April 16th -19th , 2009
Sabaki Challenge fighters and coaches stay at Nippon Kan this year too.
This time one female fighter joined the ranks of the entourage from Japan and won her division. Of the two male fighters, one came in second place in his division. All of the fighters and coaches love staying at Nippon Kan where the accommodations and food is always great. As is tradition, the Japanese fighters and coaches asked to stay at Nippon Kan which they say brings them good luck! And as luck would have it, this year too, the group returned to Japan with trophies! They say Homma Kancho’s Domo Restaurant food is good luck…maybe its true!
Two different Japanese martial arts; Karate and Aikido. To have such a friendship between teachers and students of these two completely different martial arts is unique. This friendship and mutual respect among students springs from the friendship and leadership of Homma Kancho and Ninomiya Kancho.
As Homma Kancho says, “The martial arts do not make human beings; human beings make the martial arts. This is a good example.
Written by
Nippon Kan Staff