Please join us June 10-12 for our annual Summer Seminar. This year the seminar will be offered in-person as well as virtually by Zoom. The in-person training will be held at Shinjinkai in Chicago, IL.
Instructors will be:
Hiroshi Ikeda Shihan, 7 Dan, Boulder Aikikai, USA
Lisa Tomoleoni Shihan, 6 Dan, Director of Aikido Shimbokukai, USA
Marsha Turner Sensei, 6 Dan, Chicago Aikikai, USA (Special Guest from the Aikido Schools of Ueshiba)
John Burn Sensei, 4 Dan, Chishin Dojo, England
Dawn (Seion) Vandever Sensei, 2 Dan, Shinjinkai, USA
And Very Special Guest Instructor Terumasa Hino Sensei, 6 Dan, Aikikai Hombu Dojo, Japan
There are a variety of options for participation-
- Participate live; in-person training at Shinjinkai in Chicago, IL. Participation will be limited to vaccinated people (proof of vaccination required) and masks are optional. In-person registration will be limited to 50 people.
- Participate with your dojo mates from your dojo. For those who can gather and train together, please plan to attend the seminar from your dojo! Set up a computer, stream the event, and train!
- Participate on your own from your home, or any location of your choice.
Please register here or use the links below. Registration for all 3 days in-person is US$150, in-person Saturday only is US$100, and to participate virtually the fee is US$80. All proceeds will be divided among the instructors, as our way of saying "thank you" for their time, energy, and instruction.
We look forward to this event, and hope to see you on the mat, in person or virtually!
Registration now open!
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Instructors
Special Guest Instructor: Terumasa Hino Shihan, 6 Dan, Aikikai Hombu Dojo
Terumasa Hino Shihan became a member of the Instructors’ Division of Aikikai Hombu Dojo in 2008 and holds the title of Shidoin. He teaches at Hombu Dojo as well as at universities, high schools, and other locations in the Tokyo area. Hino Sensei travels within Japan, as well as traveling overseas about three times a year, to teach classes and seminars.
We are happy to host him as Very Special Guest Instructor for this event!
Hiroshi Ikeda Shihan, 7 Dan, Boulder Aikikai, Colorado, USA
Hiroshi Ikeda Shihan began Aikido at Kokugakuin University Aikido Club, of which Mitsugi Saotome Shihan was the chief instructor. After graduation he trained regularly at Aikido World Headquarters and in Saotome Shihan’s Reimeijuku Dojo in Tokyo. He established Boulder Aikikai in 1980 for the study of the Japanese martial art of Aikido.The dojo is affiliated with the Aikido World Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, through the Aikido Shimbokukai. Ikeda Shihan is well-known for his effective technique, and travels extensively around the world teaching. He is a member of the Grading Committee and Vice-President of Aikido Shimbokukai.
Lisa Tomoleoni Shihan, 6 Dan, Aikido Shimbokukai Director
Lisa Tomoleoni Shihan holds the rank of Roku Dan (6th dan), received from Moriteru Ueshiba, Aikido Doshu. She spent over 14 years in Japan training at the Aikido World Headquarters and teaching Aikido professionally at a dojo in Tokyo. Tomoleoni Shihan is Director of Aikido Shimbokukai, an organization Officially Recognized by the Aikikai Foundation and Aikido World Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. She also has yudansha ranking in Judo and Iaido and is a coauthor of the book "Along the Way", a collection of writings about training.
Marsha Turner Sensei, 6 Dan, Chicago Aikikai, Illinois, USA (Guest Instructor from the Ueshiba Schools of Aikido)
Turner Sensei began her study of Aikido in 1986 under Kevin Choate Sensei, and has spent the past three decades studying, training and teaching. In addition to Choate Sensei, Hiroshi Ikeda Shihan and Mitsugi Saotome Shihan have been very influential in her Aikido development. Her extensive background in ballet, gymnastics, and traditional fencing (foil) allows her to bring elements to her current training that make her Aikido unique among her peers. In addition to Aikido she has studied ballroom dance and also holds a shodan in Iaido. She is a past instructor for Winter Term at Oberlin College, and has supervised a number of dojo in the Midwest. Turner Sensei received her 6 Dan in Aikido from Mitsugi Saotome Shihan in 2017.
John Burn Sensei, 4 Dan, Chishin Dojo, England
John Burn Sensei began training in martial arts at the age of 7 and has been studying Aikido since the early 90’s; he is the only direct student of Hiroshi Ikeda Shihan in the UK who he has maintained a close relationship with for over 15 years. He spends countless hours every year with Ikeda Shihan including personal tuition and runs a fulltime dojo in Coventry. John’s main interest with Aikido is internal strength, specifically in how to use gravity and the ground to bring solidity to his body while breaking another's balance. He has a good understanding of body mechanics through constant analysis and study of internal strength with how it relates to Aikido thanks to his studies with Mike Sigman.
Dawn (Seion) Vandever Sensei, 2 Dan, Shinjinkai, Illinois, USA
Dawn (Seion) Vandever began training in 2014 at Shinjinkai, Chicago, IL; first under the guidance of Meido Moore Shihan (Founder of Shinjinkai), & now under Keizan Murray Sensei (current Dojo-Cho of Shinjinkai). She also receives Rinzai Zen training under the guidance of David (So’Zan) Miller Roshi, abbott of Daiyuzenji. She views her training in both Aikido & Zen as one practice. She holds the rank of 2 Dan.