A Wonderful Celebration at Aikido Del Mar

Bonjour!

We had another successful Kagami Biraki celebration this year. There was a spectrum of demonstrations on the mats from the youngest participants to well-seasoned aikidokas.

 

Congratulations to all the students demonstrated an aspect of aikido they were working on and we are excited to see more progress throughout the year of 2012!

 

A special appreciation goes to Tomoko (Thomas’s mother) for taking time out of her busy schedule to prepare this year’s mochi soup as part of our yearly Kagami Biraki tradition. It was also beautiful to see parents helping put away the mats with such vibrant enthusiasm!

 

Thank you everyone for making Aikido Del Mar a wonderful family community with your love and your participation.

Here is the link to some unprocessed pictures from our event, enjoy!

Kagami Biraki Celebration on Jan 21st, 2012

Happy New Year Everyone!

It is that time of the year again where students of aikido can officially kick off another year of training by a tradition of reflecting on the past year and rededicating to the new year called Kagami Biraki (鏡開き).

Aikido Del Mar will host our Kagami Biraki celebration on Saturday January 21st, 2012 from 11am to 1pm. It is our tradition to have all students (Aiki-Kids, Aiki-Youth and Adult) meet on the mats together. Each student will demonstrate some aspect of aikido one’s working on. Note: parking on Saturdays will be busy from now on since the Boys and Girls Club hosts a junior basketball league, so please allow yourself plenty of time to find parking.

After the demonstration we will enjoy a potluck lunch together as a renewed aikido family. Family and friends are also invited to this special dojo celebration. The potluck signup sheet will be on the clip board during class so you can write down what you plan to share.

Here’s one of our most memorable dojo moments in 2011 – Joe’s Shodan Test Jiyu Waza (aikido freestyle). Enjoy!

Dojo Holiday Schedule

Hello everyone,

We will have regular classes on Mondays and Wednesdays for the next two weeks. No classes on Saturday, Dec 24th and Saturday, Dec 31st.

Happy holidays!