News for adult members.
News for adult members.
Posted on by Beau Calvez
A big heart felt congratulations to Chris Hayward Sensei on his recent promotion to Godan! A well deserved promotion for one of our longest serving members and the dojo-cho of Calgary Aikikai! Chris puts his heart and soul into our organization and is always the first one there to set things up and always willing Read more
Posted on by Beau Calvez
Unfortunately due to the ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic we have had to postpone this event. We hope to see Friedl Shihan soon so check back for further details On May 1st to 3rd Calgary Aikikai welcomes back 7th-dan Michael Friedl Shihan of Aikido of Ashland in Oregon. Friedl Shihan has been practicing aikido for over 48 Read more
Posted on by Arran Fisher
Newcomers to Japanese martial arts might find all the bowing that we do a little bit strange. In the West, we don’t do much bowing and when we do, it’s either for a ceremony, such as the end of a concert performance, or it’s part of a religious ritual. But in Japan, there is bowing Read more