Training Schedule Week of 2017 11 06-Full

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A private foundation has provided two of three years of the funding which makes our programs possible. They are "undergoing internal difficulties" and, instead of our third year of funding, may very well not offer even reduced support in the Fall. We will try to continue to open our doors to you regardless of your ablity to pay, but may have to close our doors altogether. We can continue if those who benefit from our work together choose to offer their financial support. Training at other dojos costs from $80-$100 a month, but we will trust and depend on your commitment, and the world that generosity creates. Please visit the Free Aiki Dojo Partnership page and create a recurring donation for as much as you can afford. Every person in our community is important to us, and we must rely on you to help us move through this challenging time.

Please email  if you would consider attending a noon class at The Flight Deck in Downtown Oakland.

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--- Monday, November 6th, 2017

RSVP REQUIRED for 12-1:00pm Golden Bears Aikido UC Berkeley on Upper Sproul Plaza - Bring bokken and jo. Text or call Brandon Sensei at (510) 697-1513 by 9AM if you intend to attend.

--- Wednesday

7am - 8am Fundamentals of Aikido 2.0 at Aikido of Berkeley (1514 University Ave, Berkeley) - This Free Aiki Dojo and Golden Bears Aikido class is perfect for both beginners and advanced adult students.  

Tobin Threadgill is head of Takamura ha Shindo Yoshin Kai, a classical budo school which includes weapon training and tactics associated with the warrior class of late Edo period Japan. This style of jujutsu develops themes underlying bujutsu, in general, and shares elements with Wado-ryu karate and the Daito Ryu aikijutsu from which aikido was formulated.

 

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I am a student at Yamakage Dojo, practicing Takamura ha Shindo Yoshin Ryu (TSYR) under the direction of Ash Morgan Sensei, and am very happy to have the privilege once more of hosting Kaicho Threadgill Friday through Sunday this weekend. Thanks again to Kayla Sensei for welcoming TSYR at Aikido of Berkeley!

 

Friday November 10th, 2017: 

          Session One from 6:30-8:30pm is free to all students of Free Aiki Dojo - Golden Bears Aikido, and Aikido of Berkeley, and is hosted by Aikido of Berkeley at 1514 University Ave. PLEASE COME!

 

Saturday and Sunday, November 11th and 12th, 2017

          All regular classes at Aikido of Berkeley and Free Aiki Dojo will be cancelled this weekend, in order to host the seminar. Please join us again next weekend.

 

 
P.S. All Golden Bears Aikido classes are Free Aiki Dojo classes, and vice versa. We are a single training community. Brandon Sensei teaches all classes, unless otherwise noted, and also highly recommends (you are always welcome to train in) any class at Aikido of Berkeley. When you train in a class there taught by someone other than Brandon Sensei, please leave a $10-$15 donation in the wooden box on the cabinet near the front door.
As always, please follow either of our Twitter feeds for the latest changes, weekly class times, etc. at:
As always, no previous experience is necessary.
 
Show up and train no matter what. Please bring a friend.
Pay what you can. If you can't, don't. No kidding.
 

We need your help!

We call on our community to help us grow! Peace Practices needs your help to teach "conflict done well" in the East Bay, at UC Berkeley, Pacific Rim International School, and beyond: locally, nationally, and then internationally.  In order for use to continue, we absolutely must raise funds continuously. If you know someone who is a fundraiser or social entrepreneur who invests in essential projects, please connect them with us. Especially if you are training regularly in Free Aiki Dojo or Golden Bears Aikido classes, please set up an automatic donation for whatever you can afford through Association Building Community at http://abcglobal.net/Free_Aiki_Dojo_Partnership, and thanks!

 

Get your Peace Practices gi -- both lightweight and heavyweight!

It will help to support the Peace Practices project if you purchase our custom gi. In addition to the basic karate-style gi for kids and adults, we also offer a high quality gi top for adults (no white pants included) that is long enough to work well under a hakama (see me in mine above). Find it in the store here

 
Please click here for our petition to support aikido at UC Berkeley  and forward this link to your networks with a note explaining why it is important to you.
 
Please share your Google Calendar with  so we can coordinate and plan together, but always email  because it goes to everybody who needs to see it and will get you a much faster response.
 
If you didn't receive this through freeaiki@ or , you will soon receive an notice of being added to our email lists to receive weekly notice of classes. Please make sure you have become a member by checking your status.
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/goldenbearsaikidoclub
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/freeaiki
 

Our Google Groups are mostly about weekly announcements. If you would like to be on the inside of the logistics email loop where the decisions are made about class scheduling, special events, and the future of our training community in general, please email my executive assistant at e and they will add you to the development list: .

If you haven't checked out the Golden Bears Aikido Facebook Group yet, by all means go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/GoldenBearsAikido/

Some maps for locations:
http://berkeley.edu/map/maps/CD56.html
Free Aiki Dojo (hosted by Aikido of Berkeley)
1514 University Ave
Berkeley, CA 94703

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