The aikido community of BC and across Canada are saddened by the loss of a long-time member and devoted student of Aikido, Ralph Kopperson, 4th dan. Ralph was integral to Victoria Aikikai from early on, teaching for many years and serving as a BC shidoin.…
in Vancouver, November 22nd and 23rd, 2024, with Ishiyama Shihan. Location: VWA Dunbar dojo (St. Philip's Church, 3737 W27th Ave, Vancouver) Details are on the VWA website main page here. SEMINAR SCHEDULE:Friday6:00 pm: check-in opens6:30 – 8…
The 2025 BCAF Kangeiko will be returning to Clearwater, BC, on February 14-17, 2025, and will once again be co-hosted by the BCAF, Clearwater Aikikai, and the District of Clearwater. Kangeiko is the BCAF’s "winter training intensive," the parallel…
Registration is now open for the CAF Fall Seminar with Osawa Shihan in Kelowna, October 25th - 27th, 2024 This seminar is hosted by Okanagan Aikikai and Summerland Aikikai. Location Immaculata Regional High School 1493 K.L.O. Road, Kelowna BC V1W 3N8,…
"Aiki is not a technique to fight with or defeat the enemy. It is the way to reconcile the world and make human beings one family."