Our first seminar with Yamada Shihan held in mid-July was a resounding success! Said Lim Jiaqi from Impact Aikido: "It has been an awesome refreshing experience in the aikido seminar. Despite practicing for close to ten years, there is so much more to learn! The seminar has been so interesting and different from so many that I have attended and I am so grateful to have learnt so much, "feel" so much and be so happy in learning not just the techniques, but also getting a deeper understanding of the philosophy and fundamentals of the bushido spirit, as well as, the quintessential meaning of Aikido. Thank you, Impact Aikido, Swift Aikido and Aikido Kenshin-Kai for organizing such a heart warming seminar. It is such seminars that give me more motivation to want to learn more. Arigatōgozaimasu!"
“I’m delighted to see that the children who graded were able to execute the techniques that were shared with them all these months. From the smiles on their own faces, I know they actually enjoyed the grading, and that makes me happy too. A lot of the credit goes to the instructors and leaders who have patiently guided these children.
As for the adults, I know that they have been training hard for this grading, and it showed. I am most impressed by how they have approached their grading with great enthusiasm. I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to everyone and anyone who has, in one way or another, made it possible for our first grading to proceed as smoothly as it did.”
It was a Saturday of many firsts. The first time students got a taste of different Aikido styles; the first opportunity some students trained with people from other Aikido school; the first students from each of our 3 dojos got to know one another better; the first time lunch was provided after training =P; and probably the first time there was such a training collaboration between different Aikido schools in Singapore.
Aikido Kenshin-Kai has been granted affiliation with Hokuso Aikikai and we are honoured to have Hironobu Yamada Shihan as our technical advisor! The promotion took place on 13th January 2013 at the "Kagami Biraki" Ceremony held at Aikikai Hombu Dojo.
