Aikido Summer Seminar Instructor Intro - Hiroshi Ikeda Shihan

Have you trained with Hiroshi Ikeda Shihan before?

I first met Ikeda Sensei in 1997, just after I returned to the U.S. from nearly a decade of training in Japan. I was struck not only by his power and precision on the mat, but also by his approachability and generosity off the mat.

If you haven’t experienced his teaching yet — or even if you have — you'll have a chance to get a taste of his movement and presence at our upcoming Aikido Summer Seminar.

And after you've checked out his bio below, be sure to click here to register!

I hope we see you in Los Angeles!

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Lia Suzuki
Author: The Teacher (From the Aiki Dialogues)
Director: Aikido Kenkyukai International USA

Hiroshi Ikeda Shihan

8th dan, Aikikai

Hiroshi Ikeda Shihan is Founder and Chief Instructor of Boulder Aikikai, in Boulder, Colorado.

He travels extensively as a guest instructor, conducting Aikido seminars at dojos around the world.

Ikeda Sensei began studying Aikido in 1968. In 1976, he moved to the United States, becoming an instructor at Sarasota Aikikai and Vice President of the Aikido Schools of Ueshiba organization.

In 1980, he founded Boulder Aikikai, and spent the following 40 years traveling extensively throughout the United States and the world, promoting Aikido’s philosophy of non-violence, peace, and self-development through constant training.

His teaching emphasizes learning and understanding Aikido with the body, specifically the concept of “chushin” or how to maintain one’s own center while breaking another’s balance.

In 2016 he joined the Aikido Shimbokukai organization as Vice President, working very closely with its Director, Lisa Tomoleoni Sensei.

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