May-Aug 2009 My name is Maji Sarkar, and I am the coordinator for AHAN Bangladesh. Every month it is my job to purchase and supervise the delivery of 500 kilos of rice each to two different orphanages in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. For the past three years, AHAN has supported both the Dharmarajika Orphanage for boys and the …
May-Aug 2009 AHAN began its support of the Yadanapon Yeiknyein Orphanage founded by U Margainda in March of this year with monthly donations of rice. My name is Nilar and I am the new AHAN Myanmar coordinator. It is my job to make sure the rice is delivered every month to the orphanage. This past August, former AHAN Nippon Kan …
February 20th-25th, 2009 Homma Kancho visited Aikidoka in two cities on Mindanao Island in the Philippines. At the end of last year, this area of Mindanao was a hot-bed of local terrorist activity which interrupted normal life in a number of ways. There was a high risk of kidnapping, and as a precaution, even the AHAN Nippon Kan Mindanao staff …
July 6th-9th, 2008 Written by Maji Al-Sarkar AHAN Bangladesh Coordinator Homma Sensei on his last visit to Bangladesh advised me to undergo training at Nippon Kan Nepal Aikido Dojo at Kathmandu under Mr. Mariusz, a visiting trainer from Nippon Kan HQ, Denver, u.s.a. I flew off from Zia Intl. Airport, Dhaka by Biman Bngladesh Airlines on 3rd July, 08, for …
Yoshikada Wada Sensei, Instructor of Aikido in East Timor since 2005 sent the following reports on current activities in East Timor since Homma Kancho’s last visit in February, 2008. June 13th, 2008 May 20th was Independence Day in East Timor. During the month of May, many sports competitions and demonstrations were held to celebrate. Our Aikido students also wanted to …
May 25th, 2008 This April Homma Kancho visited the Nippon Budokan in Cali, Columbia and as a new support project selected Santa Elena’s slum district’s “Dignity and Life Foundation” for AHAN support. Homma Kancho contributed foods, and daily supplies to the “Dignity and Life Foundation” while in Cali and pledged to send 40 keiko gis for the children in the …
Lots of young people, every body happy! AHAN Nippon Kan Mindanao, Philippines Coordinator, Instructor Ava Yancha has been very active in the promotion of Aikido in Mindanao. Instructor Ava just recently opened a new dojo in Illigan City where she resides. She has also been very active teaching Aikido at the Mindanao State University (MSU ITT) and at Saint Peters …
AHAN Guatemala Founding Seminar May 23-25th, 2008 AHAN Nippon Kan Central America and AHAN Mexico Coordinator Fernando Roman Sensei, Chief Instructor of Mexico Aikido Takemusu Aiki www.mexicoaikido.com.mx traveled to Guatemala City this past May to award formal acceptance of Escuela Central de Aikido de Guatemala into AHAN as an official AHAN affiliate. This acceptance comes also with the recommendation of …
Aikido for Life Published in Turkey; A Celebration Bursa Street Kid Foundation Assistance Seminar March 21st-24th, 2008 Homma Kancho’s book, Aikido for Life first published in the United States was translated and published in Turkey this year. This was cause for celebration by all AHAN Istanbul staff involved in this great effort and accomplishment. All proceeds from sales of the …
March 14th-19th, 2008 It has only been three years since Aikido was first introduced by Homma Kancho in Nepal in 2005, and practice has grown greatly in that time. At this seminar held at the Nepal Budokan (Nepal Multiple Martial arts Hall) the Nepal Minister of Education and Culture, The Nepal Olympic Secretary General, Mr. Jeevan Shrestha and other dignitaries …
January 30th-February 4th, 2008 Mindanao State University (MSU IIT) Officially Adds Aikido to its Curriculum. January 31st, 2008 MSU IIT has been the State University in Illigan City, Mindanao Island, Philippines since 1938 and has a student population of about 5000. This semester, Aikido was officially added to the curriculum due in large part to the efforts of Instructor Ava …
Sept 13th, 2007 Ava teaching basic Aikido for P.E 2 students from MSU-IIT University, Nov.26, 2007 Martial Art Instructor Ava Yancha returned to her teaching in the Philippines after completing her one-month IISA Instructor’s training course at Nippon Kan Headquarters in August. Ava has been teaching beginning level Aikido in the local community of Malawi and Illigan City in Mindanao …
June 21, 2007 Computers arrive at the Dharmarajika Orphanage. In December 2006, AHAN Nippon Kan General Headquarters in Denver shipped 50 used, refurbished computers to Dhaka, Bangladesh. Six months, one week and three days later, the computers finally arrived! The journey to Dhaka was only supposed to take two months, but was delayed due to political turmoil in Bangladesh. In …
Maji Sarkar, AHAN Bangladesh coordinator in Dhaka, Bangladesh sends monthly reports to Nippon Kan Headquarters about the rice deliveries he personally supervises to both the Dharmarajika Orphanage for boys and the Madrasah Orphanage for girls. Every month with the support of AHAN Nippon Kan, one ton of rice is purchased and delivered under Maji’s watchful eye. Since July 2006 when …
March 4-8, 2007 Written by AHAN Nippon Kan Bangladesh Coordinator Maji Sarkar In support of current AHAN Nippon Kan Bangladesh activities, Homma Kancho traveled to Dhaka, Bangladesh accompanied by Nippon Kan project staff member Brian Grabowski. The purpose of this visit was to check on the status of the 50 computers shipped to Bangladesh in December from AHAN Headquarters in …
