News and Notes
Annual Ikeda Sensei Seminar 2022
14 November 2013
Please join us for our Annual Ikeda Sensei Seminar that will be held at Arizona Agatsu Dojo, 939 W. Camelback Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85013, December 9 - 11, 2022. Download a flyer for complete information.link text
Death of Tsuneji (Tony) Sakakibara Sensei
4 August 2013
It is with great sadness that we inform you that Tsuneji Sakakibara Sensei died the afternoon of July 22, 2013. He had gone into the hospital that morning and was being treated in ICU. His abdomen was filling with fluid and they were having difficulty keeping it drained. His blood pressure was out of control. He had septicemia (serious blood disease). Sakakibara Sensei was born February 3, 1937, in Handa (Aichi), Japan. He had succeeded Jon Takagi Sensei as Chief Instructor of Arizona Aikido after Takagi Sensei's death. As his health started to fail, he took on the role of Chief Instructor Emeritus. He continued to teach classes at Arizona Aikido on a fairly regular basis. You can download this flier to post in your dojo. Sakakibara Sensei's funeral will be held on Saturday morning, August 10, 2013, at Resthaven Park West Cemetery, 6450 West Northern Ave, Glendale, AZ 85301, at 10:00 a.m. with internment to immediately follow the service. You can read Sakakibara Sensei's obituary here..
Promotions
30 April 2013
We are proud to announce the following promotions:Congratulations!
- Ken - shodan
- Paco - ikkyu
- Kaipo - yonkyu
- Nancy - gokyu
- Candace - rokyu
- Andrew - rokyu
Death of Kevin Choate Sensei
6 December 2012
This information was posted on the Chicago Aikikai Web site: In Mourning
Posted on December 2, 2012 by stephen
Today our dear teacher, mentor and friend Kevin Choate Sensei passed away. I don’t have a lot of details at this moment but here is what I have: Viewing/Services: Arrangements will be
Wednesday December 5th; 3-9
Ahern Funeral Home
6938 W. North Avenue, Chicago. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the charity of your choice in Kevin’s name.
Kevin’s Family Dojo Stuff: We will be meeting Monday night to talk, plan, remember and see what the next steps are. A more formal dojo event for training drinking and remembering will be figured out and planned with more notice to allow fuller participation. Thank you everyone for your notes and posts on facebook and via email.
Promotions
29 November 2012
We are proud to announce the following promotions:Congratulations!
- Laurel - gokyu
- Marie - yonkyu
Promotions
7 August 2012
We are proud to announce the following promotion:Congratulations!
- Thai - ikkyu
Promotions
9 April 2012
We are proud to announce the following promotions:Congratulations!
- Paco - nikyu
- Helmut - nikyu
- Kaipo - gokyu
- Laurel - rokyu
- Nancy - rokyu
- Robert - rokyu
Promotions
20 September 2011
We are proud to announce the following promotions:Congratulations!
- Ken - ikkyu
Promotions
17 September 2011
We are proud to announce the following promotions:Congratulations!
- Jerry - nidan
- Ron - shodan
- Stephen - shodan
Promotion
19 November 2010
We are proud to announce the following promotion:Congratulations!
- Dang - 5th kyu
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