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Published Feb 26, 2020 12:59

*** 03/01 Festival Events Cancelled ***

Attn: Participants of Shodokan Aikido Festival 26th February 2020  Dear all,  It is our unfortunate responsibility to inform you that due to the outbreak of the Corona Virus, we have been forced to cancel part of the Shodokan Aikido Festival.In recent days there have been several new announcements from the Japanese Government, advising against the […]

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Published Dec 28, 2019 17:42

Shodokan Aikido Festival 2020

Osaka, Japan, 2/29 + 03/01 Shodokan is pleased to announce an aikido festival to be held February 29th and March 1st, 2020. This festival will consist of training seminars and exhibitions by junior, university, general members, and even organizations. Additionally (and expected), a party will be held on the evening of February 29th. All are […]

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Published Feb 27, 2018 20:59

Guidance for the 2018 Kansai General Member’s Competition

For this competition general members, regardless of their grade, are invited to participate in mixed team events at Shodokan Hombu dojo. Participants will be placed on to teams via a lottery draw, making it a good chance to meet other members and adding to the relaxed feeling of this competition. We invite everyone to attend […]

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Published Jan 20, 2018 16:39

Guidelines of the 4th Koshiyama Cup

The 4th Koshiyama Cup will be held as detailed below. We sincerely hope that you will be able to attend. 〈Date〉 Saturday 28th April 2018 & Sunday 29th April 2019 〈Venue〉 Dojo Lancy-Palettes Chemin des Pontets 19 1212 Grand-Lancy / GENEVE 〈Schedule〉 28th April (Saturday) 8:00~8:45 Registration 9:15 Opening Ceremony 9:30~12:00 Embu Competition 13:30~14:00 Explanation […]

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Published Apr 5, 2017 09:22

Shodokan Aikido Federation Membership Guidelines.

  (NPO) Shodokan Aikido Federation   President Nariyama Tetsuro Chief of the Board of Directors Yamagata Masaaki Deputy Chief of the Board of Directors Omori Ryuichi   (NPO) Shodokan Aikido Federation Membership Registration Guidelines   We would like to use this opportunity to explain our policy towards membership as well as the procedure to apply […]

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Published Mar 2, 2017 13:13

Honbu Dojo Schedule and Monthly Fees Changes.

To all Shodokan Aikido Federation Members: Due to a variety of different reasons, we have decided to make a few changes, and hopefully, improvements to the monthly fees and weekly training schedule.   These changes will be effective from April 1st, 2017. General Classes: Early Morning Classes: 7:00 am – 8:00 am. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays. Mid-Morning […]

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Published Feb 27, 2015 14:21

SAF crest

The name Shodokan (昭道館) takes one character from the name of the Showa period (昭和) in which it was established.  This character can also be found in the name of the dojo’s location, as well as the name of the company which constructed the dojo. The etymology of the word Showa is derived from the […]

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