We are sad to announce that the world is not yet in a place where we can host this event. Stay tuned for a new date in late March or early April of 2022. We will get there and it will be amazing!
–your friends at Denver Aikikai
We are excited to finally be hosting the 20th Anniversary Aikido Summit on September 11th! It’s been a long year of missing training with all our friends and we are excited to see you all. Please visit the event page for more details!
Update 3/20/2021:
Save the date! September 11, 2021. We look forward to hosting the summit and will honor registrations that have already paid for the event. Stay tuned for more to come.
Update 3/19/2020:
We are working with our incredible lineup of instructors and the Denver Buddhist Temple to identify an alternate weekend to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Aikido Summit and will announce the new date as soon as possible.
Refunds are available by request; for those of you who have already registered and are willing to keep your registration for the future dates, we greatly appreciate that and we are working to arrange a bonus training session in recognition of the disruption this has caused. If not, we fully understand given the current situation, so please contact us here or at denveraikikai@comcast.com.
Update 3/16/2020:
In light of the recent developments with COVID-19 and the ban on large group gatherings, we have no choice but to postpone the 20th Aikido Summit, March 27 & 28, 2020 at the Denver Buddhist Temple. We are working with all the wonderful instructors and the Denver Buddhist Temple to identify the best possible dates to reschedule the Summit. Denver Aikikai will continue to do its utmost to provide you with a safe, secure and successful Aikido Summit at the earliest date possible. We appreciate your patience during these unprecedented times created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
We understand that you may also have several questions for us. We need some time to create solutions and develop our plan for moving forward. We will gladly share those details with you as soon as we have them. Please watch this page or connect with us on Facebook for those details.
Be safe and take care. We look forward to seeing you at the 20th Aikido Summit when we reconvene later this year.
Denver Aikikai
Due to rising concerns about the Delta variant in our community, we are sadly postponing the 20th Anniversary seminar once again. We are hoping the world will be in a place where we can host this event in late March or early April of 2022. Stay tuned!
Final instructor lineup is still being determined, but will include some or all of the following (the original list from 2020):
Deposits received for the original dates in March 2020 will be honored.
More details on cost and registration coming soon.
The Denver Buddhist Temple is located at 1947 Lawrence (corner of 20th & Lawrence). Please bring your weapons.
Denver Aikikai is pleased to announce that the 19th Annual Denver Aikido Summit will be held on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at the Denver Buddhist Temple. The lineup this year offers a unique blend of instructors, so please join us for an exceptional day of training!
Schedule: Saturday, March 9, 2019 – 8:30 am-5:30 pm
Cost: $80 through 2/22/19; $85 after; $90 at the door.
Pre-registration includes lunch and a T-shirt; preferences for entree options and shirt sizes not guaranteed for registrants after 2/22/19. Shirts and lunch not guaranteed for walk-in registrants.
The Denver Buddhist Temple is located at 1947 Lawrence (corner of 20th & Lawrence). Please bring your weapons.
Denver Aikikai welcomes back 7th Dan Cyndy Hayashi Shihan from Aikido West. Join us for a weekend of lively training and yudansha tests.
6:30 – 8:30pm Class
10:30 – 12:30 pm Class
Lunch (on your own)
2:30 – 3:30 pm Class
Yudansha tests
This workshop will be held at Denver Aikikai (1592 S. Broadway) from 6:30-8:30 pm. Registration for this event is limited to 20 participants, so we encourage you to sign up early!
Update 3.16.18:
Online registration for this event has closed! Please contact the dojo if you have any questions.
Kimberly began her Aikido training at Naropa Institute in 1978 and shortly after moved to Seattle to train with Mary Heiny Sensei. Determined athleticism, psychotherapy practices and energy awareness skills are key elements of her spirited teaching.
Kimberly has studied throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan, most notably with Anno Shihan, Saotome and Ikeda Shihan, and Dobson and Read Senseis. She acted as chief instructor for The Apple Computer Aikido School in Cupertino, CA in 1989 and at Seattle School of Aikido from 1991 to 1995. In the fall of 1995, Kimberly founded Two Cranes Aikido, where she teaches the philosophy and practice of Aikido to people of all ages. Kimberly Sensei was promoted to the rank of 6th Dan by Mary Heiny Sensei in 2007.
Close out the year at another wonderful event with Cyndy Hayashi shihan and our own Edgar Johansson sensei! December 1 – 3, come enjoy a weekend of weapons and taijutsu training with these two fun and lively instructors.
6:30 – 7:30pm Edgar Johansson Sensei
7:30 – 8:30pm Cyndy Hayashi Sensei
10:30 – 11:30am Edgar Johansson Sensei
11:30am – 12:30pm Cyndy Hayashi Sensei
2:30 – 4:30pm 4 Dan tests
9:30 – 10:30am Edgar Johansson Sensei
10:30 – 11:30am Cyndy Hayashi Sensei
Cost: $100.00
Pre-registration encouraged. Please bring weapons if possible; the dojo also has some available to borrow. To download the printable flyer, click here.
Denver Aikikai is proud to welcome Michael Friedl Shihan to Denver on October 27-29, 2017.
Michael Friedl Shihan (7th Dan) is founder and chief instructor of Aikido of Ashland. He is Division Head for Division 2 of the California Aikido Association. He is also a previous President of the California Aikido Association.
Friedl Shihan began his Aikido training in 1972 under Clyde Takeguchi Shihan. He became uchi deshi for Takeguchi Sensei from 1975-1977. He was also uchi deshi for Saito Shihan in Iwama, Japan from 1981-1983. In Iwama he studied weapons intensely and the Iwama style of weapons remains a strong influence in his practice. In 1978, Friedl Shihan established a dojo in Burlington, Vermont. He moved to Ashland, Oregon in 1979 and started a small aikido club. He returned to Ashland in 1986 and started a dojo at the Ashland YMCA in 1987. In July of 1994 Aikido of Ashland opened its doors to dojo members.
Friedl Shihan affiliated with Frank Doran Shihan in 1979 and has been a student of his since that time.
When:
Friday, Oct. 27 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Saturday, Oct. 28 10:30 am -12:30 pm and 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Sunday, Oct. 29 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Denver Aikikai is proud to bring you the 17th Annual Denver Aikido Summit on April 1, 2017 at the Denver Buddhist Temple.
Cost: $80 before March 11, 2017, $85 after; $90 at the door
Pre-registration includes lunch and a T-shirt; not guaranteed for walk-in registrants.
The Denver Buddhist Temple is located at 1947 Lawrence (corner of 20th & Lawrence). Please bring your weapons. The seminar will run from 8:30 am – 5:00 pm with a break for the catered lunch. For more information, contact us.