Aiki Summer Retreat Celebrates Its Twenty Fifth Anniversary.News Editors & Recreation/Sports Writers SAN RAFAEL San Rafael (săn rəfĕl`), residential city (1990 pop. 48,404), seat of Marin co., W Calif., a suburb of San Francisco on the northern shore of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1913. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 2000 On June 18, martial artists from around the world will converge on the peaceful campus of Dominican College There are several current and former institutions of higher learning named Dominican College. Higher education
aikido Japanese art of self-defense. It employs locks and holds and utilizes the principle of nonresistance to cause an opponent's own momentum to work against him or her. teachers, Robert Nadeau Robert Nadeau (born 1937-03-10) is an American aikido teacher holding the rank of 7th dan shihan in the Aikikai. Trained in Japan by the founder of the art, Morihei Ueshiba, Nadeau was one of the first Aikido teachers in Northern California. of City Aikido in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden and Frank Doran Frank Doran (b. April 13, 1949 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish politician. He is the Labour MP for Aberdeen North. He is the partner of fellow Labour MP Joan Ruddock. of Aikido West in Redwood City Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. . This year additional instruction will be provided by Hiroshi Ikeda Hiroshi Ikeda (池田 裕 Ikeda Hiroshi of Boulder Aikikai in Boulder Colorado and Francis Takahashi of Aikido Academy in Temple City, CA. The Aiki Summer Retreat is a week long intensive training in aikido. Founded in Japan by Morihei Ueshiba Morihei Ueshiba (植芝 盛平 Ueshiba Morihei, December 14, 1883–April 26, 1969) was a famous martial artist and founder of the Japanese martial art of aikido. , aikido is a martial art martial art Any of several arts of combat and self-defense that are widely practiced as sport. There are armed and unarmed varieties, most based on traditional fighting methods used in East Asia. that emphasizes self-defense and personal growth. The Aiki Summer Retreat offers training in aikido for people of all ages and skill levels. Returning students, some of whom have attended the Retreat nearly every year since it began, enjoy a feeling of coming home, seeing old friends and walking through the beautiful grounds of Dominican College. New students have the chance to meet and train with fell aikido practitioners from around the world. All students have the opportunity to train with some of the finest aikido instructors in the world. A teacher of aikido for over 35 years, Robert Nadeau is the chief instructor of City Aikido in San Francisco and Aikido of Mountain View in Mountain View, CA. Mr. Nadeau's vast experience in aikido includes training at the aikido world headquarters in Tokyo Japan with the Founder, Morihei Ueshiba. In addition to teaching aikido, Mr. Nadeau has led numerous workshops and seminars around the world in energy awareness, stress management and consciousness raising. For more information, logon to the City Aikido web site at www.aikido.san-francisco.ca.us. Frank Doran is the founder and chief instructor of Aikido West in Redwood City, CA. A former United States Marine hand-to-hand instructor and police defensive tactics instructor, Mr. Doran began training in aikido in 1959. He has taught at aikido seminars throughout the United States and abroad. In addition to teaching regular classes at Aikido West, Mr. Doran offers classes in aikido at Stanford University in Palo Alto. For more information, logon to the Aikido West web site at www.aikido-west.org. The Aiki Summer Retreat is pleased to welcome back Hiroshi Ikeda, the founder and chief instructor of Boulder Aikikai in Boulder Colorado. Mr. Ikeda began his study of aikido in 1968 at Kokugakuin University in Tokyo. He came to the United States in 1978 and founded the Boulder Aikikai in 1980. Mr. Ikeda travels extensively as a guest instructor, and is a regular instructor at the Aiki Summer Retreat. For more information, logon to the Boulder Aikikai web site at www.boulder.asu.org. This year's feature guest instructor is Francis Takahashi, chief instructor of the Aikido Academy in Temple City, CA. Mr. Takahashi began his aikido training 44 years ago in Hawaii. He has trained with high ranking instructors from around the world, including the Founder, Morihei Ueshiba, and taught at numerous seminars and workshops. For more information, logon onto the Aikido Academy web site at www.home.earthlink.net/aikishihan/indexaa.html. The Aiki Summer Retreat runs from June 18 through June 24. For more information about the Aiki Summer Retreat, call (650) 366-9106. |
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