Aikido Shimbokukai Virtual Summer Seminar 2020, 15th Anniversary, JULY 5
***Notes from Andrey Samotokhin Sensei's class
can be found HERE (We are providing them since
he had some difficulty with his internet connection.)
The schedule is set, and is:
9:30-10:00am Binu Fernandez Sensei
10:10-10:40am Andrey Samotokhin Sensei
10:50-11:20am John Burn Sensei
11:30am-12noon Keizan Murray Sensei
BREAK
3-3:30pm Kay Rudisill
3:40-4:10pm Meido Moore Sensei
4:20-4:50pm Cat Strada Sensei
5:00-5:30pm Hiroshi Ikeda Sensei
ALL TIMES ARE PACIFIC STANDARD TIME
Some of the instructors ask that the attendees prepare certain things-
Keizan Murray Sensei asks that people have bokken
Binu Fernandez Sensei asks that people have bokken and jo
(for both of these classes, if you don't have room in whatever place you're joining from, please get something shorter to take the place of the weapons)
John Burn Sensei asks that people, if possible, have a pool noodle (available at sports stores or discount stores)
Please remember, we are asking that attendees make a small contribution so we can compensate our instructors for their time and efforts. You can do that here:
https://tinyurl.com/y7dtgn62
See you Sunday!
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Due to COVID-19, many, if not most, dojo are closed. In the spirit of community and friendship, we are organizing a virtual Shimbokukai Summer Seminar. This is our 15th year since forming Aikido Shimbokukai, and we had planned a big celebratory seminar. However, the global pandemic has made that unworkable. We wanted do something, in the spirit of celebration and community, so we planned this virtual seminar.
This event will take place on JULY 5. We have a great lineup of instructors, all of whom will offer a 30 minute class. Each of these instructors has something special to offer. The lineup includes instructors of various levels/ranks, in a variety of locations, and from a variety of lineages (Please see Instructors section below). Classes will run from 9:30 am-12 noon, and again from 3:00-5:30 pm PACIFIC TIME. Schedule is below.
This seminar is open to anyone who wishes to attend, from ANY affiliation or lineage. Please feel free, comfortable, and WELCOME to come and explore Aikido together!
We will be using Zoom to connect. To attend, please RSVP on the Facebook event page, or click HERE to register. When we get closer to the date, we will send an email to everyone who has registered with the login information and a password, so as to protect everyone's privacy. In that email we will also include any information regarding the classes, and things needed, such as weapons, keiko gi, etc.
REGISTRATION IS BY DONATION. We have a suggested donation of US$25, though feel free to contribute more or less, as your situation allows. All contributions will be divided among the instructors, as our way of saying "thank you" for their time, energy, and instruction, not just during this time of the pandemic, but all the time.
We look forward to this event, and hope to see you on the virtual mat!
can be found HERE (We are providing them since
he had some difficulty with his internet connection.)
The schedule is set, and is:
9:30-10:00am Binu Fernandez Sensei
10:10-10:40am Andrey Samotokhin Sensei
10:50-11:20am John Burn Sensei
11:30am-12noon Keizan Murray Sensei
BREAK
3-3:30pm Kay Rudisill
3:40-4:10pm Meido Moore Sensei
4:20-4:50pm Cat Strada Sensei
5:00-5:30pm Hiroshi Ikeda Sensei
ALL TIMES ARE PACIFIC STANDARD TIME
Some of the instructors ask that the attendees prepare certain things-
Keizan Murray Sensei asks that people have bokken
Binu Fernandez Sensei asks that people have bokken and jo
(for both of these classes, if you don't have room in whatever place you're joining from, please get something shorter to take the place of the weapons)
John Burn Sensei asks that people, if possible, have a pool noodle (available at sports stores or discount stores)
Please remember, we are asking that attendees make a small contribution so we can compensate our instructors for their time and efforts. You can do that here:
https://tinyurl.com/y7dtgn62
See you Sunday!
