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Ikio Watanabe Sensei, 8th dan - visit to Vancouver, June 2010
A group of club members travelled to Vancouver for a weekend of clinics taught by Watanabe Sensei, who was on a week-long visit from Japan. Many thanks to our hosts for organizing the visit and for their excellent hospitality.
June 2007 Visit of Yasuhisa Shioda Kanchou
Son of Soke Gozo Shioda, Founder of Yoshinkan Aikido
Schedule of Shioda Sensei's cross-Canada tour
Shioda Kanchou arrived in Victoria on Thursday, June 7, with seven Japanese students and several Canadians from Ontario. On Friday they spent the day relaxing at Fred Haynes' waterfront home and sightseeing.
Training at Shinbukan Dojo started on Friday evening, with about 40 people including some from Ontario, and some with Keith Taylor from the Vancouver and Maple Ridge clubs. Shioda Kanchou emphasized a pivoting movement to receive a front strike, making sure to maintain kamae and one's centre as one changes direction.
Below: Shioda Kanchou's clinics
Training continued on Saturday morning. Shioda Kanchou focused on the finer points of some basic techniques. After lunch, Shioda Kanchou taught a number of basic controls and showed how they should be applied using small - but powerful - movements focussed through the kamae stance.
Shioda Kanchou presented a number of dan certificates: Wendy Seward (3rd dan), Jim Kightley (4th dan), Jim Stewart (7th dan), and Fred Haynes (7th dan).
The last event was a demonstration by all participants. The highlight was, of course, Shioda Kanchou's demonstration with Graham Stewart. Shioda Kanchou's movements appeared swift and fierce, as well as powerful, but Graham reported no ill effects - true aikido training!
We spent the evening relaxing and socializing at Fred Haynes' home. Brave persons were offered the chance to go tubing on Prospect Lake (a wild ride on an inner tube towed behind a motor boat), but most stayed indoors to enjoy curry rice prepared by our Japanese visitors and many other treats brought by all to share.
Below: Party at Fred Haynes' home
Amos Parker Sensei - guest instructor, May 2006
We were delighted to welcome an old friend, Amos Parker (8th dan) from Houston, Texas. He is a direct student of Terada Sensei (9th dan). Parker Sensei taught a class focussed on advanced technique forms. He visited Victoria during a week of clinics at the group of Vancouver Aikido clubs.
| Right and below: Parker Sensei's visit |
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