| Sixty
Year Anniversary Special Training at Aikikai Ibaraki Branch Dojo(2005/6/3written) | | This year
the Aikikai Ibaraki Branch Dojo celebrates sixty years since it was started in
1945 by aikido's founder, Morihei Ueshiba. On the afternoon of 3rd and morning
of 4th May, Moriteru Ueshiba Doshu conducted a special training to commemorate
the sixty years of this unique dojo into which the Founder poured so much effort.
Doshu's
busy schedule barely allows him to make it to the monthly ceremony at the Aik
Shrine, so it was extraordinary to be able to enjoy two days of training with
him. | | The
training was limited to 100 people of third dan and above and drew attendees from
49 provinces, from Hakkaido in the North to Kyushu in the South. Everyone enjoyed
a wonderful time and the two days ended successfully and without injury.
Due
to the excellent job that General Affairs Director Shigemi Inagaki did as master
of ceremonies, the Saturday evening party was thoroughly enjoyed by Doshu and
all participants as the spirit of friendship within martial arts was strengthened. |
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| Aiki
Shrine Taisai 2005(2005/6/1written) | | On 29th
April over 1100 people gathered on a fine spring day to celebrate the Aiki Shrine
Taisai. There were speeches, offerings were made to the shrine, memorial services
were given for the Founder and the second Doshu, and finally Moriteru Ueshiba
Doshu performed a demonstration to honor the event. Then everyone moved back to
the dojo and the open area around it to enjoy themselves beneath the clear sky.
Most years the azaleas around the dojo grounds would be in full bloom, however
this year they were a little late and were only partly open. People enjoyed the
pleasant atmosphere of the beautifully cared for Aiki gardens until after two
in the afternoon. | |
| Ibaraki
Branch Dojo-60 years anniversary memorial seminar(2005/2/15written) | | | Ibaraki
Branch Dojo was established in 1945 when the World War II was over. Founder, Morihei
Ueshiba O-sensei, used this dojo to train the instructors for the country recovery
from the war, and to complete his Modern Aikido style. Here is the venerable dojo
with his soul and sweat. So we think it is very meaningful to have the memorial
seminar here by Moriteru Ueshiba Doshu.
Please join this special event to celebrate
60 years anniversary with us! | | | 1.
Instructor |
Aikido Doshu (Ibaraki Branch Dojo Head), Moriteru Ueshiba-sensei | | 2.
Place | Ibaraki
Branch Dojo (Click Map for detail) | | 3.
Date | 2005.
5. 3 (Tue)
14:00 -16:00 (Training)
18:30 - 20:30 (Social with Doshu)
2005.
5. 4 (Wed)
10:00 - 12:00 (Training) | | 4.
Fee | 10,000
yen
(include Social dinner on 5/3, breakfast and lunch on 5/4) | | 5.
Participant number | 100
students (in order of arrival) | | 6.
Participant requirement | Member
of Aikikai Foundation (Above 3-dan)
*Bring the Aikikai International Yudansha
Card with you. | | 7.
Application | Please
send below information by mail or fax.
*We donﾕt accept the application by
phone.
(a) Name of your dojo, Address, and Phone number
(b) Name, Sex, Present
Rank, Address, and Phone number
(c) Transportation to Iwama: Car or Train | | 8.
Application to | Shigemi
Inagaki
4496-3 Shimogo Iwama Nishiibaraki Ibaraki 319-0202
Phone: 0299-45-6071
Fax:
0299-45-6889 | | 9.
Application deadline date | 2005.04.20 |
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| Kagami Biraki
Ceremony (2005/2/3written) | | The first
monthly festival of the Aikijinja for 2005 took place from 10:30 a.m. on 16th
January. Present were Ueshiba Moriteru Doshu; Chief of General Affairs Osawa and
two shidoin from Honbu Dojo; representatives from dojo within Ibaraki Prefecture;
retired seniors; Advisor Shimada, Counselor Fujieda, Acting Chief Instructor Isoyama
from the Ibaraki Branch Dojo; other shihan and shidoin; and students. Altogether
some 50 odd people. Doshu delivered a congratulatory speech and the ceremony ended
smoothly at 11:20 a.m.