************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
Due to COVID-19, many, if not most, dojo are closed. In the spirit of community and friendship, we are organizing a virtual Shimbokukai Summer Seminar. This is our 15th year since forming Aikido Shimbokukai, and we had planned a big celebratory seminar. However, the global pandemic has made that unworkable. We wanted do something, in the spirit of celebration and community, so we planned this virtual seminar.
This event will take place on JULY 5. We have a great lineup of instructors, all of whom will offer a 30 minute class. Each of these instructors has something special to offer. The lineup includes instructors of various levels/ranks, in a variety of locations, and from a variety of lineages (Please see Instructors section below). Classes will run from 9:30 am-12 noon, and again from 3:00-5:30 pm PACIFIC TIME. Schedule is below.
This seminar is open to anyone who wishes to attend, from ANY affiliation or lineage. Please feel free, comfortable, and WELCOME to come and explore Aikido together!
We will be using Zoom to connect. To attend, please RSVP on the Facebook event page, or click HERE to register. When we get closer to the date, we will send an email to everyone who has registered with the login information and a password, so as to protect everyone's privacy. In that email we will also include any information regarding the classes, and things needed, such as weapons, keiko gi, etc.
REGISTRATION IS BY DONATION. We have a suggested donation of US$25, though feel free to contribute more or less, as your situation allows. All contributions will be divided among the instructors, as our way of saying "thank you" for their time, energy, and instruction, not just during this time of the pandemic, but all the time.
We look forward to this event, and hope to see you on the virtual mat!
INSTRUCTORS
Hiroshi Ikeda Shihan, 7 Dan, Boulder Aikikai, Colorado, USA
Hiroshi Ikeda Shihan was born on January 8, 1950 in Tokyo, Japan. He joined the Kokugakuin University and the Aikido club there, of which Mitsugi Saotome Shihan was the chief instructor. After graduation he trained regularly at Aikido World Headquarters and in Saotome Shihan’s Reimeijuku Dojo in Tokyo. He established Boulder Aikikai in 1980 for the study of the Japanese martial art of Aikido.The dojo is affiliated with the Aikido World Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, through the Aikido Shimbokukai. Ikeda Shihan is well-known for his effective technique, and travels extensively around the world teaching. He is a member of the Grading Committee and Vice-President of Aikido Shimbokukai.
Meido Moore Sensei, 6 Dan, USA
Meido Moore Sensei began Aikido training in 1986 at the age of 18. In 1990 he was invited by the Aikido and Zen master Tenzan Toyoda Sensei to Chicago, where he began the first of six years residence as uchideshi (live-in apprentice). He served as manager of the Ryoshinkan, Toyoda Sensei's international headquarters dojo; and in 1999 Toyoda Sensei designated him and another uchideshi as his two successors, with responsibility for carrying and transmitting his teachings. To fulfill that responsibility, Moore Sensei founded Shinjinkai in 2002. Moore Sensei has instructed several hundred seminars, retreats, and training camps around the world. He is a Shidoin and member of the Grading Committee of Aikido Shimbokukai, as well as on the Advisory Bloard.
Andrey Samotokhin Sensei, 4 Dan, Michi Dojo, Kiev, Ukraine
Andrey Samotokhin Sensei, born 1962, 4th DAN Aikido Aikikai, director of the MICHI Dojo club (Kiev, Ukraine), member of the ASK since 2016. He began training in Aikido in 1990 in Kiev at the KI-MUSUBI club. In 1993, he did an internship and trained at the Shobukan Dojo (ASU, Washington DC) under the supervision of M. Saotome Sensei. After the internship, he passed the exam for 1 DAN. In 2003 he passed the exam for 2 DAN, in 2010 for 3 DAN. In 2012, Samotokhin Sensei created the Aikido Club "MICHI Dojo" and became its leader. In the club, adults and children are engaged and pass certification. On June 1, 2016, the MICHI Dojo Club became a full member of Aikido Shimbokukai. In 2016, Samotokhin Sensei was certified for 4 DAN.
