Big Island Folks with Sam Chin Sifu
Big Island folks (Heraldo Farrington, Kyle Usui and Jamie Yugawa) training with Sam Chin Sifu in Hilo Hawaii.
Sam Chin Sifu Honolulu Workshop at the Aikido Sangenkai
Sam Chin Sifu demonstrates with Chris Li.
Sam Chin Sifu Honolulu Workshop
Group shot - Saturday session of the Honolulu workshop with Sam Chin Sifu. East West Center at UH Manoa.
Dan Intimidates a PufferfishSkin diving and intimidation in Kaneohe Hawaii
Kohala Aikikai - Dave GomezTakeshi Yamashima Sensei throwing Dave Rave after Aikido classes at the Kohala Aikikai in Hawaii
Kohala Aikikai - Shiho-nageTakeshi Yamashima Sensei demonstrating Shiho-nage, Rico Varjan taking ukemi.
Dan Harden, Bill Gleason and Chris Li - Three StoogesThe three stooges - photo courtesy of Greg Socito.
From the "Internal Power, Aiki and Aikido Principles and Practice" joint workshop with Bill Gleason and Dan Harden held in Hawaii in March 2013.
I am the Universe.Noren (short curtain) reading "Uchu Soku Ware" - "The Universe is Me", the Kanji on the left reads: "Aikido Kaiso Ueshiba Morihei"
Morihei Ueshiba Visits HawaiiFrom "Ueshiba Morihei Monogatari". Morihei Ueshiba's visit to Hawaii in 1961 in order to dedicate the Honolulu Aiki Dojo. The bottom panel is from a photo of Ueshiba praying in Kihei, Maui.
The opening of Ueshiba JukuFrom "Ueshiba Morihei Monogatari". Morihei Ueshiba opens the "Ueshiba Juku" in Ayabe, 1922, and is awarded the Kyoju Dairi teaching certification by Sokaku Takeda.
Back cover - three Ueshiba generationsFrom "Ueshiba Morihei Monogatari". The back cover, showing three generations - Morihei Ueshiba, Kisshomaru Ueshiba and Moriteru Ueshiba.
Ueshiba Monogatari dust jacketFrom "Ueshiba Morihei Monogatari". A scan of the dust jacket.
The Birth of Morihei UeshibaAikido Founder Morihei Ueshiba O-Sensei was born in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan on December 14, 1883.
With Takeshi Yamashima in Kaneohe HawaiiWith Takeshi Yamashima at the Aikido Ohana summer gasshuku in Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden in Hawaii
Takeshi Yamashima Sensei in Hawaii 2004Poster from one of Takeshi Yamashima Sensei's early visits to Hawaii - at The Aikido Ohana in 2004, with me taking ukemi. After training with Sensei in Japan for a number of years I moved back to Honolulu from Tokyo in 2003 and invited him to come teach in Hawaii - now he visits at least once yearly.
Poster by Greg Socito.