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. …
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 …
November 28th, 2012 When leaving the Denver airport after Mr. Than’s arrival, Mr. Than looked toward the sky and watched with great interest the vapor trails behind the number of planes in the Denver sky. “What are those white lines behind the planes?” he asked. Puzzled, we looked at the planes wondering what he found so unusual about them until …
November 28th- December 13th, 2012 President Obama visited Myanmar on the 19th of November, 2012, heralding the move toward democracy awakening in Myanmar. Mr. U Than Aung has worked as the Chief Editor of the English Myanmar Times since before the rule of the current military government and has witnessed the unfolding history of Myanmar firsthand. Mr. Than worked hard …
Time of Transition; Nippon Kan Homeless Meal Service, from the Mission Forward October 21st, 2012 Homma Kancho began serving meals to the homeless at the Denver Rescue Mission 22 years ago. 22 years later, with close to 70,000 meals served, Homma Kancho was again at a crossroad. In the summer of 2012, Homma Kancho noticed that there were signs that …
October 13th, 2012 Consul Koji Mitsui of the Consulate General of Japan at Denver was reassigned in October to Consulate General Headquarters in Japan after 4 years of duty in Denver. Consul Mitsui served the community well during his years in Denver, participating through action in front line projects all over the metro area. His service was admirable as he …
October 13th, 2012 This Nippon Kan Volunteer Project has been a continued tradition for 22 years. Every fall Nippon Kan’s volunteer “army” joins the Denver Parks Department in this city-wide project to turn the flower beds in the Denver City Parks for winter. Removing the plants that are not perennials is a part of the gardening cycle and important for …
It has been very hot in Denver this year. Even though it is only the end of June, it has been over 40 degrees centigrade here for days at a time. Denver however has low humidity so the shaded areas are comfortable even with these high temperatures. On the good side, an uchideshi’s heavy keiko-gi dries in an hour in …
June 10th, 2012 We lost. It was the 17th year Nippon Kan has held a tournament with Enshin Karate, and this year we lost. In 17 years, Nippon Kan has won this tournament 11 years and Enshin has won 6 years. This annual tournament between Enshin Karate and Aikido Nippon Kan has been of course, a bowling tournament! In past …
June 2nd, 2012 It was a nice Saturday morning on June 2nd, 2012 as we all headed out for our 21st Annual Spring Volunteer Project. This year our project was in Red Rocks Park, located about 20 minutes from the city in the foothills west of Denver. Red Rocks Park is famous for its looming red sandstone cliffs and outdoor …
May 21st –June 4th, 2012 Spring Soran was held this year with two weeks of intensive training. The word Soran in Japanese is a term used to describe a period of practice where student’s level of technical comprehension, understanding of dojo etiquette and safety and the understanding of Homma Kancho’s and Nippon Kan’s philosophy is reviewed. After the two week …
May 5th, 2012 Aikikai Headquarters in Japan distance themselves in their records of the relationship between Aikido and Kendo, but this important relationship is intrinsic to our Aikido history. Kiyoshi Nakakura, Kendo’s Hiromichi Nakayama’s deshi actually married into the Ueshiba family when he married Aikido Founder Morihei Ueshiba’s daughter Matsuko. The marriage lasted 5 years, but during that time Kendo …
