Iwama Shinshin-aiki Shurenkai Aikido international demonstration 2012

Thank you so much for supporting and cooperating with Non profit Organization Iwama Shinshin-Aiki Shurenkai.

We planed 4th Aikido international demonstration last year, but cancelled it because of the Tohoku earthquake and Tsunami. Our plan for the 4th Demonstration this year is as follows.

We are looking forward to lots of people coming to our demonstration.

Date :June/2/2012 Saturday from 12:30 to 16:00
Place:The municipal public hall of Kasama city
http://www.city.kasama.lg.jp/life_guide/kou_shisetsu/map/index.html
Sponsor:Non Profit Organization Iwama Shinshin-Aiki Shurenkai

Admission free

Map

2 - 3 - 4 NOVEMBER 2012

Saito shihan will be teaching a seminar in Chartres-de-Bretagne in November 2012.
For more details, please contact the organization through the site: http://www.aikido-japon.com/

Chartres-de-Bretagne is a comune in Northwestern France known for its automobile production (Citroen/Peugeot).

Olivier Eberhardt will be host for the seminar, together with the:
Association Dôkan
contactaikido.japon@gmail.com
Tél : 06 88 17 37 71

HITOHIRA SAITO SHIHAN IN ITALY 2012

INTERNATIONAL DENTO IWAMA RYU SEMINAR IN SACILE


The first seminar in Italy for 2012 will be from the 22nd to the 24th of June and will be in the city of Sacile. This beautiful town is know as the |"Garden of the Serenissima" because of the many palaces built for the nobility of the "Most Serene Republic of Venice", along the River Livenza.
It will be an interesting seminar indeed in this beautiful city of Italy.
The seminar will take place at: PALAMICHELETTO

Via Cartiera Vecchia, 58, Sacile, Pordenone,
Italia. Sleeping in the dojo is free of charge.
Please contact Alessandro Tittarelli Sensei for more details: alessandrotittarelli@libero.it

INTERNATIONAL DENTO IWAMA RYU SEMINAR IN SIRACUSA

The next seminar in Italy will be in Siracusa, a World Heritage Site in the southeast corner of the province of Sicily. This city, with lots of Greek and Roman influence, is known for being the birthplace of the famous mathematician and engineer Archimedes.
This seminar has the particularity of being entirely based on the practice of bukiwaza, so jo and bokken are a must. You have to expect a total of 12 classes for this seminar.
The schedule of this seminar will be decided by Saito Shihan.
The seminar will take place from 4 to 6 of October and it is hoped that the temperature will have cooled down.
The venue of this seminar will be: AW ARENELLA RESORT, Strada Ognina, 47, 96100 SIRACUSA, Sicilia, Italia. You must contact this resort to make reservations. You can lodge in this resort with full pension and a special price.

For more information contact:
Maestro Alessandro Tittarelli
+39.335.71.11.036 
alessandrotittarelli@libero.it
Istruttore Ino Tanasi
+39.335.80.04.015
ino.tan@virgilio.it
For reservations at the resort contact directly the "AW ARENELLA RESORT" and specify "Evento Aikido 2012". Booking: arenella.booking@hotels.alpitourworld.it

Happy new year to everyone.
Last year, we made a book called " Basic technique", a
DVD, had the charity seminar for the Tohoku earthquake and got 38 official affiliate dojos, it was a very full year for Iwama Shinshin Aiki Shurenkai.
We appreciate all of you, who are affiliated to Iwama Shinshin Aiki Shurenkai all of the world, our seniors and students.

We are planing an international demonstration and seminars which we could not have last year, and also we want to make more progress in this year.

We hope from the bottom of our hearts this year will be wonderful for all of you.

Iwama Shinshin Aiki Shurenkai
The secretariat

Thank you very much to the many people that participated in Nagoya seminar.

Hitohira Saito Shihan was glad that the representatives of affiliated dojos and new students participated in it.

At present there are 38 affiliated (organizations) who are learning aikido all over the world and who are members of Dento Iwama Ryu Aikido, " Iwama Shinshin Aikishurenkai."

