Please join us August 10, 2025, from 10:00 am-4:30 pm for the Abiding Spirit Aikikai/One Point Center “Two Views” Seminar. This event will be held at Tokushinkan Dojo N3510 County Road H Lake Geneva, WI 53147. All affiliations and experience levels are welcome!
For the future development of Aikido, it's important to strengthen our community and build relationships between dojo and people that transcend organizational boundaries.
With this in mind we are holding this one day event, with the goal being to bring our community together for a day of training followed by social time (and food and beverage!).
(It’s our intention to have a series of seminars such as this, in various locations, and we hope people will support this endeavor for the future growth of Aikido.)
Our Instructors for this training event will be (more info below):
Dianne Costanzo Shihan, 6 Dan, Tokushinkan Dojo
Lisa Tomoleoni Shihan, 6 Dan, Abiding Spirit Aikikai, Aikido Shimbokukai Director
The schedule for the day will be:
10:00 am-12:00 pm Training
2:00-4:30 pm Training and Discussion
Please register via Zelle (please use phone 708-212-3779) in advance, or by cash or check at the door.
Registration for the seminar is $60. For those with financial constraints please let us know as we have some scholarship options available.
We look forward to this event, and hope to see you on the mat!
Instructors
Dianne Costanzo Shihan, 6 Dan, Tokushinkan Dojo
Dianne Costanzo Shihan, 6 Dan, has been teaching Aikido for over 33 years. She began her Aikido life under the direction of Fumio Toyoda Shihan in 1988 until his untimely passing in 2001. She is affiliated with the Bulgarian Aikido Association under the direction of Ed Germanov Shihan. She is a retired professor of literature and spirituality and is a poet and author.
Lisa Tomoleoni Shihan, 6 Dan, Abiding Spirit Aikikai, Aikido Shimbokukai Director
Lisa Tomoleoni Shihan holds the rank of 6 dan, received from Moriteru Ueshiba, Aikido Doshu. She spent over 14 years in Japan training at the Aikido World Headquarters and teaching Aikido professionally at a dojo in Tokyo. Tomoleoni Sensei is Director of the Aikido Shimbokukai, an organization Officially Recognized by the Aikikai Foundation and Aikido World Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. She also has yudansha ranking in Judo and Iaido and is a member of the Kenshukan Dojo in Tokyo. Tomoleoni Shihan is a co-author of the book "Along the Way", a collection of writings about training.