2023 - The year of the hare has started well.

The kangeiko of the Tendokan was again as well attended as in the years before corona.

And soon, after a three-year break, spring courses will be held again in Germany and Serbia - led by Dojocho Kenta Shimizu.

The fact that the two traditional Herzogenhorn weeks are also not a matter of course has become clear to everyone in the long time associated with restrictions. In this sense, a reminder of the upcoming registration deadline for this year's Horn: February 15, 2023 - there are still some places available.

Invitation

by Marcus Titze

After a three-year break, a seminar finally took place again in Kannon Onsen, but with a few small changes. This time, the journey was self-organised and there was more time for bathing and conversation between the five training sessions. Techniques were assigned by lot to each room, which were then prepared by the group and presented in a small demonstration at the end, with Kensho-kun and Wakasensei as the highlight.

This year we will be going to Kannon Onsen again.

Three days and two nights filled with training, exchange of ideas, good food and bathing in hot springs. A trip to Japan is still subject to certain restrictions (for details contact the Japanese Embassy or travel agency), but whoever wants to risk it is very welcome.

Information and registration: Tendokan [email protected]

After a long break there was a reunion with Dojocho Kenta Shimizu in June/July. This time the still ongoing pandemic demanded a lot of improvisation talent from the organizers, but both courses could be held successfully.

Congratulations to the new graduates :

Ambrož Karlovšek, Sevnica / Slovenia

While watching the war atrocities I remembered a saying that I came across somewhere a long time ago.

Morihei Ueshiba apparently once stated: »If everyone practiced aikido, the world would be a better place.«

I was not fully aware of the meaning of these words back then. Sometimes, when we hear something in our youth, this content is written deep into one's heart. It maybe resurfaces when a certain event occurs, many years later.