June 12th, 2013 The Minor Yasui Inn of Court has held its annual dinner at the Nippon Kan-Domo gardens for seven consecutive years. Over 100 lawyers and related members of the Minoru Yasui Inn of Court gathered in the gardens on June 12th, 2013 for a full gourmet buffet dinner provided by Domo Restaurant. This year the Minoru Inn of …
June 3rd-9th, 2013 There is a tribe of people called the Badjao that live along the coast south of Illigan City on Mindanao Island in the Philippines. The Badjao are an ocean migrant people without a country and scavenge for survival. For the past 3 years, The AHAN Mindanao Learning Center has provided meals to the Badjao people; the only …
June 1st, 2013 Nippon Kan’s 22nd annual Spring Volunteer Service project was held at Weir Gulch Park on June 1st, 2013. The project included planting a large number of trees, painting bridges and playground equipment and adding new sand to the playground areas. Planting trees is hard work and a team effort! To …
May 27th, 2013 In the early morning hours, Homma Kancho found Yonta, the dojo dog, standing in front of the Buddha statue in the newly constructed Musubi Do area. This photo seeming has captured the rainbow light of the Buddha shining down on little Yonta. Hard to say exactly what it really was; the light of the Buddha? Or, was …
May 25th-June 2nd, 2013 I stopped by Japan in late May to do some research on land for a new AHAN Nippon Kan training center. While in Japan I went to visit the countryside home of Mr. Yamagami, former Japanese Consul. It was good to see Mr. Yamagami in a markedly different environment now that he has retired to a …
May 16th-22nd, 2013 Koichi Ninomiya Sensei and his younger brother Jota Ninomiya are both sons of Enshin Karate Founder, Joko Ninomiya Kancho, Enshin Karate Kaikan. This May, Koichi Sensei and Jota Ninomiya traveled to Italy to teach Enshin Karate in Parma, Italy. The event was planned by Nippon Kan graduate uchideshi alumni from Parma, Italy with Homma Kancho’s permission. …
May 12th, 2013 Homma Kancho’s 63rd birthday party was a grand event! Before his birthday, Homma Kancho had been working on the new Musubi Do area of the Nippon Kan gardens since April from morning till late in to the night. Concerned staff questioned his long hours, but Homma Kancho only replied “This is part of my training until my …
May 12th, 2013 Homma Kancho working on the construction of the Musubi Do. The completion ceremony for the new Musubi Do, which roughly translates as “a place of togetherness” in the Nippon Kan Gardens was held on May 12th, 2013. The new Musubi Do area was designed and built by Homma Kancho in amazingly only a month’s time. AHAN Nippon …
May 5th, 2013 To celebrate the closing performance of the musical “Merry Poppins” at Denver’s premier Denver Center for the Performing Arts, the performers and staff came to Nippon Kan’s Domo Restaurant for dinner. Homma Kancho prepared a great feast for them and said, “Acting has the same challenges as the martial arts; for actors, it is to face your …
Mrs. Patricia Sexton Patricia was the first woman Aikido student at Nippon Kan General Headquarters over 32 years ago. Patricia is now 89 years old. After she stopped driving, Patricia could no longer attend practice, but she has remained a faithful student and friend throughout the many years. In the early days, I used to lead tours of students to …
Homeless Meal Service Resumes in May 2013 Watch here! Documentary of Uchideshi Training Beyond the Mat; Homeless Meal Service AHAN Nippon Kan’s 22 years of service to the homeless at the Denver Rescue Mission came to a close in October, 2012. There were a number of reasons for this decision but basically my thinking was that we wanted to concentrate …
April 18th-21st, 2013 The International Sabaki Challenge is hosted annually by Enshin Karate and Joko Ninomiya Kancho. www.enshin.com. 11 competing fighters, coaches and managers traveled from Japan this year to attend the Sabaki Challenge, and as is tradition, stayed at Nippon Kan Headquarters. Many of the current Enshin Karate coaches and managers, who trained as uchideshi at Enshin Karate in …
April 13th, 2013 AHAN Nippon Kan projects in Denver and around the world are supported by AHAN Nippon Kan General Headquarters and by proceeds from Domo Restaurant, which is housed at Nippon Kan Headquarters. Through Domo’s “Dine at Domo and Feed the World” campaign, AHAN has been able to build 10 orphanages and learning centers throughout Asia as well as …
April 8th-15th, 2013 The AHAN Nippon Kan Spring Marathon, instructed by Homma Kancho was held April 8th-15th this year. The goal, besides a personal challenge for all students, was to raise funds to make uniforms for the children of Bilay House choir. The Bilay House has a choir of 15 children, and it was Homma Kancho’s idea to make the …
March 18, 2013 Hometown markets of Izmir Homma Kancho made a quick trip to Izmir on his way back from teaching a seminar in Morocco. The reason he told us was that he wanted to enjoy springtime in Izmir! Since Homma Kancho is the owner and head chef of Domo restaurant, he was …
