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AIKIDO – El arte de la paz
New Spanish-language promotional postcard. Art by Ivan Lee. Translation and editing by Marlon Fadragas, Sol HM, Jose Nateras and Blanca Estela Lopez. Thanks everyone!
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Tagged Blanca Estela Lopez, Community, Ivan Lee, Jose Nateras, Marisol Mayorga, Marlon Fadragas, Outreach, Spanish
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VoyageChicago Profile
Chicago Aikido Club just received notification from the magazine VoyageChicago that their recent interview with club member Dwight Sora has been posted. The interview is a brief introduction to Aikido and Chicago Aikido Club, and may be viewed at the … Continue reading
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Pics from 2017 Illinois Martial Arts Hall of Fame Banquet
The Illinois Martial Arts Hall of Fame held its annual banquet on Saturday, April 1 at Abbington Distinctive Banquets in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Chicago Aikido Club senior instructor Joe Takehara was among this year’s inductees, sharing the stage with 17 … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbington Distinctive Banquets, Chicago, Chicago Aikido Club, Christine Matsunaga, Dwight Sora, Erik Matsunaga, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Illinois Boxing Hall of Fame, Illinois Martial Arts Hall of Fame, Japanese American Service Committee, Joanne Doi, Joe Takehara, Mike McNamera, Tohkon Judo Academy
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Joe Takehara Inducted into Illinois Martial Arts Hall of Fame
clockwise from top left: Joe Takehara in the 1960s receiving instruction from Koichi Tohei at the old Illinois Aikido Club, teaching class at Chicago Aikido Club, demonstrating at Tohkon Judo Academy’s annual Kagami Biraki Chicago Aikido Club (CAC) has received an … Continue reading
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2017 Flyer and Card Design
The club has a new design for flyers and cards that we’ll be trying out this year. It is a piece of original artwork by graphic artist Ivan Lee (a club friend and supporter whose family also runs Aloha Eats, a … Continue reading
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An “Uplifted” Experience
Local photographer Kentaro Yamada has made Joe Takehara Sensei a subject of his inspirational photo series “The Uplifted.” According to his website, his mission is “to expose something positive and contribute ‘good’ to counter all of the sadness and negativity that we’re … Continue reading
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The Orange Story Premiering December 2016
The Orange Story, a 13-minute short set during the early days of the World War II internment of Japanese Americans and featuring the acting debut of Joe Takehara (senior instructor of Chicago Aikido Club and founding member of the original … Continue reading
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Upcoming Peace-Themed Seminar
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Aikido Instructor Relives the Past
A member of the crew adjusts Joe Takehara’s wardrobe On Thursday, April 28, Chicago Aikido Club senior instructor Joe Takehara stepped back through time into his own past. Although the actual place was the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois, it … Continue reading
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Tagged education, history, Internment, Japanese American, Jo Takehara, movies
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More Blasts from Chicago Aikido’s Past
Earlier, we posted a photo from the original Illinois Aikido Club provided by our friend Erik Matsunaga, who is involved in ongoing research into the history of the Japanese American community in Chicago. Here are some more gems from the … Continue reading
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Tagged aikido, Chicago, history, Illinois Aikido Club, Japanese American
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