Message from Ron - Re: Marpole Dojo

Classes begin again this Friday,September 16th at the Marpole Community Centre.The Class starts at 5:45 pm and goes for 13 sessions at a cost of $107.Hope to see you there.

Message from Sensei regarding Kokusai Renmei and Fees.

Message from Sensei:

Hi Guys who may concerned to join Kokusai Renmei,


I've been asking to reduce the Member ship Fee since my last trip to Japan. Just got a good news back from Hinago sensei (manager of Kokusai Renmei) as folloows.

井上先生
御無沙汰しております。
先生の御一問にとって、良い報告を申し上げます。
９月１１日に開催されました、国際連盟第７回理事会に於いて、「会費規則の特例に
関する規則」が承認され、施行いたしました。
ポイントは、現在保有する段位が４段以下の者に対して、年会費を減額するというも
のです。
①　４段・３段保有者は、年会費を２万円とする。
②　２段以下（段外含む）の者は、１万５千円とする。
施行日より、１年間の限定規則ですが、この間に入会した者は、５段取得までの間は
同金額が継続されます。

若干の減額ですが、若い有望な方を多く入会していただき、正統正流の業をしっかり
と修得していただく事を念頭にした規則です。
是非本規則を活用されて、入会についてご検討をお願いいたし ^$9!#
日名子

It's says :


I'm pleased to announce a good news for your dojo group. New Member ship fee structure was approved at the 7th board directors meeting in September 11th (somehow 911).
* Reducing the membership fee for people who hold 4th dan or less.
1, For 4th dan & 3rd dan : Annual membership Fee is 20,000 Yen
2. For 2nd dan or less, (including Mu dansha) : Annual membership Fee is 15,000 Yen
This is limited offer, For person who join Kokusai Renmei in next one year, this deal will continue till who get 5th dan


It may not be a big discount, but our main concern is getting more promising youth members & understand genuine Waza.


Please consider with this new roles.


Hinago


Now, This is a good news or what ?
Sorry no change for 5 dan & above.............


Hiro

Vancouver Seminar - Scottish Community Centre

HI All,

Sensei has made a booking for Saturday, January 7th for our next seminar here in Vancouver.  The time schedule isn't up yet, but please mark this date off in your calendars.

Thanks for reading,

Peter P.

Remembering Kawahara Sensei

Image from http://www.okanagan-aikido.org/

Message from Inoue Hironori Sensei:

Hi Guys,
This is nothing to do with you guys, but it's pat of my Bio.


I mentioned that I lost my most respectable martial art master Kawahara sensei (The head of Aikikai Aikido in Canada) recently.


He was a real professional martial artist lived in Vancouver. I learned a lots from him & I really need him at this difficult moment.......


Attachment is my belief memory of Kawahara sensei for his memorial event in August. Due to important Gasshuku in Island, I couldn't attend this event.


Just for your reference.


Hiro

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From: mjer_iaido@hotmail.com
To: briddick@telus.net
Subject: RE: Kawahara Shihan
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:11:36 -0700


Hi Mr. Bruce Riddick,


Thank you very much for your message. I was in Japan for a while & I was shocked to hear the news. My name is Hiro Inoue (Iaido in UBC), Kawahara sensei is my great master (And my old friend).


I attached my memory message file with this mail, both Japanese & English (sorry my brocken English, but I think it's better than nothing)


Due to Iaido Gassyuku in Island, I can not attend Aug. 21st event, but I'll be appreciated if you read this "Memory of Kawahara sensei" at the site.


Best wishes.


Hiro Inoue (kawahara sensei's not good former student)
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From: briddick@telus.net
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:31:59 -0700
Subject: Kawahara Shihan
To: briddick@telus.net


With Sensei's passing a shadow of grief has been cast over the Aikido community throughout Canada and in other centres where Sensei's students have established themselves. Several events recognizing Sensei, his outstanding contribution to Aikido and his devotion to his students have already occurred and at least one other in Halifax is planned. Many of his students were unable to attend the other events and another is planned, in Vancouver, on August 21st. This is the official invitation to the event and we hope that you, and others who you know would like to attend, will be able to participate on August 21st. The invitation file is attached for printing should you wish to print it.


On another note, the event organizers plan to invite up to a dozen persons to speak at the event, in memory of Sensei. If you would like to speak at the event, please send me an email to let me know that so we can coordinate the programme. If you have a text you would like to submit to be read at the event, if you cannot come, please send it to me as well. If the text is in Japanese only, we will read and translate it.


Bruce Riddick
briddick@telus.net
604-831-8642



故、河原師範を偲んで。


無双直伝英信流居合道、井上博功


思い起こせば、河原先生に出会ったのは４０年近く前７０年代前半、未だ各武道団体のスケールも小さく複数の武道が同じ場所で稽古していた様な時代で、当時の自分はチャイナタウン近くのコミュニテｲーセンターで少林寺拳法の稽古後、悪名高きへーステｲング通りのアストリア ホテルのパブで一杯と言う日課でありました。其処には今のファイアーホールで稽古していた松涛館空手や合気道の人達もたむろしており、皆でワイワイ楽しく遣ったものです。其処で初めて河原先生との出会いが在った 訳ですが先生の場合はこのパブだけに止まらず二次会、三次会と続き半端では有りませんでした。翌朝までお付き合いする事も珍しくなく、翌日は二日酔い等構わず仕事に行けたのも若かったせいでしょう。そんな事が切っ掛けか其の後も河原先生には公私共に特別なお付き合いをさせて頂きました。
当地の数ある武道家の中でも先生は唯一人のプロ武道家として一目置かれる存在でありましたが、河原先生がバンクーバーを離れてからは合う機会も少なくなり、十何年か前にバーノン辺りから突然電話が有り今想えば其れが先生と話した最後と記憶しております。其の後河原先生がビクトリア在住と聞き折を見て一度お尋ねしようと思いつつ今日に至り機を逸してしまい大変残念な思いです.

