It is time to get started again! I hope everyone had a great summer. Things are already underway for the new semester. We had a great time demonstrating at the Celebration of Mines and we have a number of great new students joining us this semester!
Hard to believe, but we just wrapped up the 6th year of the CSM Aikido Club! We promoted Kieran and Francisco to 5th kyu, and Bree and Jack to 6th kyu. We put on the 4th Aikido University Workshop, our biggest one yet. And we put on a self-defense clinic for the first time!
April 6-9: Spring Seminar at Boulder Aikikai
Here is the handout for anyone who wants to review:
Before proceeding, please read the article on 6th Kyu Testing to make sure you are familiar with general testing expectations, procedures, and philosophy.
It is time for another great semester of training with the CSM Aikido Club! Aikido uses dynamic movement to try to overcome bigger stronger opponents and operates on a philosophy of conflict resolution rather than conquest. We met a lot of great students at the Celebration of Mines and we hope that you will check out one of our...
Testing is a tool to aid in progression and a compass by which to orient. When testing is coming up students tend to focus on specific aspects of their training that they need to improve upon. They make sure that they have depth in techniques that they might have just been exposed to prior. By shodan (first degree black...
It was great to see so many new faces at the Celebration of Mines! Many thanks to Evolene and Margaret from Boulder Aikikai, and Morgan and Kevin from Denver Aikikai for coming to demonstrate at the event!
The CSM Aikido is returning to regular training! We have some old students who are looking forward to getting back to training as well as new students who are looking forward to experiencing aikido for the first time.
CSM Aikido Club will be having their classes on Zoom with the Georgetown University Aikido club until in person classes become viable again. New CSM students are welcome to join the club any time!