Budo
Happy New Year, dear budo friends!
Let’s make 2025 a year of shared empowerment, resilience, and prosperity!
Happy New Year, dear budo friends!
As we step into 2025, we’re filled with gratitude for the connections we’ve shared and maintained during these challenging past years!
Read MoreJust over 730 days ago, many of us were faced with a truly unusual situation: a pandemic!
Two years after this official observation by the World Health Organization (WHO), vaccination campaigns were conducted, new behaviors were adopted and the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel finally appears.
Read MoreMarch 11th marked 1 year since the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic. This sad anniversary has been marked with sober ceremonies around the world in honor of the many victims of the coronavirus. Today marks 1 year since our first posting here on the matter.
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Students are welcomed to maintain their skills and expand their learning by taking part in the International Gyokushin Ryu Aikido Federation’s very first online training seminar, courtesy of the US Division (USGRAF).
The content will be provided in two (2) timeframes:
July 17th to the 20th for residents of the Americas and on
July 27th for the rest of the World
Note that only a limited number of links will be made available for the live sessions of July 17th to the 20th: please register quickly!
Dear Gyokushin Ryu aikidoka,
The COVID-19 has completely shut down many countries around the world. We know that of you have had your work outs impacted by the virus. How do we keep up our skills when we have no access to a class?
With a bit of creativity!!
Read MoreThe word above has certainly not escaped your attention in the past few days (or weeks, depending on your location). Its unprecedented impact is felt in almost all geographies and spheres of society, including ours: Budō.
Several of the local and international activities of FAGRI-IGRAF are therefore at great risk of being postponed or temporarily suspended, if it is not already the case. We will therefore do our best to keep you updated of any changes to the Federation’s event calendar. At the same time, we encourage you, students and teachers, to find creative ways of persuing your personal path during this period of turbulences, while also caring for your safety and that of others.
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Messrs. KAJIYAMA Kinzo (梶 山 欽 三), SUGIYAMA Norio (杉山 則 夫) and KATSUI Toshitsugu (勝 居 俊 次) were all three certified rokudan (6th dan) and awarded the titles of shihan.
Read MoreOn February 2nd, MM. William and Edward, students of Murat ATKAS (shihan dai) all came from Australia to visit.
Read MoreOn December 25, it was the last practice of 2019 at Hombu Dojo. Thank you to all of the members who have practiced in each of the Federation's dojos over the past year.
Read MoreMOCHIZUKI Minoru often stressed to his aikido students the importance of gaining a solid foundation in Judo.
After several years of practice under the supervision of Réjean HAMON sensei, we are proud to announce the recent promotion to the rank of Shodan (Judo Quebec) of a total of five (5) students and professors of the Gyokushin Ryu Aikido Academy (AAGR) of Montreal.
Christian PATENAUDE
Martin LE CARPENTIER
Raymond DELORME
Serge LeBLANC
PIOU Harvens
Congratulations for your devotion and perseverance!
Read MoreIt is with a heavy heart that we share the announcement of the passing of Stanley PRANIN, following the long battle fought against stomach cancer.
PRANIN Sensei was not only a master but a scholar of our art and a true builder of the aikidoka community in North America. A tireless historian who shared our passion with the world since the founding of the Aikido Journal in 1974. We also owe him the friendship demonstration from 1985 to 1988 and the Aiki Expos of 2003, 2005 and 2007.
In these difficult times, our thoughts and prayers go to the friends and family of PRANIN Sensei.
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