Budo Dojo - Studio of
Aikido
"Aikido's basic purpose is to help people
live better lives, to make their spirits blossom, and so to improve the world."
- Mitsugi Saotome
Holiday Schedule:
Download the
DojoClosedandHoliday.PDF for a summer of days closed, holiday party,
New Years Eve, and the annual Crane folding training.
Portland Aikido Friendship Seminar - Spring
2010
Looks like Budo Dojo will be hosting the
2010 Portland Aikido Friendship Seminar.
Tentative date is still being worked out... stay tuned.
Other Activities at Budo Dojo...
Recent Aikido Events...
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 Congratulations
to each of the kyu testing candidates
who tested Saturday, December 19th 2009
Deb (6th kyu), Chieko (5th kyu), Sunami (4th kyu),
Arnaud (4th kyu), Tylor (1st kyu) |
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Warm Congratulations on
Susannah Lujan-Bear's fine Shodan Test!
Sunday, September 27th 2009
Test photos here... |
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 7th
Annual John Messores Seminar
We hope you were
able to join us for the 7th Annual John Messores Seminar
at Budo Dojo September 25th - 27th.
Messores Sensei's classes emphasized the martial aspect of aikido.
Seminar photos here... |
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 Saturday,
July 18th - Kyu Rank Testing - Congratulations
to the following students;
6th kyu - Scott VanHoosen
6th kyu - Corey Van Hoosen
6th kyu - Paul Krums
6th kyu - Sheena Schroder
5th kyu - Sunami Bjornson
4th kyu - Patrick Martin -
Testing photos are posted here... |
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 Saturday
March 28th - Kyu Rank Testing
Congratulations to the following students;
6th kyu - Misha Pfliger & Matt Rucker
5th kyu - Arnaud Versluys
4th kyu - Carol Gonzalez
3rd kyu - Tim Haner
2nd kyu - Jim Brinkmeyer -Testing
photos are posted here... |
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 Fourth Annual Portland Friendship
Seminar -
Aikido Northwest
hosted the fourth annual Portland Friendship Seminar on Sunday, March 22nd.
It was a very special event.
Thanks to everyone who participated and helped make the
day so special. Read about it. |
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 The
annual New Years Silent Training followed by Origami
Crane Folding and Fire pit
was held Monday night (1/5/09).
This is probably my favorite annual event.
We train for an hour in silence, followed by folding our New Years wishes
into paper cranes, and finally we burn last years cranes in the fire pit over
sake & beer. Thanks to everyone who participated! |
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 ASU
2008 Winter Intensive
It was a good year for training in Florida. The weather
was fabulous and an excellent turn-out. Saotome Sensei's focus was on
martial spirit and kamae or seigan. Click on the photo
to see who attended. |
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 Budo Dojo Holiday Party - Saturday,
December 13th!
What a great Holiday Party we had this year. Special thanks again to
Tylor and Jen for hosting. Thanks to Phillipe for taking the pictures
and posting them on Picassa. Here are the links to the pictures;
View the Photo Album -
View the Slide Show
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Other Ongoing Activities...
Also...
"One of Aikido's most important
principles is musubi, the principle of connection, unification, and harmonious
interaction.
- Mitsugi Saotome
Contact us:
Let us know you stopped by our web site to visit or let us know what you think
of our web site.
We'd love to hear from you, comments... suggestions...
wherever you are. Email us at
sensei@budodojo.com.
Or give us a call: 503-520-0864 -or-
503-314-3759
Site Last Updated:
12/24/2009
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