John Burn Sensei, 4 Dan, Chishin Dojo, Coventry, England
Burn Sensei began training in martial arts at the age of 7 and has been studying Aikido since the early 90’s; he is the only direct student of Hiroshi Ikeda Sensei in the UK, who he has maintained a close relationship with for over 15 years. He spends countless hours every year with Ikeda Sensei, including personal tuition and runs a fulltime dojo in Coventry. His main interest in Aikido is internal strength, specifically in how to use gravity and the ground to bring solidity to his body while breaking another's balance. He has a good understanding of body mechanics through constant analysis and study of internal strength with how it relates to Ueshiba Morihei, the Founder's, Aikido thanks to Mike Sigman. He is a member of the Advisory Board of Shimbokukai.
Kay Rudisill, 3 Dan Aikikai, Denver Aikikai, Colorado, USA, California Aikido Association
Kay Rudisill started her training with Ki-Society in 1981 under Hideki Shiohira Sensei in Berkeley, CA. After years of traveling and living in different places, she landed in Stockton, CA where she trained under John Smartt Sensei at the New School Aikido. When she moved to Colorado, she started training from 1999-2007 at Boulder Aikikai ASU, under Hiroshi Ikeda Shihan. She took several hiatuses over the years and explored ways to help people through Aikido principles off the mat. Then in 2014 she returned to the dojo and began training at Denver Aikikai under Edgar Johansson Sensei, CAA. Kay is a Supporting Member of Aikido Shimbokukai.
Cat Strada Sensei, 3 Dan, Jiai Aikido, California, USA
Cat Strada Sensei, Dojo Cho of Jiai Aikido, started Aikido in 2007 under Jeff Sodeman Sensei and Hiroshi Ikeda Shihan, and is affiliated with Aikido Shimbokukai. A promoter of authenticity in ourselves and training, she encourages the individuality in her students. Passionate for Applied Aikido for actual self-defense, she encourages cross training and incorporates several years of Systema and now Jiujitsu. She founded the "Imperfect Aikidoist Authentic Support Group", and an "Adaptive Aikido" program to help people train with obesity, mental illness, or physical disabilities. She often focuses on Applied Aikido and ukemi at her seminars, and volunteers teaching Aikido with groups including IRC refugees, Native American reservations, schools, and homeless outreach.
Keizan Murray Sensei, 3 Dan, Shinjinkai, IL, USA
Keizan Murray is an instructor at Shinjinkai Dojo in Chicago, where he also serves as dojo-cho (manager). He additionally leads our Youth Aikido Program.Mr. Murray has studied various martial arts for 37 years; 10 of which as apart of the United States Marine Corps. He began his training in 1980 studying Wu Xing Ba Fa Quan; which opened the doorway to meditation and Asian philosophy. Dedicating his life to a disciplined practice of the Martial Way, he began other arts such as Baqua and Wing Chun. In 1995 while stationed in Japan, he found Aikido and Zen, instantly realizing he found the art he long sought for. Upon returning to Chicago in 2005 Mr. Murray began formal training in both Aikido and Rinzai Zen under Moore Sensei, as well as Mugai Ryu Iaihyodo under Pettet Sensei. He received Fukushidoin in 2011, and in 2017, zaike tokudo (lay ordination) and jukai (taking precepts) in Rinzai Zen, under Moore Sensei. He holds the rank of sandan (3rd degree) in Aikido, and shodan (1st degree) in Meishi-ha Mugai Ryu Iaihyodo.
Binu Fernandez Sensei, 2 Dan, Pune Aikikai, Pune, India
Binu Sensei presently holds the rank of Nidan (Second degree black belt), conferred upon him by Aikido World Headquarters, Tokyo, Japan. He is a student of Anoop Chengara Sensei, 4th Dan, Lisa Tomoleoni Sensei, 6th Dan, Director of Aikido Shimbokukai and Chief Instructor of Abiding Spirit Aikikai, Michelle Tate Sensei, 5th Dan, of Abiding Spirit Aikikai and Jim Bator Sensei, 5th Dan also of Abiding Spirit Aikikai.