Aikido of Petaluma has been offering gentle martial and energy arts for the pressures of daily life since 1983. Our training emphasizes personal growth and development within the medium of a martial art. Our instructors offer a supportive, joyful, and diverse training environment.
Beginners are welcome and encouraged to observe and participate in any of our classes.
Class Notes:
Sensei Noha, as part of his online classes, prepares class notes, with extensive details. He has made his notes available to everyone.
We are happy to announce that we are starting children’s classes beginning February 1st! Find more information on our Children’s Class page.
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There are two type of ki: ordinary ki and true ki. Ordinary ki is coarse and heavy; true ki is light and versatile. In order to perform well, you have to liberate yourself from ordinary ki and permeate your organs with true ki. That is the basis of powerful technique.
– Morihei Ueshiba
Aikido of Petaluma has been offering gentle martial and energy arts for the pressures of daily life since 1983. Our training emphasizes personal growth and development within the medium of a martial art. Our instructors offer a supportive, joyful and diverse training environment.
Beginners are welcome and encouraged to observe and participate in any of our classes.
We are currently practicing the sword and jo katas Rinjiro Shirata Sensei transmitted to Sensei John Stevens. Links to the Misogi No Jo and Misogi No Ken katas can be found here:
T’ai Chi Students, we have started practicing the feather sword form. You can view one of Professor Cheng’s senior students, Ken Van Sickle perform the sword form here:
Hi allJohn Stevens Sensei has asked me to pass this message on to you all. Please pass it on.The talk is scheduled on December 1 at 9AM Honolulu time (7PM in Portugal).The theme of your talk on the Essence of Budo will be perfect for Shin Bu Dojo inauguration and I'm sure it will be a catalyst for good essays for the upcoming Shin Budo Magazine.The question-and answer session at the end will be welcome, and we will prepare some questions in advance, indeed.Your students and friends will be welcome to attend the conference via Zoom, of course. Please feel free to share with them this link (the same I sent you before):us02web.zoom.us/j/83435785044ID: 834 3578 5044Password: 472349(information)Centro de Artes Orientaisis a NPO founded nearly three decades ago by a group of Budo teachers and practitioners -- most of them pionneers of their respective Budo disciplines in Portugal -- who aspired to deepen their knowledge of oriental philosophy and culture, while continuing to practice and teaching, diligently, their own disciplines -- Aikido, Iaido, Kyudo, Karate-do, Kendo.Last two years, during the containment periods imposed by the Pandemic, two opportunities arose to our spirit:rebuild the headquarters of our organization, adding an outdoor space and a Dojo -- Shin Bu Dojo -- dedicated to Ueshiba O-Sensei;begin publishing an Online Publication - Shin Budo Magazine - to deepen and foster the search for the original essence and philosophy of Budo.One of our Members -- Mr. Fortunato -- had the honor to practice Aikido in the Netherlands under your guidance, several years ago. He is now in his eighties and asked his dutch colleagues about the possibility of writing you this email, to invite you:to participate online on the Ceremony of Inauguration of Shin Bu Dojo, honoring us, if posssible, with a guidance and encouragement speech;to include this speech, after carefull revision and authorisation from your part of course, as the main article to the first number of Shin Budo Magazine. ...
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KEN VAN SICKLE: RECOLLECTIONS OF CHENG MAN-CHINGCMC Global Forum on Zoom, Wednesday December 1Ken Van Sickle studied with Cheng Man Ch’ing at Shr Jung from 1967 to 1975. For much of this time he was also the main photographer at the school, as well as the cinematographer of many of the films that we know of Professor Cheng from this period. He has taught Tai Chi in the US and Europe, and was a cinematographer on a number of award-winning films. He has produced four DVD’s, “Tai Chi Form”, “Tai Chi Sword Form”, “Tai Chi for Seniors” and “Tai Chi Fencing”, as well as written a book on Tai Chi sword. He also co-produced and was director of photography on the documentary on Professor Cheng, ‘The Professor, Tai Chi’s Journey West’.The forum is Wednesday at 8am PST / 11am EST / 4pm GMT / 5pm CET / 11pm CST. To join the meeting, just click this link zoom.us/j/134194096Meeting ID: 134 194 096Password: 578844 ...
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Please don't access the links to the classical Aikido techniques provided by Hugh as they will cause the information to be deleted from his server.Sorry for the confusion.Bob ...
Here is Stevens Sensei's most recent talk.BobHi,I hope you and your students are doing well.We are fine here and fortunate to be able to continue practicing in the dojo in spite of the pandemic.On our island(Hawaii Island) the eruption continues with lava and fountaining in the crater at the summit of Kilauea. Beautiful to see! One week ago we had a 6.2 magnitude earthquake off the shore. It was deep so there was no damage or tsunami, but it sure shook things up.I'm happy to share this file of Stevens Sensei's talk with you.Stay well. Aloha.In Aiki,Barbara Klein The Three Aspects of Training - Stevens Sensei ... ...
