Jan 20
2022

Update from the Ministry of Health, January 19th, 2022

The newest orders from the PHO of BC allow a limited return to fitness and exercise. Here is the excerpt from the update, https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/info/restrictions#pho-order Exercise and fitness Adult indoor individual, group fitness…

Jan 03
2022

Welcome to the New Year

Welcome to the New Year

Happy New Year greetings to all Aikidoka.  This has been another challenging year for us all, as we weave back and forth between PHO orders and our desire to practice "the way it used to be".   For many - perhaps most - of us, the pandemic has been…

Dec 21
2021

Update from the BC Ministry of Health, December 21st, 2021

Adult gyms, fitness centres, and dance studios closed for four weeks. In addition to the new orders that the PHO announced last Friday (December 17th), today the rising COVID-19 numbers have led to additional orders for the next four weeks: December…

Dec 03
2021

BCAF Virtual Bonenkai

BCAF Virtual Bonenkai

Ready to forget 2021? Join the BCAF’s Virtual Bonenkai on Dec. 10 between 7 and 9 pm (Pacific) to share some Aikido conversation while bidding the year “sayonara”.“Bonenkai” is a Japanese word that can be translated as “Forget the Year Party”.…

"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."

- O’Sensei