It is our wish to keep on spreading Aikido through Japan and throughout the world.

We are deeply grateful to the people who participated this seminar.

The Secretariat

From April 20th to the 22nd - 2012, Saito Jukucho will be teaching an international seminar in Spain. This will be Saito Sensei's first seminar in Spain and it will be in the city of Santiago de Compostela. Santiago is a very famous city for the apostle St. James is believed to be buried here. Since the 9th century that thousands of people go on pilgrimages to this city (the Way of St. James). The old part o the city is also considered an UNESCO World Heritage Site. Well worth the visit.

The group of Aikidoka from Santiago is led by José Veiga a long time student of Morihiro Saito Shihan and also of Hitohira Saito Shihan. This will definitely be a wonderful seminar and we believe that everybody should attend without fail.

Please refer to the Facebook event: I Seminario Internacional Aikido Dento Iwama Ryu
or check Santiago's page: Asociación Galega de Aikido Dentou Iwama Ryu
Come and join us! You will definitely enjoy this seminar taught by the world's top authority on traditional Aikido, Hitohira Saito Jukucho.

2011 November,
The seminar in the Slovak Republic

From November 16th to the 22nd, I was (teaching) at the seminar in in Bratislava, the Slovak Republic.
This is the fourth time I have been there. When I arrived, the temperature was zero, so I was firm. At night the temperature dropped below 5 degrees.
In this country BUDO is thriving as well as all sports. It happened that at the same time as the seminar, there was an international fencing competition and Ice Hockey trainings being held. Athletes from around the world stayed at same hotel as me, so there was an atmosphere full of excitement.
This seminar was held for the second time at a high school gymnasium. It lasted for 3 days, from Friday to Sunday and we had a total of 10 training sessions. I focused particularly on training weapon's techniques. There were people from 15 countries and new faces, too.
In seminars, when practicing weapon's techniques, I am always very strict on teaching that we should always consider a real fighting situation. If you do not do this you will not have a good form and it will be dangerous.
It is important to learn a stable TAI SABAKI (body movements) and to eliminate wasted movements, irrespective of speed and strength. I taught them about the difference between KEN SABAKI (body movements with Ken) and TAI SABAKI (body movements), and the difference of the body's angle with Jo, by showing (explanatory) drawings.
Lastly, I said, "The current practice is made under the strict thought of the Founder and Morihiro sensei. As there is no shame in it, please try to practice."
During my stay I could feel firsthand the old Slovak culture and its buildings. I am deeply grateful to the people who joined in the seminar, and to Stefan Kurilla sensei and his students, who organized it.
21st, Dec., Early morning at Hotel in Austria
Saitou Hitohira

The movie "Moneyball" starring Brad Pitt has been released.
This film is made based on the life of a real person who re-organized a baseball team utilizing the statistics and analysis data and revived a lowest rank baseball team.
Me too, I always analyze the current techniques and I am always thinking whether this is or that is good, whether it makes sense in a real fighting situation. My questions for my Sensei and Senpai(s) and this film overlapped and it reminds me the struggle and determination when we became independent. This year, the Japan Earthquake and many natural disasters have occurred around the world. Despite all this I hope that next year will bring lots of happiness for everybody.
2011/11/14
Saitou Hitohira

CALENDAR FOR JAPAN - 日本の予定

January 1st :
1月1日 GANTAN - Celebration of the New Year's Day
January 8th :
1月8日 KAGAMI BIRAKI
March 10th to 11th :
3月10・11日 秋田 - AKITA - Seminar
April 14th to 15th:
4月14・15日 大阪 - OSAKA - Seminar
April 29th :
4月29日 大祭 -Tai Sai - 守弘先生偲ぶ会 - Morihiro Sensei Shinobukai -(Memorial day)
June 2nd :
6月2日 演武会 - enbukai - Demonstration (Still a plan)
December 8th to 9th:
12月8.9日 名古屋 - NAGOYA - Seminar