AHAN Guatemala Founding Seminar
May 23-25th, 2008
AHAN Nippon Kan Central America and AHAN Mexico Coordinator Fernando Roman Sensei, Chief Instructor of Mexico Aikido Takemusu Aiki www.mexicoaikido.com.mx traveled to Guatemala City this past May to award formal acceptance of Escuela Central de Aikido de Guatemala into AHAN as an official AHAN affiliate. This acceptance comes also with the recommendation of AHAN Nippon Kan General Headquarters Senior Instructor, Scott Olson Sensei who traveled to Guatemala last year to evaluate the group. Dojo Instructors Pablo Buenafe Urritia and Juan Carlos Garoz Garrido, the new leaders of AHAN Guatemala were presented with their official certification at this special seminar instructed by Fernando Roman Sensei. The seminar was held in Delfine’s Gym for thee days with about 35 students attending. The first official activity of AHAN Guatemala was this donation of this seminar’s proceeds for the Virgin del Camino Day Care Center for single working mothers.
LINK HERE to a complete seminar report written by Fernando Roman Sensei.
Written by
AHAN International Director
Emily Busch