Feb 22
2021

Two BCAF Virtual Events This Weekend

The BCAF has two upcoming Zoom events this weekend: “Pub Night” on Friday Feb 26 (7 pm, PST) and a Q & A with Prof. Scott MacMillan on Sunday Feb 28 (1 pm, PST). Our last Pub Night was a good chance to reconnect with Aikido friends from around…

Feb 15
2021

Update from the BC Ministry of Health, February 10, 2021

The BC Public Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, has extended the orders and notices regarding gatherings and events in BC: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/health/about-bc-s-health-care-system/office-of-the-provincial-health-officer/covid-19/covid-19-pho-order-gatherings-events.pdf…

Feb 12
2021

So What Exactly Happens at a BCAF Pub Night?

So What Exactly Happens at a BCAF Pub Night?

At our most recent pub night we had 12 Aikidoka from NINE (!) dojos join a casual Zoom call to catch up with each other. Some of us enjoyed a drink or a late supper while participating, but all of us appreciated being able to see faces that we know from…

"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