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Friday, 21 July 2006 |
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The First Annual AAKS Ukemi-a-thon was a great success! We were able to raise over $800 for the search for a cure for Cystic Fibrosis and the dojo. We offer a big thank you for all of the assistance we received from the CF Foundation and the Sixty-five Roses club at Horizon High School, as well as a special thanks to all of the kind people who offered support in the form of pledges and donations. Keep an eye out for next year’s event!
Chris
Arizona Aikido Ki Society |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 25 July 2006 )
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Wednesday, 15 February 2006 |
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This article presents some downloadable pdf files in support of the upcoming ukemi-a-thon. These are available to current students and visitors alike.
To view the press release for the upcoming ukemi-a-thon, please click press release
to download the pledge sheet, please click pledge sheet
to download the ukemi-a-thon letter to students (which discusses how to be involved with the ukemi-a-thon) please click Letter to Students
The file located here provides some background on Ki Aikido and our dojo. This can be used to learn more about our dojo.
Download the ukemi-a-thon flyer here
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Last Updated ( Monday, 27 February 2006 )
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Sunday, 10 December 2006 |
We've posted a few pictures from the seminar we had with Kashiwaya Sensei this year. We will be posting more in the near future. Enjoy!
click here for additional pictures from the seminar.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 10 December 2006 )
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Thursday, 30 November 2006 |
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“You Had To Be There”
Some time ago I heard of a great zen master sculptor from Japan who created, after many years of hard work, an entirely new kind of masterpiece. So when I was told that one of his lineage would be teaching in my home town I ordered my stone slab and immediately began preparing it.
I purchased books, DVD’s, and a hammer and chisel in anticipation of the zen master sculptor’s seminar. Though I worked very hard in the weeks and days preceding the seminar my slab was only moderately prepared when zen master sculptor K arrived.
Many others, each one with a more or less prepared slab, came for the seminar. Although we differed from each other in degree of slab preparedness, that wasn’t a problem for zen master sculptor K. He observed our differences and worked within the limitations of our individual slabs, without missing a beat.
“I am here to teach you, no, to facilitate your realization of your own masterpiece,” he said in his introductory statement. “Each of you has masterpiece within and I want help you manifest it in slab you have before you.” He smiled and paused.
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Saturday, 26 November 2005 |
ARIZONA AIKIDO KI SOCIETY CELEBRATES 25 YEARS
by A. Garcia
The Arizona Aikido Ki Society celebrated it's 25th Anniversary on Veteran's Day weekend (November 11th--13th) 2005 with a three-day seminar at the Scottsdale dojo. We were proud to host David Shaner Sensei, 7th Dan, Chief Instructor of the Eastern Ki Federation, as our guest instructor for the event. Shaner Sensei served for a time as uchi-deshi (roughly translated as live-in personal assistant) for Koichi Tohei Sensei, the founder of Ki Society in Japan, and it was fascinating to hear about his experiences. His instruction throughout the weekend in Ki-aikido was truly inspiring, and left attendees with plenty to think about concerning their practice!
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Last Updated ( Friday, 17 March 2006 )
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