Aikido Yoshinkai Burnaby
News & Events

Chida Sensei Visits Canada (Mississauga, Ont.)

July 9-11, 2004

The Sendokan Dojo of Mississauga, Ontario is presenting Tsutomu Chida Shihan (8th dan), Yoshinkan Honbu Dojocho, for a series of aikido clinics and a demonstration. This event will take place between July 9-11, 2004 at St. Martin's High School.

Our own Robert Mustard Sensei will be attending as special translator for Chida Shihan, one of his instructors while training in Japan.

Aikido Journal blogger chats up Mustard Sensei
July 1, 2004

http://www.aikidojournal.com/index.php?id=205

Ellis Amdur waxes poetic on our local Sensei. Click the link above to read what he has to tell the world, and here's a toast to future fame. Cheers! --TJ

David Rubens Sensei Visits Canada

April 2004

David Rubens Sensei, 5th dan, from the UK will visit Aikido Yoshinkai Burnaby April 21-25, 2004. He will teach a series of clinics April 23-25, 2004. Mustard Sensei and Rubens Sensei trained together at the Hombu dojo in Tokyo and completed the same Instructor’s course; it will be interesting to see what differences and similarities the two share.

Sword Seminar @ AYB

February 2004

On February 21, 2004 Aikido Yoshinkai Burnaby was pleased to welcome Ken Moneker Sensei, Rokudan Renshi in iaido. Moneker Sensei, assisted by his wife Catherine Moneker (Godan) conducted a 3-hour seminar. While the 19 attendees practised some basic movements and two-man katas, the 3 hours just flew by! It was a treat to experience the essence of iaido through someone as skilled, gracious, and genuine as Moneker Sensei. Given that the movements of aikido are based on the Japanese sword, this seminar will surely prove beneficial to our aikido training. Although Moneker Sensei graciously volunteered his time for this seminar, we presented him with a gift of $400 towards expenses for his spring ’04 trip to Japan. Mustard Sensei and his wife, Carol, hosted a fabulous dinner/soirée afterwards. It was a great day all around and a good time was had by all!

Aikido Yoshinkai Burnaby Shodan Test

November 20, 2003

Congratulations to Michael Matson, Hiroshi Hayashihara and Farshad Ardestani who were promoted to Shodan after many hard months (years?) of diligent training!

Pub Night - A fundraiser for the dojo
Saturday, June 21, 2003

Tickets are $12.00 and include a burger and a beer. Contact the dojo at 604-786-2334 or email Mustard Sensei at burnaby@aikido.ca for tickets.

Jim Jeannette Sensei visits A.Y.B.
June 6,7 & 8th, 2003

Jim Jeannette Sensei, 6th Dan, visits Aikido Yoshinkai Burnaby to offer a series of four clinics in conjunction with Robert Mustard Sensei. The event was a spectacular and enjoyable event. We thank Jeannette Sensei for taking the time to come and share his insights into Yoshinkan Aikido.

Click here to view the photos.

Mustard Sensei featured in "Burnaby Now" newspaper article
May,12 2002

Mustard Sensei was recently featured in an article of Burnaby Now, the premiere community newspaper dedicated to news and information about Burnaby, British Columbia. Visit the Burnaby Now website and click on the following link to read the article.

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