Kei & Mariquita Izawa invite you to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Aikikai Tanshinjuku at this special Colorado Aikido Seminar.
FRIDAY 28 March 2025
5:30pm – 8:30pm | Doors open @ 5:00pm
SATURDAY 29 MARCH 2025
8:30am – 6:30pm | Doors open @ 8:00am
@ One Dojo | 3005 Sterling Circle, Ste. 150, Boulder, CO
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One Dojo is honored to host this friendship Colorado Aikido Seminar celebrating 25 years of Mitsunari Kanai Sensei’s lineage of Aikido in Boulder, Colorado.
SEMINAR SCHEDULE
FRIDAY EVE
Kei Izawa | 7th Dan | Aikikai Tanshinjuku
Yasumasa Itoh | 7th Dan | Aikido Tekkojuku
Abel Villacorta | 5th Dan | Boulder Ki Aikido
SATURDAY MORNING
Kei Izawa | 7th Dan | Aikikai Tanshinjuku
Mariquita Izawa | 4th Dan | Aikikai Tanshinjuku
Yasumasa Itoh | 7th Dan | Aikido Tekkojuku
and more
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Kei Izawa | 7th Dan | Aikikai Tanshinjuku
Edgar Johansson | 6th Dan | Denver Aikikai
Andrew Blevins | 6th Dan | Kiryu Aikido
and more
REGISTER BELOW
Celebrating 25 Years of Aikikai Tanshinjuku
Izawa Sensei’s journey with Aikido began in 1969 at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo in Tokyo, Japan, where he trained under the late Doshu Kisshomaru Ueshiba. O Sensei passed away just a week after Izawa Sensei started his training.
In 1976, Izawa Sensei relocated to Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he continued his studies under Mitsunari Kanai Shihan, then 8th Dan at New England Aikikai.
In February of 2000, Kei Izawa Sensei, 7th dan, founded Aikikai Tanshinjuku to continue to spread his love of aikido with the people of his new hometown in Boulder, Colorado.
After a serendipitous summer 2021 encounter on a bus ride to DIA, Kei Izawa Sensei and his community of aikidoka chose to join One Dojo to continue their training in January of 2022.
One Dojo is honored to host this friendship Colorado Aikido Seminar celebrating 25 years of Mitsunari Kanai Sensei’s lineage of Aikido in Boulder, Colorado.
About Shihan Mitsunari Kanai Sensei
Mitsunari Kanai was a significant figure in the spread of Aikido in the United States, particularly in the Boston area.
Having moved to the United States in 1966, Kanai Sensei played a significant role in shaping how Aikido was taught in America. His teachings were instrumental in the early development of Aikido organizations like the United States Aikido Federation (USAF).
Announcing Kei Izawa Sensei's New Book
Most recently, Kei Izawa published a book entitled, Balance in Motion, wherein he draws on his curiosity, appreciation, and deep understanding of Japanese culture—encompassing movement, clothing, footwear, and etiquette—to delve into this gap and highlight the cultural roots of Japanese body movements and their social context, which are intrinsically woven into the essence of Aikido.