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Kiryu Aikido Summer 2024 Training and Testing
Jun 21-23, 2024 | Kiryu Aikido Colorado
It’s already June 2024, and the year is moving as swiftly as a fast-moving stream. At Kiryu Aikido, part of our training focus includes having our instructors gather in Colorado a few times a year to share new insights, conduct additional training workshops, and host our bi-annual testing.
Testing is a demonstration of our students’ progress and their continued push to refine and polish their martial spirit. I look forward to seeing the hard work and progress made—it’s always an exciting time.
Here is our rough schedule for the upcoming weekend. For our Saturday workshop and Sunday training, we warmly welcome our Aikido community to join us for practice as well.
"The purpose of training is to tighten up the slack, toughen the body, and polish the spirit." "稽古の目的は、たるみを引き締め、身体を鍛え、精神を磨くことです。" — Morihei Ueshiba
Friday, 6/21 Colorado Dojo (6:30-8:30 PM): Short Practice and Testing
Saturday, 6/22
Colorado Dojo (3-5 PM): Aikido Weapons Workshop
Sunday, 6/23 Colorado Dojo (11-12:30 PM): General Aikido Class
Founded in 2003 Kiryu Aikido focuses on build a serious dojo practicing strong, traditional Aikido in a safe and supportive environment, which honors traditional Aikido techniques with a style that emphasizes teaching ukemi (the art of falling and protecting oneself) and weapons work as integral components of learning open-hand Aikido techniques.
