Aikido, the modern martial art!

Aikido is an effective, nonviolent system of self-defense. In fact, many police agencies throughout the world include aikido techniques in their arrest tactics training. Yet the founder of aikido, Moreihei Ueshiba Sensei, talked of his creation as the art of peace and reconciliation. He often commented that the primary goal of aikido was to make better human beings.

At Aiki Zenshin Dojo we strive to honor the vision of Ueshiba Sensei. I hope that you will take time to check out our web site and the links that we have included. If you have any questions, feel free to send e-mail or give me a call. Foremost, I cordially invite you to visit our Dojo, observe any of our classes, and get a feeling for our community.

Please check out our new promotional video !

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We are thrilled to announce a weekend seminar with...

Takeshi Yamashima Shihan, 7th dan from Tokyo, Japan

Friday, August 27 - Sunday, August 29, 2010
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This seminar is open to all aikdoka regardless of rank or affiliation.

Children's Test Event gallery_ Saturday, February 6, 2010.

Monday, 14 June 2010

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I have gotten soooooo far behind on our Test Event gallery postings. I spent the weekend in Santa Cruz and found a couple of hours to work on this gallery. I've missed posting a number galleries of Test Events held before and after this one. It just happened that I had a dvd of these images in my brief case.

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This gallery features Joshua Huang, Connan Wang, Evan Nusaputra, Natasha Rodkin, Jeff Wang & Joshua Huey. Enjoy!

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An old Yelp.com review by Barry B. has reappeared!

Tuesday, 11 May 2010

I don't have a clue as to how yelp.com manages its reviews. Sometimes a new review will disappear within days and then again an old review will suddenly appear. Here's a very nice review posted by Barry B. on 6/13/08. Thank you_ Barry and thank you_ Yelp.com!

"I'm a long time member of Aiki Zenshin Dojo. I have been going there since the early 90's. I've practiced karate and aikido many places, but rarely have I seen a dojo that fosters a sense of community like this one. It’s clear that Sensei Skys truly cares about the development of his students. The dojo is well established and has many advanced students and teachers. Classes can be strenuous, but Sensei balances the physical activity with wisdom from his life experience as well.
I can think of no stronger endorsement than to say that the dojo feels like home to me."

Posted by Skys Sensei.

Two more wonderful reviews have been posted on Yelp.com!

Thursday, 06 May 2010

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This morning I received an email from the folks at Yelp.com stating that a new review of our dojo had been posted. This recent review was posted by Natalie C. Her child, Margaret who has been training in our "Aiki-Tots Program," tested for her first rank this past Saturday. Margaret is a petite little girl who enthuiastically navigated her test material with a partner who literally towered over her! It was later speculated that her "uke / attacker" was 'neutralized' by Margaret's bright smile!

While checking out Natalie's review, I noticed that Valerie W. had posted a review in February. Somehow I had missed seeing it. Valerie started training here when she was eight years old, and today she's engaged to a wonderful guy and working in the high-tech field.

Please take a few minutes to check out these wonderful 'reviews' that I've added to our "Testimonials " page. Or, access the postings on Yelp.com .

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Aikido, the modern martial art!

Takeshi Yamashima Shihan, 7th dan from Tokyo, Japan

Friday, August 27 - Sunday, August 29, 2010 click for flyer

Friday, August 27 - Sunday, August 29, 2010
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