HIDEKI SHIOHIRA SHIHAN

Nanadan (7th degree black belt)

Come join us in the spirit of , friendship and training!

It is the mission of the ZAA to develop and maintain the philosophy that mind and body are one through the training methods of Aikido, Zen and related budo.

March 15 - 17, 2013 Schedule: Friday, March 15 5:15pm-6:00pm Registration** Hosted by: Yanagi Dojo 6:00pm-9:00pm Aikido Offsite location: Greenwich High School 10 Hillside Road, Greenwich, CT Saturday, March 16 9:00am-10:00am Zazen* 10:00am-1:00pm Aikido Lodging Suggestions: 3:00pm-6:00pm Aikido La Quinta Inn & Suites, Stamford, CT 203-357-7100 7:00pm Group Dinner $95/night, 8 minute drive from seminar Sunday, March 17 8:30am-9:30am Zazen* Hyatt Regency Hotel Old Greenwich 203-637-1234 9:30am-12:30am Aikido $128/night, 8 minute drive from seminar **Registration closes during class. You must register to train. Clarion/Doubletree, Norwalk, CT 203-853-3477 Please see next page for registration info. $85/night, 15 minute drive from seminar *Zazen is optional but highly recommended. Courtyard by Marriott Hotel Norwalk 203-849-9111 New to Zazen? Please contact [email protected] for tips. $109/night, 20 minute drive from seminar Please bring a jo, bokken, and zabuton/zafu if you own one.

Zenshinkai Aikido Association 3908 Noyes Ave, Charleston, West Virginia 25304 www.zenshinkai.org Email: [email protected] Ph: (304) 539-4114 About The Hosting Dojo:

The word "yanagi" means 'willow' in Japanese. The willow is a common icon in Japanese culture; from stories and legends to paintings and poetry. We have adopted the name "Yanagi Aikido Dojo" as a constant reminder of the aim of our training.

The Yanagi Aikido Dojo was founded to offer all persons a place to pursue the refinement of their character through the martial discipline of Aikido. Beyond mere self-defense, students of the Yanagi Aikido Dojo train together to achieve the most important victory of all - victory over one's self.

About the Instructor:

Hideki Shiohira Shihan Nanadan (7th Degree Black Belt) Aikikai

Shiohira Sensei began studying Aikido at Aikikai under Shizuo Imaizumi Sensei in the spring of 1967. He also trained at Hombu dojo and he had one year of live-in training under the second Doshu, Kisshomaru Ueshiba Sensei. He also received instruction from all of the other leading Aikikai World Headquarters instructors at the time, including O-Sensei (Founder), Kisshomaru Ueshiba Sensei (Second Doshu), Sensei (Chief Instructor), Sensei, Sensei, Seigo Yamaguchi Sensei, Sadateru Arikawa Sensei and, at Shingu, Michio Hikitsuchi Sensei. He studied Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido under Koichi ToheiSensei (Founder) for over twenty years. He also studied under Hiroshi Tada Sensei after rejoining Aikikai in 1994.

In addition to Aikido training and instruction, he studied Zen under Zen and martial arts master Tenshin Tanouye Rotaishi. He trained in Misogi Shugyo at the Ichikukai Dojo under Tesso Hino Sensei.

Shiohira Sensei has been training and teaching Aikido as THE WAY. Several of his students have become Aikido Masters or Zen Masters, and several more advanced ones just continue training. He wants to maintain a dojo where one can be free from distractions, to see things as they truly are, and live in that understanding.

Zenshinkai Aikido Association 3908 Noyes Ave, Charleston, West Virginia 25304 www.zenshinkai.org Email: [email protected] Ph: (304) 539-4114 SEMINAR REGISTRATION FORM: YANAGO DOJO, 2013

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