The practice of an art such as Aikido is full of events and celebrations. This section gives you first hand accounts of the most significant ones as well as information on punctual events that might be of interest.
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| Aikido - Events | | Written by Guillaume Erard | | Sunday, 29 April 2012 00:00 |  Along with the Shinobukai, the Aiki-jinja Taisai is one of the yearly events that commemorate the death of the founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba (26th of April 1969) and that of his son, Kisshomaru (4th of January 1999). While the Shinobukai takes place at the Hombu Dojo of the Aikikai in Tokyo, the Aiki-jinja Taisai (Aiki sanctuary festival) is set at the famous Iwama Dojo in the Ibaraki prefecture. The commemoration is particularly important since the sanctuary was built by Morihei Ueshiba himself and that it is in the adjacent dojo that the master perfected, during the Second World War, what would become Aikido.
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| Aikido - Events | | Written by Guillaume Erard | | Monday, 06 February 2012 12:51 |  Every year, the AikikaiHombu Dojo holds a kangeiko (寒稽古), a special period of training taking place over the coldest days of winter. During this 10-days period, practitioners are encouraged to practice every day for at least one class. This year, the kangeiko took place from the 23rd of January to the 1st of February.
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| Aikido - Events | | Written by Jordy Delage | | Sunday, 30 May 2010 10:46 |  One of the most important yearly Aikido memorial events is the Aiki Jinja Tai Sai Festival that occurs on the 29th of April at the Aikido shrine in Iwama in the province of Ibaraki. The Aiki Jinja is a Shinto shrine built by Morihei Ueshiba himself in the aim of receiving the "spirit of Aikido".
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| Aikido - Events | | Written by Guillaume Erard | | Friday, 30 April 2010 12:37 |  In Japan, the months of April and May are quite busy in celebrations. Within the Aikido world, there are also a few events that are worth noting such as the anniversary of the founder's passing on April 26th 1969, the Aiki Shrine Festival and the 29th of April and the massive annual All Japan Aikido Demonstration on May 22nd.
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| Aikido - Events | | Written by Guillaume Erard | | Friday, 28 September 2007 09:27 |  As some of you may know, the new Dublin Aikikai Aikido dojo opened a few weeks ago. It is located in Dance Ireland, Foley Street, Dublin 1. Today I will give you a little insight of how things are going over there.
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| | Aikido - Events | | Written by Guillaume Erard | | Monday, 02 August 2010 12:54 |  Some of us Aikido practitioners often dream of going to Japan in order to perfect our skills in the art created by O Sensei Morihei Ueshiba. Many actually eventually make the trip for a few weeks, some for a few months. Fewer of these individuals decide to settle there for an indefinite period of time, that is my case. This long term pilgrimage allows us to explore the roots of Aikido, make the acquaintance of many masters and, if we are lucky enough, to establish solid and enduring relationships with them on and beyond the tatami. However, the normal order of things is that we always find ourselves assuming the role of the student. In fact, one would never think in Japan to transgress this position. There are some cases however when, a bit in spite of our own will, this situation can change quickly and dramatically. The account I am going to give today describes precisely one of these occurrences. During several months training intensively at the AikikaiHombu Dojo in Tokyo, I have had the opportunity to make a lot of acquaintances and I even got the opportunity to develop real friendships. It is from one of these precious friendships that the adventure I will relate today started. |
| Aikido - Events | | Written by Guillaume Erard | | Sunday, 23 May 2010 10:22 |  The annual All Japan Aikido Demonstration took place like every year at the legendary Nihon Budokan (日本武道館). All the afternoon, a succession of demonstrations were of course performed by many prestigious Sensei, but also, by members of smaller dojo including university clubs, private groups, corporation dojos etc. Thus, the whole Japanese territory was represented. This year was very special for me because it was my first visit at the Budokan. Each time I had been in Japan, I had had to leave shortly before the All Japan Aikido demonstration and I therefore never had the chance to see it, let alone take part in it. |
| Aikido - Events | | Written by Guillaume Erard | | Thursday, 15 May 2008 00:00 |  The more I spend time in Tokyo, the more I realize that the world of Aikido is indeed very small. The beauty of this is that it is during random encounters and acquaintances that one end up making the most crucial experiences for one's personal development. Such an acquaintance happened once again on the tatami of the AikikaiHombu Dojo in May 2008 while I was staying in Tokyo and practising Aikido intensively. Today, I would like to take you for a journey through time, to the discovery of a discipline which is the ancestor of Aikido. Those of you a bit more erudite on the subject know of course that I am talking about the Daito-ryuAiki-jujutsu. |
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