Aikido Club at OCBC
Orange County, California
909
South Dale Avenue
Anaheim CA 92804
(714) 827-9590
Member:
Seidokan Aikido
Adults: Monday & Wednesday evenings, 7:00-9:00.
Dan
Kawakami, 6th Dan, Seidokan Aikido
Director of Aikido Club of OCBC
Kawakami Sensei teaches the principles of Aikido through an emphasis
on breathing, posture, and the correct distribution of tension and relaxation
in the body. He is often heard reminding students to relax their upper
body, to stand up straight, and to pay attention to harmonizing with the
attacker now, in the present. To focus on throwing the attacker separates
the mind and body, interfering with the effective execution of technique.
When the mind and body are unified, the result is seemingly effortless
techniques that are nonetheless effective and efficient. More importantly,
mind-body unification will lead to calmness under stress, awareness and
the ability to respond effectively and appropriately to the demands of
everyday life.
Morihei Ueshiba,
Founder, Aikido
What is Aikido?
Directly translated, Aikido means,
"A Way of Life through Harmony with Nature." Aikido was created
by Morihei Ueshiba, also known as O'Sensei. O'Sensei realized that the
true goal of martial arts is not destruction of an enemy, but the protection
of all living things. The ideal of Aikido is to harmonize with an attacker
so completely that the attack is neutralized. Often, the attacker ends
up throwing him/herself. Conflict is thus resolved without serious injury
to either party. Interestingly, the physical techniques and principles
learned on the mat have useful applications in daily life.
Roderick
Kobayashi, Founder, Seidokan Aikido
Seidokan Aikido Seidokan means "sincere" or "fundamental truth." Seidokan Aikido is a style of Aikido developed by the late Roderick Kobayashi. It stresses the on-going analysis and refinement of techniques with the goal of making them more efficient, while still conforming to the principles of Aikido. Mastery of Seidokan Aikido requires students to focus on the principles of Aikido, including unifying mind and body, extending Ki (energy), and acting within one's range of effectiveness.
909
South Dale Avenue
Anaheim CA 92804
(714) 827-9590
Dale
is one-half mile east of Beach Blvd. The parking lot is the second driveway
north of Ball Road. The dojo is in the Social Hall at the right rear corner
of the parking lot.
Additional Contact Information
Dan
Kawakami, 6th Dan
(714) 528-1221
DTKawakami@aol.com
Paul Lin
XPLIN@aol.com
Brent Danninger
(949) 499-8183
Danninger@StanfordAlumni.org
Additional Links
Seidokan Dojo in Southern California
Aikido Institute of America - Los Angeles, HQ Seidokan Aikido
Aikido Club of Long Beach - Cal State University Long Beach
Victory Dojo - San Fernando Valley
Seidokan Aikido Organization Website