Aikidoists of All Ages, Families, and Guests, please join this Celebration of Community at Aikido of Santa Cruz.

This year we will especially celebrate our international aikido family: Linda Holiday Sensei, Lou Pollock Sensei, Shawn Murphy, & Nicola Astley will share stories and images from their recent 2017 Aikido journey to East Africa!

Saturday, December 16, 2017 10:30am – 2pm

All-Ages Training, Potluck, and Misogi Appreciation…

and Stories & Images from East Africa!

“Aiki is not a set of techniques to fight with or defeat an enemy. It is the way to reconcile the world and make humanity one family.” ~Morihei Ueshiba, O’Sensei

Above: Two dedicated young aikido students in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with ASC Chief Instructor Linda Holiday Sensei and Nicola Astley. Right: Linda Holiday Sensei teaches a class in Awassa, Ethiopia! Sitting next to her is Rudy, the only woman with an Aikido black belt in all of East Africa….