(619) 892-0295
2024 Jiai Aikido 21st Anniversary seminar
october 5 & 6, 2024
Please join us for this special seminar to celebrate Jiai Akido's 21st Anniversary!
This event will be a fundraiser for Jiai Aikido.
The Instructors for this event will be:
Hiroshi Ikeda Shihan, 7th Dan
Lisa Tomoleoni Shihan, 6th Dan
Tom Liu Sensei, 4th Dan
Cat Strada Sensei, 4th Dan
with other instructors to be announced
The schedule for the event will be:
Saturday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 am- 1:00 pm
(followed by some social time at a local restaurant for those who wish to join)
Jiai Aikido was founded in 2003 and for many years has been the home base for many large events that have supported the entire Aikido community. Jiai has been a place of connection for Aikido practitioners worldwide, for many years now.
Jiai Aikido was the site of the very first Aikido Bridge Seminar. 2025 will be the 20th anniversary of this special seminar. Help us keep the doors open so we can hold the 20th Anniversary of the Aikido Bridge in the place where it started!
We've been working hard to keep the space open, for Jiai Aikido as well as all the other people who use it, but we're struggling and need the support of or community.
Registration is Donation Based as follows:
Zelle to 619-892-0925
PayPal or Venmo to info@SanDiegoAikido.com
**Minimum donation of $50 per day, but please donate more if you would like!
**If you can't attend but would like to support us we are grateful for any contributions!
**Please see some of our other fundraising activities HERE
Instructors
Hiroshi Ikeda Shihan , 7th Dan
Boulder Aikikai
Aikido Shimbokukai, Vice President
Hiroshi Ikeda is founder and chief instructor of Boulder Aikikai. He began his study of Aikido in 1968 at the aikido club of Kokugakuin University in Tokyo. Upon graduation, he trained regularly at Hombu Dojo and at Saotome Sensei's Remeijuki Dojo. In 1978 he moved to the U.S., and in 1980 established Boulder Aikikai. Ikeda Shihan is affiliated to Hombu Dojo through Aikido Shimbokukai, of which he is a Board Member and Vice President. He is one of the most sought after aikido Instructors worldwide, and a frequent Instructor at Aikido seminars in the U.S. and abroad.
Lisa Tomoleoni Shihan, 6th Dan
Abiding Spirit Aikikai
Aikido Shimbokukai
Lisa Tomoleoni Shihan spent over 14 years in Japan training at the Aikido World Headquarters and teaching Aikido professionally at a dojo in Tokyo. She founded Abiding Spirit Aikikai in IL, and Aikido Shimbokukai, an organization Officially Recognized by the Aikikai Foundation and Aikido World Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.
Tom Liu Sensei, 4th Dan
Jiai Aikido
Aikido Shimbokukai
Tom Liu Sensei began his Aikido training in the early 1990s under Frank Doran Shihan at the Aikido West dojo and the Stanford Aikido Club. He received the rank of Yondan (4th Dan) from Doran Shihan under California Aikido Association in 2016. Liu Sensei also practices Tai Chi, the Alexander Technique, and meditation, and has been a regular Instructor at Jiai Aikido for several years. His primary interests are the exploration of the principles of mind-body integration and the development of integrated and relaxed power.
Cat Strada Sensei, 4th Dan
Jiai Aikido
Aikido Shimbokukai
Systema Instructor in Training Applicant
Cat Strada Sensei started Aikido at Jiai Aikido in 2007 under Jeff Sodeman Sensei, and Systema in 2008. Dojo Cho since 2011, she offers innovative classes influenced by her training such as No-Gi Aikido, Applied Aikido, and Adaptive Aikido & Ukemi. She's inspired by Hiroshi Ikeda Shihan, Jeff Sodeman Sensei, Frank Doran Shihan, Mary Heiny Sensei, Morihiko Murashige Shihan, Kevin Choate Sensei, Lisa Tomoleoni Shihan, Vladimir Vasiliev, Adam Mazing and BJJ coaches at Victory Gym, her students and animals. Strada Sensei is on the Board of Aikido Shimbokukai, and focuses on promoting authenticity and individuality in movements.