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Past Events
2009
June 26th-28th, 2008: Seminar in Boulder, CO, with Kashiwaya Koichi Sensei, Chief Instructor of Midland Ki Federation and Head of Ki-Aikido USA, and Pietro Yuji Maida Sensei, Chief Instructor of Northern California Ki Society. Hosted by the Rocky Mountain Ki Society.
April 24th-26th, 2008: Weekend Spring Seminar with Kashiwaya Koichi Sensei, Chief Instructor of Midland Ki Federation and Head of Ki-Aikido USA. Hosted by the Genkikai Shin Shin To Itsu Aikido Club at the University of Chicago
Sunday, February 8th: Special Class with Jonathan Eley Sensei, Chief Instructor of Chicago Ki Society, 6th Dan Aikido, 50 years of Aikido experience. Henry Crown Martial Arts Room, 56th and University Avenue, 10:30 AM-12:30 PM, followed by lunch with Eley Sensei.
January 30th-February 1st: Midland Ki Federation Instructors' Intensive with Chief Instructor Kashiwaya Koichi Sensei in Kansas City, KS, at Midland Ki Society dojo.
Sunday, January 11th: Kagami Biraki at the Genkikai Dojo. Special training, demonstration, testing, feasting, samurai film mini-festival, and more... Breathing by the Lake: 9:00 AM, Training at dojo: 10:30 AM.
Wednesday, January 14th: Genkikai's early morning demonstration class. Henry Crown 6:30-8:00 AM, for Kangeiko-Kuviasungnerk Week at the University of Chicago. Open to all U of C persons. Some of our most illustrious Club alumni joined during Kangeiko... so come join us! Calisthenics at 6:30 AM upstairs, Ki-Aikido Demo class 7:00 AM Martial Arts Room.
2008
October 31st, November 1st, November 2nd, 2008: FALL SHIN SHIN TOITSU AIKIDO SEMINAR WITH KASHIWAYA KOICHI SENSEI, 8th Dan, Okuden, Chief Instructor of Midland Ki Federation, Head of Ki-Aikido USA, at the University of Chicago, Genkikai dojo. THIS WAS THE TENTH KASHIWAYA SENSEI SEMINAR AT GENKIKAI DOJO.
August 1st-3rd, 2008: Midland Ki Federation Instructor Training Camp in Seattle, WA, with Kashiwaya Koichi Sensei, Chief Instructor of Midland Ki Federation and Head of Ki-Aikido USA.
August 29th-31st, 2008: Midland Ki Federation jo/bokken/weapons camp with Kashiwaya Koichi Sensei, Chief Instructor of Midland Ki Federation and Head of Ki-Aikido USA, hosted by Rocky Mountain Ki Society in the Rockies near Fort Collins, CO.
April 25th-27, 2008: Weekend Spring Seminar with Kashiwaya Koichi Sensei, Chief Instructor of Midland Ki Federation and Head of Ki-Aikido USA. Hosted by the Genkikai Shin Shin To Itsu Aikido Club at the University of Chicago.
Kangeiko Week, January 13th-20th:
Sunday, January 13th 2008:10:30-12:30 AM: Kagami Biraki with kyu testing for Genkikai members, Henry Crown Martial Arts Room.
Dinner Party in the evening. 2:00-4:00 PM: Followed by Special Class with Jonathan Eley Sensei, 6th Dan Aikido, Chief Instructor of Chicago Ki Society . The seminar will be open to all. Please email us for details.
Wednesday, January 16th, 6:00-7:30 AM: Kangeiko Morning Calisthenics and Special Introductory Class for U of C students, Henry Crown Field House.
Sunday, January 20th 2008, 10:30-12:30 AM: Introductory Class and Demonstration open to all U of Chicago, Henry Crown Martial Arts Room.
2007
October 1st-3rd , 2007: Kashiwaya Sensei Autumn Seminar at the University of Chicago, hosted by Genkikai. Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, 6:30-8:30 PM. Open to all, including non-University of Chicago public. Registration and Information Form: Page 1 Page 2.
