AHAN Active Team members paid a visit to Down Syndrome Society of Nepal (DSSN) located at Kapurdhara, Kathmandu (President: Shila Thapa) as part of planning purposes for 2019 support operations. Helping DSSN is part of support activities by AHAN’s WWY (We are With You) Support Initiatives in Nepal, and various WWY projects are supported by members of the Nepalese Army …
During their visit in Nepal for AHAN related purposes, AHAN staffs, led by Homma Kancho, visited two Nepalese Army Aikido Instructor Training facilities to witness the current status of their ongoing Aikido instructor training programme. One of the training locations is “K-9 Emily Memorial Dojo”, located in the K-9 training squadron base, where elite female soldiers selected from 19 …
AHAN Active Team members traveled to the city of Huế in Vietnam, a fierce battle ground during the Vietnam War, for a follow-up visit to a support facility for the victims of the use of defoliant. Many Thanks to all the local coordinators who are mostly retired teachers who were teachers during the wartime! We very much look forward to …
Every time we come to Huế, we join this local Aikido group for practice. Although I still don’t know clearly what the name of their dojo is, they are always welcoming, and they are good-natured fellow Aikidoists. Practicing at this dojo reminds me of the days from 40-some years ago when I started a dojo in Denver with such …
Aikido Nippon Kan’s Annual Fall Volunteer Event has been held at this time of the year for the past 27 years, and this year’s volunteer event was held on October 13. Aikido Nippon members and their families & friends gathered in Civic Center Park in the heart of downtown Denver again this year to turn the flowerbeds to “put the …
12 representatives, including Bryon Hays, Vice President of AHAN Nippon Kan, Hien Pham, the Secretary of AHAN Nippon Kan and 4 senior instructors, from AHAN Nippon Kan, a non-profit organization with its headquarters in Denver, CO, U.S.A, traveled to Japan to discuss with AHAN staffs in Japan to firm up a plan to establish AHAN Nippon Kan’s Japan Branch Office as …
Thank you and ‘Gokurosama Deshita’ to all who participated in Nippon Kan’s Marathon Seminar. To date, over 1,800 Aikidoists took on the challenge to participate in Nippon Kan’s Marathon Seminars, and a wide range of members participated in this year’s seminar, from members of Nippon Kan’s Moo Club, which only those who are 60 and older can join among …
Here’s the story of how I got Frank Gordon’s weapons told by Nippon-kan Weapons Instructor Chris A. My friend, who lives across the street from City Park had seen the a blue bag lying on the sidewalk next to the street, which he thought might have camping gear in it, so he left it there assuming someone would eventually come …
On the occasion of the World Youth Skills Day in 2018, ‘Heritage Run’ was organized, and Aikido team members from the Nepalese Army Rangers swept up trophies among over 250 athletes in the inaugural Heritage Run. A team from the WWY (We are With You) initiative, which was founded in 2015 through a collaboration between AHAN Nippon Kan and …
Huge Aikido Training Conducting in ANTC (Ranger Aikido Dojo) through Nepal Army. Only here (82 Different Unit and Sub-Unit of NA Total 123 Soldiers (Students) practicing together Nippon-kan Aikido
There is no Bokken or Jo; no Keiko-gi to practice in, and of course no Dojo… But they have shovels, hoes and sickles and worn-out T-shirts as well as the vast & generous mother nature. 38 children from different backgrounds are living at Bilay House for different reasons, and 12 high schoolers welcomed me with their bright smiles that day. …
When Nippon Kan was founded, it was just me and a few others. It’s been 43 years since then, and it’s been quite some time since Nippon Kan was no longer a small Aikido group in a town. Unlike a business entity, a Dojo does not pay wages but collects monthly dues from its students. However, a …
A scenery from a Spring Festival is of a small group of 5 Aikido enthusiasts. While not winning much attention from festival goers who were merely passing by, they were doing Aikido demonstrations eagerly and earnestly. Their such dedication will eventually lead to the growth of their Dojo. I wish them well very much from the bottom of my heart! …
Morihiro Saito Shihan’s 17th Anniversary Memorial Service Late MORIHIRO SAITO SHIHAN March 3, 1928 ~ May 13, 2002 The 17th Anniversary Memorial Service May 6, 2018 Shinshin Aiki Shurenkai Dojo Iwama-Town, Kasama-city, Ibaraki-prefecture, Japan Hitohira Jukucho, the eldest son of Morihiro Shihan, putting a finishing touch in the preparation of a “kagezen (a meal for an absent person or …
The winning team was announced and a trophy was award to the winning team for Aikido Skills Demonstration Tournament among Nepalese Army Rangers! The main purpose of this tournament is to encourage Nepalese Army Rangers members to continue their training commitment in Aikido, and different Aikido teams from different Army Rangers Bases participated in this tournament. And the winning team …
