Ikazuchi Dojo

On Saturday, November 13th, Ikazuchi Dojo held its first post-pandemic seminar. Ray Feliciano Sensei (Chief Instructor of Maru Dojo in San Francisco and Pasadena Aikikai) shared a range of techniques and weapon disarms, as well as a fascinating series of leg locks / pins as follow-ups to traditional aikido throws. We hope you enjoy the photos from the event!

On Saturday, November 13th, Ikazuchi Dojo held its first post-pandemic seminar. Ray Feliciano Sensei (Chief Instructor of Maru Dojo in San Francisco and Pasadena Aikikai) shared a range of techniques and weapon disarms, as well as a fascinating series of leg locks / pins as follow-ups to traditional aikido throws.

Some photos from our October kyu test.

Looking forward to welcoming students from this new program to Ikazuchi Dojo!

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It was great to have Bobby Roe from Seattle join us for class today at Ikazuchi Dojo. He's a student of Bruce Bookman Sensei's Tenzan Aikido in Seattle - one of our favorite places.

It's nice to see dojos opening up again and the aikido community reconnecting in person.