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Koichi
Kashiwaya Sensei
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Demonstration Date & Time September 7, 2008 (Sunday) from 3 p.m. - Aikido September 7, 2008 (Sunday) from 3:30 p.m. - Jo Bellevue Community College Main Campus - GYM (G Bldg) [campus map] |
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Koichi
Kashiwaya Sensei is an 8th-degree black belt in Ki-Aikido and is Chief
Instructor of Ki Society USA. Sensei travels throughout the United States, Canada, and South America teaching Aikido and Ki development, and students come to Seattle from all over the world to train with this spirited, dynamic teacher who continually inspires his students to polish, refine and explore their arts. Kashiwaya Sensei was born in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. He began Aikido training in 1969 while a student at Risshou University. Upon meeting Koichi Tohei Sensei in 1971, he was at once struck by Tohei Sensei's words, "If the mind moves, the body follows". Thereafter he trained with Tohei Sensei exclusively until completing his degree in 1973. |
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Sensei's request, Kashiwaya Sensei traveled to Seattle in 1973 and
assisted Hirata Yoshihiko Sensei, who had founded Seattle Ki Society
in 1971. In 1975, Kashiwaya Sensei returned to Japan and continued
professional intensive training as uchi deshi for Tohei Sensei. Upon
completion of this training in 1977, Kashiwaya Sensei moved to Boulder,
Colorado where he founded Rocky Mountain Ki Society. He later founded
The Midland Ki Federation with dojos throughout the United States.
In 1983, Kashiwaya Sensei was appointed Chief Instructor for Ki Society USA by Tohei Sensei. He also oversees dojos in Brazil and Canada. In 1990, he relocated to Seattle and continues to travel nationally to conduct numerous seminars, workshops, and intensive training sessions. In 1998, he established Ki-Aikido USA in order to expand Tohei Sensei's principles in North America. |
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