I keep forgetting and remembering important events on my Aikido path, and our organization doesn’t use kyu books. So before I misplace any entirely I thought I should get them all written down in one place. What a chore! So here they are – or the ones I could think of this evening, at least, plus a few I’m planning on in the near future.
I will update this post regularly, and keep a permanent link to it in the sidebar, eventually. This has a sister post now, too: My Aikido Teachers.
— Someday —
Aikido Randori and Weapons 4-Day Intensive w/ George Ledyard Sensei
Aikido Eastside, Bellevue, WA
[I am tentatively planning a 2-week train trip around this.]
— 2012 —
Fall, 2012
Aikido of San Diego Fall Retreat
Instructors Denise Barry Sensei (KumaKai Aikido) & Dave Goldberg Sensei
Local mountains of San Diego County (?)
September 14-16, 2012
Weekend Intensive with George Ledyard Sensei
Facebook Event page for the Weekend Intensive with George Ledyard
Two Rivers Budo, Sacramento, CA
August 4-5, 2012
Daitoryu Aikijujitsu Ginjukai Seminar with Howard Popkin
Facebook Event page for the seminar with Howard Popkin
Jiai Aikido, San Diego, CA
June, 2012 Unfortunately, the Retreat is not happening in 2012.CAA Aiki Summer Retreat
Aiki Retreat Fan Page
Bay Area, CA
May 18-20, 2012
CAA Division 3 Retreat, Robert Nadeau Shihan & Others
Sabastopol, CA
March 30-April 1, 2012
Evolutionary Aikido Seminar, Patrick Cassidy Sensei & Dave Goldberg Sensei
Register for Evolutionary Aikido Seminar
Aikido of San Diego
March 2-4, 2012
Dan Messisco Sensei
Facebook Event page for the seminar
Two Rivers Budo, Sacramento, CA (Geoff Yudien’s and Adam Fong’s new dojo!)
January 21, 2012
My 2nd Kyu Exam
Video of my 2nd kyu exam, on YouTube
Aikido of San Diego, Dave Goldberg Sensei
January 12-16, 2012
Aikido Bridge Friendship Seminar
Instructors: Hiroshi Ikeda, Frank Doran and Christian Tissier Shihan
Register for Aikido Bridge Seminar
Jiai Aikido, in San Diego
— 2011 —
October 7-9, 2011
Mary Heiny Sensei
Aikido of San Diego
September, 2011
Mitsugu Saotome Shihan
Redlands Aikikai
September 11, 2011
Aikido In Focus: Aikido, Fear, and Freedom, Dave Goldberg Sensei
Aikido of San Diego
Summer, 2011
Jo (Staff) Seminar, Chetan Prakash Sensei
Redlands Aikikai
July 15-17, 2011
Robert Nadeau Shihan
Aikido of San Diego
July 9, 2011
My 3rd Kyu Exam
Video of my 3rd kyu exam, on YouTube
Aikido of San Diego, Dave Goldberg Sensei
June 12-18, 2011
CAA Aiki Summer Retreat (Nadeau, Doran, Ikeda, Heiny, & others)
Aiki Retreat Fan SiteMenlo College, Atherton, CA
Feb 18-21, 2011
Gasshuku, Patrick Cassidy Sensei
Aikido of San Diego
January 13-17, 2011
Aikido Bridge Friendship Seminar
Instructors: Hiroshi Ikeda, Frank Doran and Christian Tissier Shihan
Jiai Aikido, in San Diego
January 3, 2011
Special New Year Training with Dave Goldberg Sensei,
and instructors Mike Coit, Megan Palm, and Lloyd McClellan
Aikido of San Diego
January 2011
Dojo Projects
Aikido of San Diego
Post: Service and Community
— 2010 —
November 13, 2010
My 4th Kyu Exam
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuGsMi4MhOQ
Post: To 4th Kyu & Beyond
October 24, 2010
Aikido In Focus workshop, Dave Goldberg Sensei
Subject: “How am I limiting myself / getting in my own way?”
[My focus: Over extending.]
Aikido of San Diego
Post: How am I Limiting Myself?
September 24-26, 2010
Seminar with Mary Heiny Sensei
Aikido of San Diego
[Helped with seminar logistics. “Tetsudai.”]
July 12, 2010
First day of training at new location (6356 Riverdale St. 92120)
Month of July, 2010
Several Work parties at the new and old locations.
May 22, 2010
Spring picnic at Santee Lakes
May 3, 2010
154 total training days. Just interesting trivia.
April 9-11, 2010
Seminar with Robert Nadeau Shihan
Aikido of San Diego
A Flickr slideshow of my seminar photos
March 21, 2010
Aikido In Focus workshop with Dave Goldberg Sensei
Subject: “Putting the Free in Freestyle”
Aikido of San Diego
Post: Body, Border Collies, & Beer
February 6, 2010
My 5th Kyu Exam
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bhlXh91Ksg
Post: 5th Kyu Test Tomorrow
Post: Thoughts on My 5th Kyu Test
Post: More thoughts – What I Meant
January 31, 2010
Aikido In Focus workshop with Dave Goldberg Sensei
Subject: “Ukemi”
Aikido of San Diego
January 23, 2010
Community service project with Aikido of San Diego
Fire clearance work day at the Unity Center Ranch (where our retreats are held)
January, 2010
Aikido Bridge Friendship Seminar
Instructors: Hiroshi Ikeda, Frank Doran and Christian Tissier Shihan
Plus guest instructors: Wilko Vriesman, Francis Takahashi, Morihiko Murashige Shihan
Jiai Aikido, in San Diego
Post: How To Go To Your First Big Seminar
Post: Great Trip, Happy to be Home
On AikidoBridge.com: Article, with photos, by Frank Richardson
— 2009 —
December 15, 2009
My first column for The Mirror, on AikiWeb.com
“Learning By Feel"
September 11-13
Annual Fall Retreat, with Kayla Feder & Dave Goldberg Sensei
Unity Center Ranch, Descanso, CA
[Mostly weapons and meditation.]
September 19, 2009
My 6th Kyu Test
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZR4eKhpRXE
Post: Studying for 6th Kyu Exam
Post: Reflections at the 1st Milestone
Post: Comments After My Exam
August 30 (?), 2009
Aikido In Focus workshop with Dave Goldberg Sensei
Subject: "Relax, It’s Aikido”
Aikido of San Diego
Post: Don’t Push So Hard Against the World
July 24-26, 2009
Seminar with Robert Nadeau Shihan
Aikido of San Diego
Post: Getting to the Nadeau Seminar
July 8, 2009
10th training day
Mid-May through June, 2009
Of the mat with a shoulder injury (separated AC joint)
Watched classes 1-2x/week
May 5, 2009
My first day of training
Aikido of San Diego
Post: Introduction
