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Tag Archives: Chicago Aikido Club
Thanks for the Memories
Dear Friends and Members of Chicago Aikido Club, After careful consideration, the decision has been made to close the club. Due to declining membership and other factors, we can no longer continue operation in our current form. However, … Continue reading
Kagami Biraki at Tohkon Judo Academy
Chicago Aikido Club (CAC) will once again be participating in Japanese American Service Committee (JASC)‘s and Tohkon Judo Academy‘s annual Kagami Biraki event on Saturday, January 13. Doors open at 8:00 am with mochitsuki (rice cake-making), followed by the day’s program. … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Dojo News, Events, Japanese, martial arts, New Years, Uncategorized
Tagged Chicago Aikido Club, Community, cultural, family-friendly, free, Japan, Japanese, Japanese American Service Committee, Japanese drum, JASC, Judo, kagami biraki, mochitsuki, New Years, rice cake, taiko, Tohkon Judo Academy
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2017 Asian American Heritage Month Festival Aikido Demonstration
Dwight Sora Left to Right: Luke Sims, Joe Grospe, Ed Reiff, Dwight Sora The combined ASU dojo Aikido demo made a successful return appearance to the Asian American Coalition Annual Festival (in celebration of Asian American Heritage Month) at Richard … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Dojo News, Events, Japanese, martial arts, Uncategorized
Tagged aikido, Asian American Coalition, Asian American Heritage Month, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Chicago, Chicago Aikido Club, Chicago Aikikai, Chicago Loop, Daley Center, Daley Plaza, demo, demonstration, Downtown, Dwight Sora, festival, Lake County Aikikai, Richard J. Daley Center
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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
Posted in Community, Dojo News, Events, Japanese, martial arts, Media, Uncategorized
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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Tohkon 2016 Kagami Biraki Video
Thanks to Chicago Aikikai member Alexander Hindley for providing some video of Chicago Aikido Club‘s recent demonstration at Tohkon Judo Academy‘s kagami biraki celebration on Saturday, January 9.
New Summer Flyer!
Club member Luke Sims who just took his test for rokkyu (6th kyu) on Sunday, July 12 (Congratulations Luke!) is also pursuing a major in Product Design at Columbia College (with a minor in Environmental Studies). With a number of … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, Aikido of Wales, Chicago Aikido Club, Chicago Aikikai, Flyer, Luke Sims, Martial Arts, PR, Summer
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Photos from the Illinois Japan Bowl (March 7, 2015)
The Japan America Society of Chicago (JASC) very kindly shared some photos from Chicago Aikido Club‘s demonstration at the Illinois Japan Bowl held on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at North Central College in Naperville. Featured in photos: … Continue reading
Chicago Aikido Club at Illinois Japan Bowl
Chicago Aikido Club (CAC) members Patrick Miller, Dwight Sora and Andrew Vitale will be performing an aikido demonstration as part of the cultural program for the first-ever Illinois Japan Bowl on Saturday, March 7, 2015. The Japan Bowl is a competition for … Continue reading
A Touch of Zen
CAC members Dwight Sora and Patrick Miller explaining aikido at the Zen Life & Meditation Center of Chicago (photo by June Tanoue) On Sunday the 22nd, members of the Chicago Aikido Club were guests of the Zen Life & Meditation Center of Chicago … Continue reading
Chicago Aikido Club Kagami Biraki 2015
Chicago Aikido Club (CAC) will be hosting its own Kagami Biraki celebration this coming Sunday, February 8. Class begins at 11:30 am and will be taught by both Joe Takehara and Yuki Hara taking turns on the mat. Afterward, a … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Dojo News, Japanese, martial arts, New Years
Tagged Chicago Aikido Club, Joe Takehara, kagami biraki, Yuki Hara
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