After Homma Kancho returned from his trip to Asia in late October, he took a period of solitude. “Even sumo wrestlers and football player have an off-season. I am an athlete too, even as a 60 year-old senior citizen! Homma Kancho used the time in solitude to reflect on current Nippon Kan operations and in mid-December began to activate improvements …
Working on His Tan… After Homma Kancho finished a hectic teaching tour of the Middle East region, he finally took a few days for himself and spent a little “R & R” time in Izmir, Turkey on the Aegean sea. He said upon his return, “Once in a while it is nice to travel without such a hectic teaching and …
There have been many projects and activities at Nippon Kan both at home and abroad already this year and it is hard to believe that it is May! While we work to complete these 2010 activity report updates for the website, the Nippon Kan garden is in bloom. Today the Nippon Kan garden is alive with the beauty of …
After he finished writing his new article “From the Homeless Shelter”, Homma Kancho sighed and said “Aikido is truly nothing, (nani mo nai or no-thing) ”… Homma Kanchos travels all over the world, especially to under-developed and dangerous areas. No matter where, if he is asked to come to practice Aikido, he goes. I have noticed that the more he …
We receive many emails and letter from people all over the world responding to Homma Kancho’s articles and our AHAN activities. About two years ago, Homma Kancho wrote an article entitled “No Suwariwaza (kneeling techniques) at Nippon Kan. Link here to read the article Coincidentally, we received two responses to this article this past August in agreement with Homma Kancho’s …
Nippon Kan is a busy place, and there are usually many activities in progress at the same time at Nippon Kan both at home and internationally. My editing desk is piled high with reports and information on ongoing projects and it seems like before one project is finished the next one begins! We have trouble keeping up with all of …
