Northern Alberta Aikikai. Edmonton, Aikido
14809 Yellowhead Trail T5L 3C4 Edmonton, AB, Canada

Another fun and successful NAA Street Hockey game! What a great day.

We had a great visit with the family of two past members of our dojo. Keep fighting the good fight Peter. Your positive spirit is an inspiration to us all!

This is so amazing!!! Take the time to look through each animal. LOL We're all in there somewhere!!

Hey for anyone interested, Sensei George Ledyard will be having a Seminar in Bozeman Montana from November 15 - 17.Hey for anyone interested, Sensei George Ledyard will be having a Seminar in Bozeman Montana from November 15 - 17.

Congratulations to Richard Glover for achieving his 3rd Kyu. You did a great demo Richard! Lots of hard work has certainly paid off! Way to go!

Yes Sensei! Too true!

Sensei Cyndy Hayashi 7th Dan Shihan Seminar !! This weekend Friday June 7th & 8th. Check our website for details! See you there!! www.naaikido.ca

https://youtu.be/_kPmpJWOZpM

Our annual hockey game was a blast. Tom was spectating this year. The chili cookoff had 9 entries and Wanda took home the trophy this year!

https://youtu.be/HvK7aaKlJFE This is the kind of stuff Sensei Tom talks about all the time. Have a look!!

More photos from Saturday morning session.

We are so proud of Sensei Tom. He received his Godan Certificate today. Way to go Sensei!

Friday night seminar photos.

Hey all! Don't forget we have Sensei Michael Freidl coming this weekend for a seminar! Hope you can make it!Hey all! Don't forget we have Sensei Michael Freidl coming this weekend for a seminar! Hope you can make it!

Well I am super proud to announce that our Sensei Tom Davidson has been granted his Godan, 5th dan, by Hombu Dojo in Japan!! Congratulations Sensei!! We couldn't be happier for you!!

Monday night at the dojo.

Something to think about...

Just a few photos from Friday night seminar and the surprise 2nd kyu demo by Sergey Kluzner.

Well Sensei made it to town yesterday and was happy to see all the snow!! (No not really) But she's looking forward to seeing you all at the Seminar tonight and tomorrow!!! Come on out and twist some wrists with us!!

Sensei Cyndy Hayashi 7th Dan Shihan Seminar THIS WEEKEND!! Friday and Saturday Classes. Check the website for details!! Hope to see you there!! www.naaikido.ca

Hey All ! Check out our new and improved website! Hope you like it!

I feel like this is how Kelly Candy and Jay Candy feel doing Aikido with me. LOL Good demo of how children can do Aikido too.

I don't like the title of this video but the message is amazing. Sensei Tom talks about this ALL the time. On the street, it's a whole different ball game!!

Just so nice to watch Ueshiba Moriteru Doshu in motion.

The seminar was great!! Thank you sensei Michael Friedl for everything!! It's always a pleasure to host this man! :-)

Congratulations to our newest Shodan, David J. Rose!! Great job on your demo David.

We're looking forward to the golf tournament and bar-b-que this weekend! Should be a fun day for the gang at Northern Alberta Aikikai!!!

NAA did a great demo today at Animathon in Grant McEwen University. Great job gang!

- The strong and beautiful Hiromi Matsuoka is a 4th dan in Aikido. She started Aikido in Kobayashi Dojo (Yasuo Kobayashi sensei 9 dan) when she was 8 years old until today. * Video (HD)

Interesting... :-)

Found this cool piece of Japanese art on line today. It made me smile.

This is pretty cool. A Wrestler vs a Tai Chi guy. His centre and control are amazing!!

Tomorrow is the 11th annual NAA street hockey game!! Be there or be square!!

We had a great weekend of training out in Bruderheim at Onkon Dojo. Sensei Michael Friedl was lots of fun as usual.

Some nice work here. Have a look. :-)

Morihiro Saito: Shomenuchi Ikkyo Omote - The end result is determined at the start! http://aikidojournal.com/complete-guide-to-aikido-2-0-sal/ In this clip, M...orihiro Saito Sensei, 9th dan, expertly demonstrates the Shomenuchi Ikkyo Omote technique. What you do at the beginning determines your success or failure! See more

NAA will have our last class of the year tonight! 7:30 - 9:00 as usual. We will then be closed until Wednesday January 4th, 2017. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Safe & Happy Holiday Season!

This is hilarious!! LOL

We received our certifications from Hombu Dojo, Japan the other day! Thank you Sensei Tom for making sure we were all well prepared for our demos. It's a big honor to receive such recognition.

I would like to try this Ukemi. Who's with me?? :-)

**Just FYI... Beginner's classes will be starting up again on Monday October 17th. Class time is 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm. Regular class time will be from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm.**

Another big CONGRATULATIONS to Wanda Goulden on her amazing Sandan demonstration. It's been an awesome weekend for NAA. Thank you to everyone that supported us.

A very big CONGRATULATIONS to Carl Smith, Lee Davidson, Kelly Candy and Jay Candy on the successful demonstrations they provided last night for their Nidan grades. Good job everyone!! We have 4 new Nidans in our dojo!!! :-) Hope to see you all out at the seminar this weekend!

This is pretty cool...

We're looking forward to our NAA Annual Golf Tournament and BBQ!! Should be another fun one! :-)

Sensei Tom instructing.

Some Friday night fun at the Dojo.

We had fun on Wednesday night with our visitor from Cape Town South Africa. It was a fun night. Come and visit any time Sharief!

This is so cute.. The last little girl is amazing.

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We're having fun at the dojo today with Sensei Michael Friedl 7th Dan Shihan.

Another awesome Hockey Day!! Thanks for the fun everyone!

The 10th Annual Northern Alberta Aikikai / Hockey Day in Canada Street Hockey Game is TOMORROW!!!! Should be a lot of fun. We will have a chili cook-off and there will be live entertainment after the game!

We have a couple of seminars to announce. SEMINAR ONE DAY ONLY CYNDY HAYASHI SENSEI 7TH DAN, SHIHAN... Saturday February 13th, 2016. Town of Bruderheim Community Hall, 5014 Queen Street, Bruderheim, AB. Class times are: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm , (12:00 - 2:00 Lunch) 2:00pm - 4:00pm Fees: $60.00 for the day which includes a Bratwurst on a bun for lunch. :-) _________________________________________________ SEMINAR WITH MICHAEL FRIEDL SENSEI 7TH DAN, SHIHAN When: March 11th & 12th 2016 Where: Northern Alberta Aikikai Class Times: FRIDAY March 11th - 7:30pm - 9:30pm SATURDAY - 10:00am - 12:00pm & 2:00pm - 4:00pm Fees: Full Weekend - $100.00 Saturday Only - $70.00 Per Class - $40 Come a bit early for registration please. We accept cash, cheque or email money transfer. If you plan to do email transfer, please make sure your payment is made before registration. Thank you!!

Congratulations to Sensei Cyndy Hayashi and Sensei Michael Friedl on receiving their Shihan designations!! What an amazing accomplishment!

It's great to see lots of new students out on the mats these days. It's made for some really fun classes! :-)

Tonight is the last class of 2015 so come on out and twist some wrists and get thrown around!!! Merry Christmas from all of us here at NAA! All the best in the New Year!