Aikido of San Leandro kamiza in its 2-25-01 evolution.
Mike Sensei, Ginny McClean (New Zealander), Gary, Krista & Pat Sensei & Connor sempai
February, 2001
Uchideshi & Sensei
Farewell to Ginny McClean (New Zealander)
February 19, 2001
Mike Sensei & Scott Hassler
"Old friends"
February 24, 2001
Mike Sensei, Jill Dietmeyer & Scott Hassler.
"Aiki friends for over a decade!"
Bruce, Don, Tom, Gary, Daisy, John, Marlin, Ginny McClean, Pat Sensei, Mike Sensei, Bruce, Wolfgang
Farewell class for Ginny
February 19, 2001
February 19, 2001
Pat Sensei & Connor sempai.
Febraury, 2001
YSA members in front of Aikido West dojo shomen with an actual original piece of O'Sensei's calligraphy.
February 25, 2001
Gary Hulagrocki, Mike Sensei and Carolyn Joseph after all the tests and just before leaving for Ohio.
February 25, 2001
Connor Hendricks Kesgl
February, 2001
Krista, MGM, Marlin and Gary
6:30 AM keiko Gary's shodan test preperation
6:30 AM Keiko @ ASL shodan test preperation
Pat Sensei recieves Mike Sensei's yondan demo gratitude gift.
February 24, 2001
Liz's last day as an ASL uchideshei.
February 25, 2001
Mike Sensei with old friend Elizabeth Pennel of Aikido of Charlottesville.
February 25, 2001
AANC meeting
Pat Hendricks Sensei throwing Gary Hulagrocki at AANC training.
February 25, 2001
Gary Hulagrocki's shodan test.
February 22, 2001
Gary's shodan test.
February 22, 2001
Gary's shodan test.
"kumi tachi"
February 22, 2001
Gary's shodan test.
February 22, 2001
YSA studetns at Frank Doran's dojo for the AANC meeting. Standing in front of an actual piece of O'Sensei's calligraphy.
February 25, 2001
After the yondan demo with Cindy Paloma, Aikido of Sunset Cliffs.
"Old friends"
February 24, 2001
Elizabeth Pennel Charlottesville Aikido dojo cho & long time friend.
February 24, 2001
Jill Dietmeyer, sandan examinee. Uchideshie at Aikido of Sunset Cliffs at same time as Mike Sensei was uchideshi at Aikido fo San Leandro in 1990-91.
February 24, 2001
Mike Sensei, after the demo, with Elizabeth Pennel and Andrea Louie - Aikido of Charlottesville Dojo cho and YSA alumni respectively.
February 24, 2001
12 kyu tests...whew...
Farewell to Greg Cloherty going back to Ireland.
"Look at that technique Buhrle!... Look at that ukemi Kevin!"
"Nice hip turn Kevin!"
Buhrle nage, Kevin uke.
Good form Buhrle! Good ukemi Kevin!
Kata Dori Nikkyo ura
Nice Atemi Liz!
"kesa giri"
"Nice extension, Liz!"
"two, count 'em two 3rd kyu tests @ one time"
Chris Woodward, Diana Turpin
"Sankyo ura Diana, yes!"
"Nice uchi tachie form Chris!"
Much of YSA
"Everybody 'show teeth' or you can't get 'shodan'"
Greg Cloherty - 2nd kyu.
"Irish people are hard to do nikyo on..."
Diana Turpin - 3rd kyu
"Ok now do something silly to your neighbor..."
Soji
Soji II
Maggie Kabec & Anya Hill
"up & coming" aikidoka
Julie Fess - 1st kyu
Julie's 1st kyu test.
Anya uke.
Maggie - "kids shodan"
Derrick - uke
Derrick Owens - 1st kyu test.
Derrick's 1st kyu test.
Derrick - koshi nage
Greg Cloherty - uke
Maggie - koshi nage
Anya - uke
Maggie...ok now throw someone in koshinage shorter than you... "welcome to my world, Maggie"
Paul Clark's 1st koshinage high fall...on Derrick's 1st kyu test yet!
3 1st kyu & 1 kid's shodan tests at the same time...whew!