August 24-26th, 2007: Weekend Jo/Bokken Camp with Kashiwaya Sensei in Colorado, hosted by Rocky Mountain Ki Society. For all information concerning this event, please go to the following URL: http://www.aikidoki.net/JBC2007/index.html
May 25th-27, 2007: Kashiwaya Sensei Weekend Spring Seminar at the University of Chicago, hosted by Genkikai, with 5 classes: Friday 6:30-8:30 PM, and Saturday & Sunday 10:30 AM-12:30 PM, 2:00-4:00 PM. Open to all, including non-University of Chicago public.
February 14th-18th, 2007: Midland Ki Federation Instructors' Camp, Denver, Colorado. Weekend portion open to general students.
January 14th, 2007: O-Shogatsu Keiko, Kyu Testing and Kagami Biraki Celebration, 10:00 AM-1:00PM in Multipurpose Room, followed by NEW YEAR PARTY at the Club's secret HQ!!!
January 9th, 2007: Ki and Ki-Aikido Workshop/Demo Class at Kangeiko, meet at 6:00 AM, Henry Crown Field House Wrestling Room.
2006
October 25-29, 2006: World Camp Seminar in Tochigi, Japan.
October 13-15, 2006: GENKIKAI Fall Weekend Seminar with KASHIWAYA SENSEI: Kashiwaya Sensei (8th Dan - Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido and Okuden - Ki Development) is the Head of Ki-Aikido USA and is the Chief Instructor of Midland Ki Federation.
October 5th, 2006: SELF-DEFENSE & SAFETY WORKSHOP, 6:30-8:30 PM, Henry Crown Field House Multipurpose Room. Two-hour workshop open to University of Chicago students, faculty, staff and spouses.
First Week of Classes: Classes during the first week of Fall '06 were free open demo classes. Our regular five-class a week schedule picked up 2nd week.
September 29th: University of Chicago Sports Club and RSO Fall Activities Fair... betwen 57th & 58th on University... 3PM-6PM...with demonstrations by Genkikai Ki-Aikido Club.
August 11-13, 2006: Jo/Bokken Camp 2006 with Koichi Kashiwaya Sensei in the Rocky Mountains at Jacks Gulch Campground (up Poudre Canyon, northwest of Fort Collins, CO) Friday to Sunday, August 11 to 13, 2006. (KEEP THIS ONE IN MIND FOR NEXT YEAR TOO) Additional information, registration flyer (pdf) and detailed directions at http://www.aikidoki.net/JBC2006/ For questions email RMKS@aikidoki.net or call the Boulder Ki-Aikido at 303-859-2367
April 11-13, 2006: GENKIKAI Spring Seminar with Kashiwaya Sensei. Kashiwaya Sensei (8th Dan - Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido and Okuden - Ki Development) is the Head of Ki-Aikido USA and is the Chief Instructor of Midland Ki Federation. He visits Genkikai twice a year to teach intensive seminars.
2005
Oct 19-23, 2005: World Camp Seminar in Tochigi, Japan.
Sept 30-Oct 2, 2005: Fall Seminar with Kashiwaya Sensei (8th Dan - Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido and Okuden - Ki Development) at the University of Chicago Genkikai Ki-Aikido Club. Kashiwaya Sensei is the Head of Ki-Aikido USA and is the Chief Instructor of Midland Ki Federation.
Sept 26, 2005: Fall Activities Fair during O-Week! Henry Crown Field House UPPER GYM.
Aug 5-7, 2005: Rocky Mountain Ki Society Jo & Bokken Camp 2005 in Bellevue, Colorado.
June 21-26, 2005: National Chief Instructor's Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.
April 8-10, 2005: Seminar and rank-testing with Kashiwaya Sensei.
2004
October 26-28, 2004: Seminar and rank-testing with Kashiwaya Sensei.
February
10-11, 2004: Two-day
seminar with Kashiwaya Koichi Sensei. See the article in
Aikido World Journal for the full
story.
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