• outdoor demo

    l-to-r: Sempai Sean Smith, Senseis Ray Miller and Michael Wirth, Sempais James Jackson and Bill Ross Update… Bill Ross adds: That was from the demo that we did down at Cedar Creek Park. We beat the living day lights out of each other and then Sensei put a hammering on us. I remember laughing as …

  • candid shots from September ’12 open training day

    As is usual, everyone was too busy training to take any photos during class. So, we only have these few candid shots to show you what you missed. :^)

  • 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 …