October 15th-17th, 2010 After meeting with aikidoka in Bangkok, Thailand to discuss future plans for the building of the AHAN Thailand Learning Center, I flew to Korea to visit Ikam Yoon Sensei, President of the Korea Aikido Federation and practice with his student aikidoka in Seoul. It was a warm reunion and I was able to meet and practice again …
October 7th-12th, 2010 When Homma Kancho and attending uchideshi alumni visited Mindanao, Philippines to supervise the construction of the new AHAN Mindanao Learning Center, they also visited Aikido dojos in Illigan City that Ava Sensei is involved with to teach and work with students in Aikido; an art that is blossoming under the care of Ava Sensei and her dedicated …
October 2nd-6th, 2010 With Homma Kancho’s direct support, the AHAN Myanmar Learning Center moved to a new facility in June of 2010. This past October, Homma Kancho flew to Yangon with Nippon Kan computer expert, Roger Failor to visit the new facility and assess the improvements that have been made over the past few months. The AHAN Learning Center opened …
It is one of the philosophies of the AHAN Myanmar Learning Center is that learning and education are not found only in the classroom but outside in the world around us as well. This December, 47 students and staff from the AHAN Myanmar Learning Center went on a fieldtrip to visit the historical sites of Yangon. The AHAN Myanmar Learning …
Sept 19th, 2010 Captain Anees of the Nepal Army Ranger Special Forces and one of the supervisors of Nepal Army Aikido has been in the United States for special forces training with the US Military since April 2010. Captain Anees stopped by Nippon Kan before his return to Nepal to practice Aikido and join Nippon Kan volunteers in serving dinner …
October 9th, 2010 Every fall for the past 19 years, Nippon Kan has been involved with the Denver Parks Department in “Putting the Beds to Bed” in Denver city parks. “Putting the Beds to Bed” consists of turning the flower beds for winter, and Nippon Kan has been named the Nippon Kan Army by Parks Department officials for our teamwork …
September-December 2010 Without the support of all of the students and friends who have volunteered their time, we could not have continued our service to the homeless for these past 20 years. 2010 marked our 20 year anniversary of our Homeless Meal Service Project with the Denver Rescue Mission in Denver and in these past two decades, over 400 volunteers …
August 22, 2010 Nepal Army Ranger Forces have been part of UNAMID efforts in Sudan. This report was submitted by Sgt. Dan Gurung who has been stationed in Sudan for the better part of a year. UNAMID is made up of soldiers from all over the world, and recently Sgt. Gurung received permission from his superiors to open Aikido practice …
Nippon Kan Uchideshi Practice at Enshin Karate August 20th, 2010 Nippon Kan uchideshi had a special challenge one day in August as they traveled to Enshin Karatewww.enshin.kan.com. (home of the Sabaki Challenge full-contact international karate tournament) Headquarters in Denver for a special practice. Kancho Joko Ninomiya and his son Koichi Ninomiya Sensei personally instructed our Nippon Kan uchideshi in the …
Curry for 300 August 17th, 2010 One of the responsibilities of being an uchideshi (live-in student) at Nippon Kan is helping to prepare and serve our monthly dinner for the homeless at the Denver Rescue Mission. This dinner is served on the 3rd Sunday of every month and has been a Nippon Kan tradition for the last 20 years. On …
August 15th, 2010 Homma Kancho, who has led Nippon Kan’s efforts to feed the homeless in Denver for the last 20 years, was honored by local, leading Colorado television station, Channel 7, as one of Denver’s Every Day Heroes for 2010. A Channel 7 news team paid Homma Kancho and volunteer staff a visit while they were preparing for our …
Aug 6-10, 2010 An Aikido seminar practice was held in Guatemala City, Guatemala for Aikidoka led by Pablo Benafe Sensei. The practice was instructed by Nippon Kan General Headquarters, Central and South America Division Coordinator, Scott Olson Sensei, and assisted by Nippon Kan General Headquarters senior uchideshi, Michele Zanrei. It is Nippon Kan policy and philosophy not to have branch …
August 1, 2010 Homma Kancho celebrated a big milestone this year: his 60th birthday. By coincidence or design, 2010 was also a big year for Nippon Kan and Homma Kancho who received numerous awards for outstanding service to our community. Homma Kancho said, “I have been named for many awards this year, but these awards are really meant for all …
About seven years ago, Jeremy Olive Sensei served as Technical Instructor for Nippon Kan along with Rudy Landry Sensei. Jeremy took a leave of absence to attend to his training at the Denver Police Academy, start a family and then to embark on a new career as a Denver Policeman. Currently Olive Sensei’s daughter attends Youth Program classes at Nippon …
Working on His Tan… After Homma Kancho finished a hectic teaching tour of the Middle East region, he finally took a few days for himself and spent a little “R & R” time in Izmir, Turkey on the Aegean sea. He said upon his return, “Once in a while it is nice to travel without such a hectic teaching and …
