November 19th, 2014 Every year for the last 24 years, in both the spring and the fall, Nippon Kan has volunteered in partnership with the Denver Parks Department to work on projects to beautify Denver parks all over the city and front range areas. Over the years Nippon Kan volunteers have helped turn flower beds, created bike and hiking …
November 5th -10th , 2014 Serious practice at the seminar in Parma Homma Kancho traveled to Italy in November 2014 to teach a seminar hosted by Aikido Insieme, Michele Nehme Sensei. http://www.aikidoinsieme.it/ The purpose of this seminar was to raise funds for the new Ospedale Dei Bambini Children’s hospital in Parma and over 150 …
October 16th, 2014 Nippon Kan General Headquarters has been located at its current facility for almost 20 years. In 2014 over 700 elementary and middle school students and their parents and teachers have come to Nippon Kan for a cultural fieldtrip tour. These tours are usually set up in the spring but this year …
Oct 4th, 2014 “Putting the Beds to Bed” is a funny name for a project but every year the flower beds in the Denver city parks must be turned for winter. In the fall, if the plants go to seed it will affect the blooming arrangement of the flowers in the beds the following …
Sept 30th -Oct 9th, 2014 Thailand After the Bilay House Heritage Center opening, Homma Kancho traveled to the Thailand-Myanmar border are for research for future AHAN projects. Japan Domo Japanese Country Foods Restaurant partners with AHAN and supports many AHAN projects with its ongoing “Dine at Domo and Feed the World” campaign. The foods used in Domo’s traditional Japanese country …
Sept 30th, 2014 With AHAN support, the construction of the new Bilay House Heritage Center which began in early summer was completed by September 2014. On September 30th, I was able to attend the opening ceremony for the new Bilay House Heritage Center. My dream for the children of Bilay House was to have a place for them to learn …
For the uchideshi (live-in students) who graduated from the 2014 Nippon Kan Summer Marathon or their 3-month summer uchideshi program, life was not easy. All of these uchideshi graduates practiced for up to 7 hours a day, 6 days a week. Dealing with jetlag, different foods, living conditions, customs and a variety of ages and physical conditions added to this …
August 1st- Sept 9th, 2014 The annual Nippon Kan General Headquarters Summer Marathon this year consisted of 40 days of continuous practice. The marathon seminar is part of Nippon Kan’s 3 month summer uchideshiprogram that is attended by young Aikidoka from all over the world. A total of well over 900 hours of practice were completed at this seminar by …
June 13th -26th, 2014 Thailand Photo 65 Large cimg 7939 Pastor Bilay before evening prayers at the Bilay House Chapel Quick visit in June to the Bilay House to check on operations; living conditions, food supplies, any health concerns, educational programs and activities. All of the children seem to be doing well; going to school, doing their chores, following the …
July 12th , 2014 250 kilos of rice for the Madrasa School for orphaned girls has been delivered for the month of July and receipts sent. The construction for the adjacent boy’s school has begun and the cement donated by AHAN has also been delivered. Please express a message of sincere thanks and appreciation from the Madrasa School elders and …
June 12th, 2014 The Minoru Yasui Foundation, the well respected organization of leading Colorado lawyers and legal professionals in Denver was formed originally to honor the human legal rights activities of the late Minoru Yasui. This year, Minoru Yasui has been nominated for a Presidential Medal of Freedom from the President of the United States. The annual Inn of Court …
July 7th -16th , 2014 After visiting NIS countries in Central Asia, Homma Kancho stopped by Izmir, Turkey to teach a 2 day seminar hosted by Izmir Aiki Shuren Dojo, instructed by Nippon Kan General Headquarters official instructor Cihan Karaogluol Sensei. Homma Kancho has instructed seminars many times in Izmir, Ankara and …
June 7th, 2014 Most of the Denver Parks Department parks are located in downtown or suburban Denver areas, but the City of Denver does manage parks in the front range of the mountains just west of Denver. This year, our Nippon Kan Spring Volunteer Project with the Denver Parks Department was in O’Fallon Park, about an hour drive west of …
May 27th, 2014 Public Service Along with their training, on May 23rd, the Rangers volunteered to clean up the White Monastery area in Kathmandu. The Ranger instructors and students all incorporate the philosophy of AHAN and working to give back to their community is part of their training. …
May 23rd, 2014 Here at AHAN Mindanao, all of our students and friends gathered to celebrate Homma Kancho’s 50 years of practice and his birthday. Congratulations, Homma Kancho! The dance of the Badjao people Expanding the Dojo April 10th, 2014 Recently we expanded the AHAN Mindanao dojo; with a growing number of live-in students …
