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!
What can be learned from Judo
April 26, 2019
When I was visiting Japan a short while ago, I noticed a poster at a large public Budojo (martial arts training hall), and I couldn’t help taking a photo of the poster. And as the final Judo matches of All Japan Women Judo Championship were on the air on TV Japan the other day, I noticed the catchphrase of MIND …
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 …
December 24, 2018
This is to acknowledge all the Nepalese Army Nippon Kan Aikido Instructors for their efforts, dedications and contributions toward peacekeeping activities while dispatched as members of the United Nations Peacekeeping operations to various regions of conflicts in the world. It is our sincere wish for all of you to return home safely after the deployment. The photos were taken …
A Visit to the Nepalese Army Aikido Instructor Training Unit
October 30, 2018
During their visit in Nepal for AHAN related purposes, AHAN staffs, led by Homma Kancho, visited two Nepalese Army Aikido Instructor Training facilities to witness the current status of their ongoing Aikido instructor training programme. One of the training locations is “K-9 Emily Memorial Dojo”, located in the K-9 training squadron base, where elite female soldiers selected from 19 …
Aikido Nippon Kan – Summer of 2018
September 26, 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 …
YES! WE DID IT!
July 19, 2018
On the occasion of the World Youth Skills Day in 2018, ‘Heritage Run’ was organized, and Aikido team members from the Nepalese Army Rangers swept up trophies among over 250 athletes in the inaugural Heritage Run. A team from the WWY (We are With You) initiative, which was founded in 2015 through a collaboration between AHAN Nippon Kan and …
Nepal Ranger Aikido Nippon-kan Training Center
May 25, 2018
Huge Aikido Training Conducting in ANTC (Ranger Aikido Dojo) through Nepal Army. Only here (82 Different Unit and Sub-Unit of NA Total 123 Soldiers (Students) practicing together Nippon-kan Aikido
With My Precious Black Belt Students at Bilay House in Thailand
May 15, 2018
There is no Bokken or Jo; no Keiko-gi to practice in, and of course no Dojo… But they have shovels, hoes and sickles and worn-out T-shirts as well as the vast & generous mother nature. 38 children from different backgrounds are living at Bilay House for different reasons, and 12 high schoolers welcomed me with their bright smiles that day. …
A Long Whispering at the age of 68…
May 11, 2018
When Nippon Kan was founded, it was just me and a few others. It’s been 43 years since then, and it’s been quite some time since Nippon Kan was no longer a small Aikido group in a town. Unlike a business entity, a Dojo does not pay wages but collects monthly dues from its students. However, a …