Anya's Randori
Liz's 4th kyu "jiya waza"
Maggie's shodan randori...four, count 'em, four ukes!
Greg Cloherty's 2nd kyu cermony.
"ake mashitte amedetto"
Greg injecting some levity as he was want to do...
Ha Ha Pizza post test party.
Sensei talking with Anya & boyfriend.
Gottfried & Diana discussing Aiki learning theory post test...
"I get to wear a hakama!"
-Derrick Owens, 1st kyu
Chris Woodward, 3rd kyu.
The gold grandprix-red grandprix YSA "walkie talkie" tour.
From the Marin Head Lands looking through the fog and under the Golden Gate Bridge.
"Take Two"
CJ, Liz, Sensei, Julie, Burhle at the Goldne Gate.
9/21/01
The fog's curling tendrils over the Golden Gate Recreation Area coastal mountains.
"Take Three"
Muir Woods...the oldest one is on the right.
Julie, Liz and Michael Sensei in Muir Woods.
A circle of Giant Redwoods.
"We can only go up from here..."
Muir Beach King Crab.
Looking South across Muir Beach.
Muir Beachcomber Mike Sensei.
Looking North over Muir Beach... where Mike Sensei wants to live.
Muir Woods...the 1949 burn...
"Shivered timber" Muir Woods at the U.N. birthplace Cathedral Grove.
YSA photoed by Greg touring Muir Woods...almost heaven.
Muir Woods
Greg Covington...in hanmi inside a giant redwood.
Julie folding up her hakama.
Scott Lim folding Mike Sensei's hakama (domo arigato Scott!)
Mike Sensei & a Japanese Aiki beginner.
Miles Kessler Sensei and Pat Sensei.
Mike Sensei doing cross-cultural training.
Liz...good kokyo Liz!
CJ finishing a yonkyo.
CJ...Great yonkyo omote form!
Julie Fess amid the masses of Aikidoka at what was supposed to have been Saito Sensei's seminar.
Pat Sensei & Miles Kessler Sensei.
Mike Sensei, with minimal Japanese, helps a Japanese Aikido beginner.
Pat Sensei & Miles Kessler Sensei.
Burhle being "yonkyo'd" by the Sensei from Mexico City, Mexico.
Burhle "yonkyo's" a yudamsha.
Buhrle finishes yonkyo omote with a flourish.
Liz "putting on" that yonkyo.
Wide angle shot of 9/20/01 - 9/23/01 seminar
CJ showing good yonkyo form.
Seminar action shot.
Buhrle & Greg
Scott & Julie founding members of the YSA hakama kai.
YSA on the hard wood floor in front of the shomen.
Liz & Mike Sensei.
Tsss...aah cooling those ffet. Actually washing them in the pool...
In the deep fog on the Pt. Reyes Lighthouse overlook.
Greg & his Northern California car...
Saito '01 YSA group minus Liz
9/23/01 Rhonert Park, CA.
Sensei, Julie Fess & Burhle
Muir Woods 9/21/01
Burhle Hubbuch, Sensei & Julie Fess relaxing outside Rhonert Park Pavillion 9/22/01
From left to right "Old Oaklanders" relaxing: Louis Jumonville, Peter Slote, Pat Hendricks, Wolfgang Baumgartner, Patricia Yarrow.
9/22/01
Burhle, Greg Covington, Liz Bolyard-Mick, Sensei, Jordan Kramer.
9/22/01
Burhle, Greg, Liz, Sensei
"What was to have been Saito Sensei '01"
9/22/01
The "kokyu wave"
Liz, Sensei, Scott Lim
9/23/01
"Take muser kokyu wave"
9/23/01
Sensei biting tongue, Scott encouraging... 9/23/01
The court yard of the Rhonert Park Community Center
9/22/01
Julie, Sensei
Muir Woods
9/21/01
Julie, Liz, Burhle, Greg and Sensie at GGNRA Golden Gate Bridge overlook 9/21/01
The South end of Muir Beach
9/22/01
The Golden Gate to San Franscisco.
Saturday 9/22/01
What was to have been Saito Sensei's '01 Seminar.
"...Mike Sensei's yon dan demo, Gary Hulagrocki, uke"