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The twentieth edition of the Kanagawa Prefecture Aikido Federation Demonstration took place on Saturday, July 27th, at the Kanagawa Prefecture Budokan located within Kishine-kōen.　This year being such a milestone, the event welcomed as guest of honor Aikido Hombu Dojo-cho Ueshiba Mitsuteru, the great-grandson of the founder of Aikido.

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Our dojo is very fortunate in that it receives regular visits from practitioners from all over the world, especially during the month of May, as it is particularly busy in Aikido events of all sorts. One of our recent guest instructors was Fabrice Croizé Sensei, a 6th dan instructor from Paris.

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The annual All Japan Aikido Demonstration, which is the largest Aikido event in the year, gathering thousands of practitioners from all over Japan, and also from abroad, for a full day of demonstrations.

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On Saturday 11th of May, our dojo held a very special event in order to celebrate some recent milestones, with a special class and an evening social.

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On Saturday, 13th of April, Yokohama AikiDojo held its yearly kids class kyu grade examinations and we are delighted to announce that every of the sixteen children passed their test!

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Christian Tissier Shihan is arguably the most senior and the most well-known non-Japanese aikidoka in activity today. Since returning from his apprenticeship in Japan, he has authored many technical books about aikido. 

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The eleventh edition of the yearly Kanagawa Prefecture Aikido Federation Seminar took place on Sunday, February 25th, at the Kamakura Budokan. This year, it was placed under the direction of Irie Yoshinobu Shihan, an instructor of the Aikikai Hombu Dojo.

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This year’s Kagamibiraki ceremony took place at the Aikido Hombu Dojo in Shinjuku on Sunday, January 14th, 2024. This was the first fully public occurrence of the event since the COVID19 pandemic started.

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Even though we were nearing the end of the year, many volunteers from various dojos participated in the winter edition of the Aikido Kanagawa Federation Joint Training Session, an event that gathers practitioners from across the Kanagawa Prefecture and beyond.

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As we ushered in the winter break, Yokohama AikiDojo marked its third year of existence with the annual Bonenkai celebration on Saturday, December 16th, 2023. Once again, Saint Maur International School generously provided the Cougar Café, a spacious venue located just above our regular practice room.

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