Starting July 2, Qin Zheng Coe (Nidan) will begin teaching a special class held every 1st and 3rd Sunday from 10 to 11 am. The focus of the class will vary.
Chicago Aikikai at Ginza Holiday Festival
Chicago Aikikai has been invited to demonstrate at this year’s Ginza Holiday Japanese cultural festival held at the Midwest Buddhist Temple (MBT). The Aikikai will perform two demos at 7:30 pm on Friday, August 11 and at 4:00 pm on Saturday, August 12. This will be the temple’s first full-scale festival in three years, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The temple is located at 435 W. Menomonee St., Chicago, IL 60614.
June 2023 Nanadan Seminar Pictures
Chicago Aikikai had a great turnout for its Nanadan seminar with instructors Tres Hofmeister (Boulder Aikikai) and Robin Cooper (Aikido of Madison) on June 9-11. Old and new friends from around the country turned up for a fun and informative weekend of training, exchange, making connections and renewing old ones.
Meet Our June Guest Instructors
It is one week until our June seminar with Tres Hofmeister (7th dan, Boulder Aikikai) and Robin Cooper (7th dan, Aikido of Madison), part of ASU‘s initiative “Bringing Saotome Sensei’s Legacy Forward“. There is still time to register if you have not done so.
In the meantime, please check out our new Zoom videos with Hofmeister and Cooper before they come to the Windy City.
The Asian American Roots of Chicago Aikikai and Aikido in Chicago
“To practice Aikido fully, you must calm the spirit and go back to the origin.”
-Morihei Ueshiba, Founder of Aikido
Aikido, a martial way
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, so it seems like a good time to turn back the clock and look at the Asian American origins of Chicago Aikikai and its place in bringing the Japanese martial art of aikido to the Windy City. [Read more…] about The Asian American Roots of Chicago Aikikai and Aikido in Chicago
Happy Birthday, Chicago Aikikai Chief Instructor and Dojo-cho Marsha Turner