>From 12 noon the Ibaraki Branch Dojo's Kagami Biraki
Ceremony took place. Doshu gave his new year's greeting. That was followed by
a speech concerning this year's plans and events by Acting Chief Instructor Isoyama
and a toast by Chief of General Affairs Osawa wishing for the further growth of
aikido and the good health of Doshu.The ceremony broke up in a very happy atmosphere
at 2 p.m. | |
| New Year's
Greeting from Doshu (2005/1/16written) | | Happy New
Year. I hope everyone has started the new year safe and sound.
Last year was
a year of much suffering and sadness with a severely hot summer, huge typhoons
and the Niigata earthquake in Japan, and overseas the destruction and loss of
life caused by the Sumatran earthquake. Nevertheless, during this past year the
Aikikai Foundation Inc. has continued its activities smoothly, both nationally
and abroad, for which I am truly grateful.
The Ibaraki Branch Dojo enters
its second year under the new system. During the past year the teaching structure
has been reorganised and the number of people coming to study from Ibaraki Prefecture,
nationally and internationally has been growing. Volunteers have worked to weed
and tidy the surrounds of the Aikijinja and the dojo so that the area is now just
like a park. At the beginning of April the cherry blossoms will bloom, around
the time of the Aikijinja Taisai the more than one hundred mountain azaleas will
be covered in blossoms, and there will be a multitude of other flowers to enjoy
as the seasons pass.
This year started with Kagami Biraki on 16th January and
monthly festivals will continue throughout the year so please contact the office
and do pay the dojo a visit. | |
| Doshu wo
Kakomu kai (2004/12/23written) | | We hold this
event in December to celebrate Founderﾕs birthday (December 14th) every year.
When we start this, Founder Morihei Ueshiba O-sensei was still alive. So not only
from Iwama also from distant visited him as his birthday party.
After
he passed away, Ibaraki Aikido Renmei, Ibaraki Branch dojo, and OB invited Kisshomaru
Ueshiba Doshu to the memory of O-sensei, and to show the appreciation and talk
about the coming year resolution each other. It has been a good chance to get
to know OB and current students friendly.
Currently, many people are
participated in this event (example; Mayor of Iwama, Prefecture councilor, Member
of the Diet, and so on) with Moriteru Ueshiba Doshu. It means Aikido is recognized
by wide society.
Aikikai Foundation Ibaraki Branch Dojo wants to keep the traditional
way from Founder, and wants to establish the Aikido ancestry with the dojo head,
Moriteru UESHIBA doshu. Please come and visit us on this special day! We would
like to send the Banyu-Aigo spirit from our dojo.
Though we held Aiki
Shrine festival on July 7th with Founder, now it is held on April 29th after he
passed away. More than 1,000 people visit a shrine from all over the world.
Also, Moriteru Ueshiba Doshu (festival leader) hold monthly party at Aiki
shrine. We welcome you to visit here! | |
| Aikikai Foundation
Ibaraki Branch Dojo (2004/06/24written) | | This dojo
has a distinguished history. It was built by the founder of aikido, Morihei Ueshiba
O-Sensei, in 1945, the last year of the Second
World War. It has absorbed
the sweat and effort of O-Sensei like no other dojo in the world. For more than
thirty years after the passing of O-Sensei the dojo and shrine were managed and
cared for by Morihiro Saito Shihan who was Dojo Head during that time.
Saito
Shihan passed away in May 2002 and his son, Hitohiro Saito, assumed the role of
Acting Dojo Head under Dojo Head Moriteru Ueshiba Doshu. However, in November
2003 Hitohiro announced; "I am relinquishing the responsibility for managing
and caring for the shrine and dojo. I am withdrawing from the Aikikai Foundation
and will have no further relationship with it." Therefore, in December 2003
a new structure came into being. Moriteru Ueshiba Doshu is the Dojo Head and Hiroshi
Isoyama Shihan is Acting Dojo Head. They are supported by a core of direct students
of the Founder.Non-competitive aikido is now practiced in more than eighty countries
throughout the world.This is surely due to the fact that, more than just a combative
sport, aikido has deeply spiritual elements. The Founder's teaching is more than
mere technique. Through the practice of aikido, we should seek for the true path
of being human. The Founder
always wished for peace throughout the world.
Our efforts should not be for ourselves alone, but should serve our community,
and the nation's peace and prosperity. Furthermore, we should join together to
build world peace. | |
| Aikido must not be a vehicle
for blind self interest.From now onwards the Ibaraki Branch Dojo will be open
to all, irrespective of race, religion or national boundaries. The instructors
wish to work enthusiastically as one to develop an enlightened dojo. |
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