2019
His succession to the name of Morihiro as the 2nd generation. Yasuhiro Saito, a son of Hitohira Saito Jukucho of the Dento Iwama Ryu and a grandson of late Morihiro Saito, who had been a worldly Aikido-ka respected throughout the world, has succeeded to the name of Morihiro as the 2nd generation, and a name succession celebration ceremony was held …
Home Alone and Holding Down the Fort!
October 24, 2018
Aikido Nippon Kan’s Annual Fall Volunteer Event has been held at this time of the year for the past 27 years, and this year’s volunteer event was held on October 13. Aikido Nippon members and their families & friends gathered in Civic Center Park in the heart of downtown Denver again this year to turn the flowerbeds to “put the …
A Visit to Japan by Aikido Nippon Kan Representatives
October 20, 2018
12 representatives, including Bryon Hays, Vice President of AHAN Nippon Kan, Hien Pham, the Secretary of AHAN Nippon Kan and 4 senior instructors, from AHAN Nippon Kan, a non-profit organization with its headquarters in Denver, CO, U.S.A, traveled to Japan to discuss with AHAN staffs in Japan to firm up a plan to establish AHAN Nippon Kan’s Japan Branch Office as …
A mysterious 7-year long journey of a weapons bag
September 10, 2018
Here’s the story of how I got Frank Gordon’s weapons told by Nippon-kan Weapons Instructor Chris A. My friend, who lives across the street from City Park had seen the a blue bag lying on the sidewalk next to the street, which he thought might have camping gear in it, so he left it there assuming someone would eventually come …