現在、自分はＵＢＣにて英信流居合道を遣っていますが、少林寺拳法の後 合気道や合気杖を五年程教えて頂きましたが何分にも拳法の癖が抜けず、中々モノに成らなかった様に思います。然しながら其の時の経験が今の居合道に活かされている事は事実です。

今は他武道の自分ですが、河原先生はあらゆる面で掛け替えの無い総合武道の大師範であります。先生からは翌 ”お前も修行を積んで早く弟子を持て”と言れました。

何故か、河原先生の重い鍛練棒を持っています。

先生の十八番“万朶の桜”が今も聞えて来る様です。

本週末はバンクーバー アイランドにて居合道の合宿行事の為、残念ながら今追悼会には出席出来ませんが ”河原先生の思い出” 読んで頂ければ幸いです。

＊ 河原先生の御冥福を心からお祈り申し上げます。

２０１１年 八月 二十一日


Memory of Kawahara Sensei


Hiro Inoue : Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu Iaido


I remember that first time I met Kawahara sensei was about 40 years ago, back to early 70th. In those days, most martial art groups weren’t big & solid like today, even several martial arts practice at same location.


My life was practicing “Shourinji Kempo” near China town & going Pub at notorious the Hotel “Astoria” on east Hasting Street after practice. People from other martial arts such as Shouto-kan Karate group from today’s Fire Hall and Aiki-kai Aikido group were usually there for hanging around. We all had a good time, talking & drinking.


Here, I met Kawahara sensei first time. But in Kawahara sensei’s case, he wasn’t done only drinking at this pub. Often going Nijikai (second party) & Sanjikai (third location) and next…. Never quite in middle of the way & he wanted company, so I always joined with him often until next morning. Going work in hang over wasn’t that much problem for younger age those days. Since those encounter, Kawahara sensei had treated me very special.


Kawahara sensei was very respected sensei as the only one professional martial artist among us. After he moved out of Vancouver, I couldn’t have much chance to see him anymore. But one day out of blue, he phoned me from Vernon or somewhere. I think that was my last time to talk with him.


After that, I heard sensei was living in Victoria & I was thinking to visit him one day. But time passed by, I really regret that I lost the chance to see him forever.


Currently, I have Iaido class in UBC. After Shourinji Kempo practice, I joined Aikido class & Aiki Jo class for 5 years or so. Seems like I could not improve well enough, because I had strong Kempo habit.


But I believe that those day’s practice is helping today’s my Iaido.


Now I am in another matial art, but Kawahara sensei is my all time great martial art master in many ways. He often told me “Training hard, then glow your own students”.


In some reason, I still have sensei’s heavy duty Tanren Bo (Training Bokken).


I feel like I could hear sensei’s favorite song “Banda no Sakura”.


Due to Iaido Gassyuku training in Vancouver Island this week, I can not attend today’s memorial event. But I’ll be appreciated if you read my memory of Kawahara sensei.


* May Kawahara sensei’s soul rest in peace.






August 21, 2011

Boston Seminar Sept 24-25, 2011

“The Boston Iaido Dojo is hosting its annual Iaido Seminar on September 24-25, 2011.”


Visiting instructors for this year seminar will be Hiro Inoue-sensei from Vancouver, Canada and Andrej Hendryk Diamantstein-sensei from California.

Hiro Inoue-sensei holds rokudan (6th dan) in Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu. He is the vice president of the Canada Iaido Association and has been teaching iaido at the University of British Columbia for 24 years. Please visit Hiro-sensei’s dojo Website at  http://clubs.ams.ubc.ca/clubs/iaido

Andrej Hendryk Diamantstein-sensei holds nanadan (7th dan) in Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu. He teaches iaido at Nishi Kaigan Iaido Dojo - Berkeley/San Francisco. Please visit Diamantstein-sensei’s dojo website at  http://www.iaido.org/iaido.html
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AGENDA:
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Saturday, September 24, 2011

Practice session 1: 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Lunch: 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Practice session 2: 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Practice session 3: 3:15 PM to 4:45 PM
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Sunday, September 25, 2011
Practice session 4: 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM

Lunch: 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

Practice session 5: 1:30 PM to 2:45 PM

Japanese Calligraphy: 3:00 PM to 3:20 PM

Michiko Imai: http://www.michikostudio.com/

Japanese Music: 3:20 PM to 3:40 PM

Sumie Kaneko: http://sumiekanekomusic.com/

Embukai: 3:45 PM to 4:30 PM

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True Traditional Style of Musou Jikiden Eishin Ryu Iaido International Association

一般社団法人正統正流無雙直傳英信流居合道国際連盟

Hi All,

Below is part of an e-mail chain between Hiro Sensei and the president of the Canadian Iaido Associatoin  stating Vancouverr dojo's position on the new organization in Japan:

"I believe that I mentioned my direction regarding to New Organization long time ago. This is my official statement, I will join Kokusai Renmei with Vancouver dojo as soon as my last CIA job finish.
My last job in CIA is helping Bob's Shoudan shinsa through Kato sensei in October. Process is already going, but still some arrangements left. It's my responsibility till Bob arrive to Japan.

Hiro (Vancouver dojo)"

Let's support sensei during this transitional period.

Peter P.