Pramod Raj Adhikari Secretary Nepal Aikido Club December 26th, 2006 Aikido Nippon Kan Nepal Aikido Club was granted official registration status by the National Sports Council of Nepal in November of 2006. “Now that official status has been granted, we are committed to carry on all of our activities for achieving Aikido Nippon Kan’s goal of contributing to the educational …
AHAN Nippon Kan Bangladesh Activity Report
December 9, 2006
Nippon Kan Staff Nippon Kan General Headquarters December 9th, 2006 Fifty used, refurbished computers were checked, packed and loaded to be put on pallets and shrink- wrapped for the long journey to the Dharmarajika Orphanage in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Funds were raised to cover the extensive shipping costs with Homma Kancho’s AHAN “Adopt a Computer Fundraising Campaign.” In this campaign, computers …
Turkey Trip Report
November 1, 2006
Bryon Hays 11/1/06 -11/8/06 November 1 Sixteen hours on Lufthansa covering 9 time zones to Istanbul and I arrive the evening of November 2. I am met by Solar of the transportation company hired to transport me to the hotel. Solar ends up my driver. Traffic in Istanbul is a combination of NASCAR and Aikido, with some traffic lights thrown …
Matsukawa Kyougaku Drummers in Turkey
October 28, 2006
By Banu Alisverisci The drummers were excellent. I was very happy working in this project for these lovely people, the drummers. All ten of them were excellent people and I am very happy to have the chance to meet them and spend some days together. To learn about taiko was another invaluable experience to me. Thank you for the bachi …
Homma Sensei’s Opening Speech (summary)
October 28, 2006
International Concert Series 2006 Turkey “The drum is here. The drum rests on the stand below it, and is played with these drumsticks”. How do we make the best music with this drum? Do we place the drum on the ground and hit it with the stand? This would not be correct, and might damage the drum. Do we place …
Kyougaku Taiko Drummer Tour to Turkey a Resounding Success!
October 28, 2006
Written by Megumi Machi AHAN Nippon Kan Istanbul Coordinator October 28th -November 4th 2006 AHAN’s Cross-cultural International Concert Series 2006 featured the Matsukawa Kyougaku Taiko Drummers in Turkey this past October-November. The drumming ensemble of ten drummers traveled from Nagano, Japan to perform in Ankara, Turkey (the capitol of Turkey) Cappadocia (a national heritage archeological site near the city of …
Security on The Mats
October 10, 2006
Written by Luc Leoni Sensei AHAN Rio de Janeiro Nippon Kan Brazil What is a teacher? Is it because some one knows something that he can explain it? Why pedagogy is important? Are we safe on the mats? Such questions raise the constant question: Am I ready to be an Aikido teacher (or instructor)? A vision, an inspiration cannot be …
AHAN Nippon Kan Rio de Janeiro (Aikido Nippon Kan Brazil) Activity Report
October 10, 2006
Luc Leoni Sensei AHAN Rio de Janeiro Aikido Nippon Kan Brazil October 10th, 2006 Martial Art Instructor’s First Aid Course Knowing the importance of safety and emergency procedure, AHAN Rio de Janeiro offered a safety and first aid course to local martial art instructors this past fall. Safety is an important issue in martial art training and being familiar with …
Letter from Dharmarajika Orphanage
August 10, 2006
August 10, 2006 Ms Emily Busch Hon’ble President Nippon Kan AHAN Dear President, Kindly know our heartfelt greetings and thanks. The Ven’ble Mahathero has just returned from a trip to Japan. He was there to attend a conference of World Religions for Peace. It was held in Kyoto city. He conveys to you and Founder Homma Sensei his thankful greetings …
Baseball Coach? Homma Kancho visits Bangladesh
July 25, 2006
July 25-28, 2006 While in Turkey, Homma Kancho took time out to visit Bangladesh and assist in the first rice delivery for the Dharmarajika Orphanage. He brought with him baseball bats, balls, and enough gloves to make four baseball teams. Homma Kancho joked, I am NOT a serious baseball player, not good enough at the game to be teaching it, …
AHAN President, Emily Busch Visits Bangladesh
July 21, 2006
Rice, Balls, Gloves and Bats Hit a Home Run with Orphans in Dhaka! July 21st-July 28th, 2006 In July 2006, AHAN President Emily Busch traveled to Bangladesh to personally follow up on a rice donation project with the Dharmarajika Orphanage in Dhaka, Bangladesh initiated by Homma Kancho on his first visit to Bangladesh in February 2006. Homma Kancho also took …
Support for Children in Bangladesh
July 21, 2006
AHAN President Emily Busch visits Dhaka. July 21-28, 2006 After Homma Kancho’s first visit to Bangladesh in February of 2006, Emily Busch, AHAN Nippon Kan President traveled to Bangladesh to meet with AHAN Bangladesh Coordinator Maji Sarkar. The purpose of this visit was to put into place the mechanics for current and future AHAN projects there. AHAN Bangladesh Coordinator Maji …
Kyougaku Taiko Turkey Concert Project
July 19, 2006
Homma Kancho visits Turkey July 19-Aug 4th, 2006 The Matsukawa Kyougaku Taiko Drummers from Matsukawa Village, Nagano Prefecture, Japan have worked in cooperation with AHAN Nippon Kan in a number of events to introduce Japanese traditional music and support humanitarian causes in many countries including the United States, Brazil and now Turkey.October 31st will be the kickoff of the Matsukawa …
Japan Cross-cultural Internship Program Report
July 18, 2006
July 18, 2006— Nippon Kan student Tyffany Price was selected by Nippon Kan to participate in the Nippon Kan Japan Cross-Cultural Internship Program. Tyffany is currently living in the remote village of Higashi Naruse in Northern Honshu for a three month internship. Link below to a progress report from Tyffany on her new experiences in Japan. Nippon Kan General Headquarters …
Guatemala Seminar Activity Report
April 29, 2006
April 29-30th 2006 Fernando Roman Sensei, Chief Instructor of Mexico Aikido, Take Musu Aiki and AHAN Mexico coordinator, accompanied by ten students traveled to Guatemala for the first AHAN Guatemala fundraising seminar. Fernando Sensei and accompanying students paid for their own travel and lodging expenses in keeping with the AHAN philosophy of the trip. This seminar raised funds to …