Archive for April, 2010

  • Aikido Glossary for BlackBerry®

    BlackBerry® Glossary Application Beta

    The Takemusu Aikido Association South Africa is proud to announce the Beta release of a new BlackBerry® application to allow students to perform Aikido Glossary searches using their BlackBerry® smartphone. The application is currently in the Beta stages of development, and a test version is...

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  • O-Sensei Statue in Iwama

    O-Sensei Statue in Iwama

    A dedication ceremony of a statue of Aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba at the Aiki Jinja in Iwama was held on 8 November 2009. It was an event attended by more than 400 people from all over the world, including Paolo Corallini Shihan and Ulf Evenas...

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  • O-Sensei - Kokyuho

    Tai Sai O-Sensei Commemoration

    Tai Sai (or “big festival”) is a spring festival in Iwama, Japan, celebrating nature and rebirth. Following the passing of Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido, the Tai Sai festival was moved to April 26, the anniversary of his death. We at the Takemusu Aikido...

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  • Blackberry® Smartphone

    BlackBerry® Glossary Application

    The Takemusu Aikido Association South Africa is working on the development of a new BlackBerry® application to allow students to perform Aikido Glossary searches using their BlackBerry® smartphone. Students will be able to use the application to search for common Japanese terms used in Aikido....

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  • National Seminar

    National Seminar May-2010

    Our next Takemusu Aikido National Seminar has been confirmed for Saturday, May 29th, 2010 at our Benoni Dojo (152 President Pretorius Street, Benoni North). The seminar is aimed at the beginner student syllabus, covering basic Aiki-Ken (sword), Aiki-Jo (staff) and Tai-jutsu (empty hand) techniques. Seminar...

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