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Congratulation to the 301st Monthly Meal Service! December 1991 ~ May 2019 for more than 88,749 meals served!
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 …
Happy Easter!
AHAN Meals Service Project: Total of 88,562 meals served! 300th Anniversary of the Monthly Project after 28 years since 1991 So many people have helped in many different ways over the years to hit this anniversary milestone! Much Thank You to each and every one of all the volunteers! AHAN Meals Service Project has been supported by donations of …
歩々これ道場 (Hobo Kore Dojo) ~ A Dojo, a place of training, is Anywhere & Everywhere
An image, which does not seem to do anything with Aikido, is sometimes posted on an Aikido’s Facebook page. If the image posted was of an Aikidoist throwing another Aikidoist high up in the air, it could get far more “Like” reactions. Yet, this image is important and valuable as the image was taken during Aikido Nippon Kan’s social practice …
A Small Snowman
修行路は 耐えて忍んでこそ 武人なり A path of ‘Shugyo’ Is a path of enduring and perseverance For every Samurai 春光浴びれば 流れ去るのみ When Spring sunshine shines upon it, Only its departure is imminent and inevitable, like the water in a flowing river and evaporating mist in the air —————————————————————————————- Following the usual path, en route to a ‘keiko’ in the morning, …
New Year’s Party 2018-19
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Home Alone and Holding Down the Fort!
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 …
Aikido Nippon Kan – Summer of 2018
Thank you and ‘Gokurosama Deshita’ to all who participated in Nippon Kan’s Marathon Seminar. To date, over 1,800 Aikidoists took on the challenge to participate in Nippon Kan’s Marathon Seminars, and a wide range of members participated in this year’s seminar, from members of Nippon Kan’s Moo Club, which only those who are 60 and older can join among …
A mysterious 7-year long journey of a weapons bag
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 …
Small Aikido Demonstrations in a historic town of Soragna in the province of Parma of northern Italy
A scenery from a Spring Festival is of a small group of 5 Aikido enthusiasts. While not winning much attention from festival goers who were merely passing by, they were doing Aikido demonstrations eagerly and earnestly. Their such dedication will eventually lead to the growth of their Dojo. I wish them well very much from the bottom of my heart! …
Congratulations! for the 30th Year Anniversary for International Enshin Karate!
A jubilant and energetic anniversary celebration event was held to commemorate the 30th year milestone since the founding of International Enshin Karate by Joko Ninomiya Kancho. A celebratory reception was held at DOMO Japanese Country Foods Restaurant with over 100 people from all over the world in attendance to respect and celebrate the Enshin Karate founder, Joko Ninomiya Kancho’s …
Welcome Enshin Karate Team from Japan for the 2018 WORLD SABAKI CHALLENGE
A team of 15 Enshin Karate members from Japan stayed at Nippon Kan again this year to participate in this year’s WORLD SABAKI CHALLENGE which will take place on April 21. Tetsuji Hayashi Sensei, a team leader and the Head Master of Enshin Karate Japan, was an uchideshi at Enshin Karate Headquarters in Denver from 1992 for 3 years, …
Welcome to Denver! How many Aikido techniques can you come up with from looking at the Sculpture???
“Irimi Nage”, “Shiho Nage”, “Kote Gaeshi”, “Ushiro Tekubi Tori”, and probably many, many more… Aikido Nippon Kan is only less than a mile to the southwest from where the sculpturein the photo stands. A well-known Japanese Country Food Restaurant DOMO is also located on the same property. Please come check us out whenever you are in the greater Denver …
The Legacy of Mr. Stanley Pranin
Nowadays, all kinds of information are accessible from our hand-held mobile devices. Information related to Aikido is no exception. A wide spectrum of information, from texts, still images and video clips is available. And even in a category of videos alone, there are hard-core & flamboyant styles of Aikido on one side and ‘no-touch’ styles of Aikido on …
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AHAN Nippon Kan has been serving free Homeless Meals once a month since 1990. Following the monthly, members of Aikido Nippon Kan and DOMO restaurant volunteer staffs helped serve this month’s free meals to the homeless, and 220 meals were served. The total number of meals served to date is now 85,244. While we serve hundreds of meals every month, …