Sensei Wirth 1975

l-to-r: Shuji Maruyama, Gaku Homma and Michael Wirth. Sensei Wirth has said that his photo was taken at the NE dojo, (on Rising Sun Avenue,) when he was a brown belt. Sensei David Nachman, of Kokikai Aikido, has the original of this photograph displayed prominently at his dojo in Tempe Arizona. (In the un-cropped version, Sensei …

Sempai Heitzer and Cub Scouts

On March 19th 2013, the LV dojo was visited by a cub scout group. Sempai Rob Heitzer arranged to have the group of cub scouts and many of their parents to attend a brief demonstration. Sempais Heitzer, Frank Kane and Nam Truong demonstrated some “adult” Aikido to a room full of “ooooohs!” and “aaaaaahs!”, before …

sensei Olinger’s sandan test

Images from the very first seminar held at the Silkwerks dojo in 2003. Sensei Olinger’s randori segment of his test. Ukes, l-to-r: Rahman Hetherington, Heather Lindsay, Charles Spencer, Mesut Pervizpour (possibly. only his legs are visible) and Sempai Jose Pichardo.

At Silkwerks during construction

l-to-r: Sensei Wirth and Sempai John Mcnett. This is a photo of bowing in for the very first class ever held at Silkwerks. The Silkwerks dojo opened in 2002. These are photos taken before the dojo was ready; Practicing in the winter with no heat, we threw down a temporary mat, hung the shomen on …