Planning for the New Year

Happy holidays, Grand Rapids Aikidoka!  Your Aikido community has been busy scheduling events to satisfy your New Year’s Resolutions for more training!

First, Max Honey Sensei will begin teaching a new weekly morning Aikido class, Tuesdays from 8 to 9am, starting January 3rd.

Next, Mata Sensei has added some additional Saturday morning sessions specifically for our newer students, February 18th and March 18th.

And it is looking to be another great year for Grand Rapids and Midwest Birankai Seminars.  Here at Kyoseikan Dojo, we’ll be hosting an April Seminar with Elmer Tancinco Sensei to raise funds for our new Aikidoka friends in Cuba. And we’re also very proud to announce the return of Lynn Shihan for our Summer Seminar in August!  Regionally, we’re excited for the return of Sovoca Sensei at Logan Square Aikido, and for a seminar commemorating the 25th Anniversary of Fox Valley Aikikai.

All these dates can be found on our calendar page.  If you’d like to print out these dates to hang on your wall, a beautiful PDF version can be downloaded here.

Living Collaboratively

We have been honored with “Living Collaboratively,” a poem commemorating our 10th anniversary seminar, by James Sawers of Fox Valley Aikikai.  Thank you, Jim!

Oct 22-23: 10 Year Anniversary Seminar!

We are very excited to have Elizabeth Lynn Shihan, 6th Dan, Chief Instructor of Eastshore Aikikai in Richmond, CA, to lead a seminar celebrating the 10th anniversary of Grand Rapids Aikikai!

Please register in advance here.  Payment may be submitted online here.

Seminar Schedule:

Saturday, October 22
9am-Noon Aikido
Teacher’s Meeting
2-4pm Aikido
430pm Dan Testing
730pm Dinner

Sunday, October 23
10am-1pm Aikido