Upcoming Seminars – 2024

Nashville Aikikai is privileged to host 3 seminars with outstanding instructors in 2024 – We could not have better guides to our study of the Art of Peace!

Hiroshi Ikeda Sensei will teach his annual spring seminar May 17-19th.

Meredith …

Deliberate Practice

Based, in part, on studies of classical violinists and other “experts” by Anders Ericsson and popularized in the book Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, the “10,000-hour rule” proposes that approximately 10,000 hours of goal-directed, deliberate practice is necessary for a person …

おめでとうございます! Congratulations

Congratulations to everyone who recently received Kagami Biraki promotions! ASU students who received them were:

𝗥𝗼𝗸𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗻 【6ダン】(六段)
Matthew Fisher – Allegheny Aikido
Brian Healy – Baltimore Aikikai
Barb Brown – Aikido of Madison
Guy Hagen – Aikido Chuseikan of Tampa …

Martin Luther King, Jr Day

“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.”

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr

These words are full of hope for a better future. However, progress is not inevitable. Progress requires that all people of conscience …

Memories of the ASU Winter Intensive

Thank you to all of the instructors and organizers of the ASU Winter Intensive and especially to Saotome Sensei for sharing your wisdom with us. Nashville Aikikai had a great turnout this year. Looking forward to working on the many …