Aikido of Petaluma will not be having classes on Saturday September 29th, 2012. We will be participating in a seminar given by 7th Dan Robert Frager Sensei at Sophia University (Formerly ITP) in Palo Alto, CA.
More info including registration costs and information can be found on the following flyer:
http://www.aikidopetaluma.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Aikido-flyer-9-2012.doc
On June 9th, Aikido of Petaluma will be attending a Seminar featuring Hiroshi Kato Shihan at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. We will not be having our energy class or Aikido on Saturday, but we will still have T’ai Chi.
More info about the seminar can be found here:
http://www.bridgetownaikido.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Kato-Hiroshi-June-9-10.pdf
Our friends at Bay Marin Aikido will be hosting Mary Heiny Sensei on Monday, July 9th from 6pm to 8pm. You can find more information on their flyer here:
On Saturday, March 10, 2012, Aikido of Petaluma conducted testing for the rank of shodan (new black belt). Three candidates, Nancy Vayhinger, Aldo Quezada, and Mark De Souza successfully tested. We had a lot of support from family, members of visiting dojos and some great participation from the school.
Here is some footage of the event:
Mark De Souza
Aldo Quezada
Aikido of Petaluma will be conducting dan testing on Saturday, March 10th, starting at 11:30am. We have three candidates up for the rank of Shodan, Nancy Vayinger, Aldo Quezada and Mark De Souza. We will start with training at 11:30 followed by dan testing.
Sensei Bob Noha, Chief Instructor at Aikido of Petaluma speaks about O Sensei’s notions of the manifest (physical), hidden (dream) and divine (primordial). He discusses how with some simple practices we can integrate and experience these realms in a sword practice called Sho Chiku, Bai.
“Study the teachings of the pine tree, the bamboo and the plum blossom.
The pine (sho) is evergreen, firmly rooted and venerable.
The Bamboo (chiku) is strong, resilient, unbreakable.
The plum blossom (bai) is hardy, fragrant and elegant.”
– Morihei Ueshiba
Due to the upcoming holidays, we will no be having class on Saturday 12/24/2011 and 12/31/2011. Tuesday and Thursday classes will continue as normal and our regular schedule will resume with Saturday classes starting back up on 1/7/2012.
We are having a promotion on facebook inviting anyone who is currently not a dojo member and “likes” this page, to come for a free month of Aikido training. This is extended to anyone who has already “liked” us here as well (as long as you aren’t a member already. You know who you are!)
Simply go here:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Aikido-of-Petaluma/187887877925724
Click “Like” and come on in for your free month! We are waiting for you. Onegai shimasu!
We had a very successful celebration today of Aikido of Petaluma’s Grand Reopening in our new facilities. Sensei gave an introduction in the energy class, discussing how this is a practice derived from work that Robert Nadeau Shihan has developed.
In T’ai Chi, he gave a very thorough explanation of the Yang style short form, including some of the origins of the art and how Professer Cheng Man Ch’ing evolved it into the short form that we practice and went over some of the basic movements.
Finally, in Aikido we had several returning students and an Aikido practitioner new to our school. Since there was no one new to Aikido, we conducted a regular class and then broke early to watch movies of O Sensei, outlining how his practice changed and evolved from the early 1940s, to the 50s and finally the late 60s shortly before he passed.
We’ve posted pictures here: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.204348766279635.47420.187887877925724
Please come and join us to celebrate our new expanded facilities. We will have interactive sessions for brand new students, live demonstrations and films of masters from China and Japan.
We are also offering a free month of classes for those who participate. Please view our flyer for dates and times!