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11/20/2024

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04/11/2024

Aikido: The Art of Transformation, the book about Robert Nadeau, is available for pre-order.

https://www.innertraditions.com/aikido-the-art-of-transformation

08/11/2020

Hope you can join us on Sunday!

Join us for this highly-interactive performance filled with mystery, wonder -- and fun! -- and where the magic happens right in your own hands, minds, and hearts and YOU are the stars of the show!

05/20/2020

Wonderful tribute!

The Covid19 pandemic has impacted the entire world. Impacted each and every one of our Aikido communities. I've reached out to several of my Aikido friends t...

04/04/2020

Watch Sensei live!!

04/04/2020

As you may have seen in various press reports the past couple of days, a number of security issues have been discovered in ZOOM. In response, we have decided this morning to adopt the more secure ZOOM webinar hosting software. As a result, there are new instructions for joining tonight’s session with Nadeau-sensei, as follows:

1) Everyone should immediately update their computer or smartphone/tablet operating system to the current version which typically has the most up to date security features. (general principles of Internet hygiene)

2) Everyone should immediately update their ZOOM client application to version 4.6.9 on their computers and/or smartphone/tablet. On MacOS computers, there is a “check for updates” tab under Zoom on the top left of the desktop screen. It may be slightly different on Windows desktops.

If you cannot find a way to update your ZOOM app, instead uninstall/delete the old version of Zoom and download a newer version from your preferred App Store. In the case of smartphones/tablets, the delete-then-download process may be necessary.

3) It will no longer be possible to join the meeting simply by clicking the URL sent previously or pasting the URL into your browser.

4) The new hosting software requires that all attendees must join using the Zoom client software running on your device (newest versions please!) In the Zoom client, follow these simple steps to join Nadeau-sensei’s class on April 3 — ZOOM session will open at 6:00pm tonight!

a) Launch Zoom app on your device
b) Click “Join a Meeting” (no need to sign-in)
c) Enter the Meeting ID = 748-997-712
d) Enter the Meeting password = 105064
d) Next you will be asked to enter your name and email address to register for this session. This info goes no further than the meeting host.
f) The host will allow all attendees to talk, but the default settings will leave everyone’s microphones muted. To talk to the group, you must always momentarily unmute your personal microphone. When you are finished speaking, please return to muted microphone.

5) If for any reason you are unable to join the Zoom meeting, it will also be possible to watch the Zoom live streaming on YouTube at:

03/22/2020

Dear Aikido friends:

These past few weeks have been challenging, and there is no certainty when things will return to normal, so after careful consideration and in an effort to err on the side of caution regarding the current COVID-19 pandemic, we are canceling our OSensei Revisited IX retreat that was scheduled for May 1-3, 2020.

We hope to coordinate another OSensei Revisited retreat when this crisis subsides.

Meanwhile, please take care of yourselves, stay balanced and centered, and join our live Zoom calls with Nadeau Shihan. Visit our website for updates: https://www.cityaikido.com

If you have any questions, please reply to this post.

03/15/2020

To all members of our Aikido community:

Thanks to Ken Kron, a recorded version of Friday’s nearly hour-long live video class taught by Nadeau-sensei is now available for viewing on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/dj3TMfnPxUM

Friday's live class drew 40 remote attendees. Glad so many students of Nadeau-sensei were able to join despite the short notice.

Email feedback has been overwhelmingly positive and we’re already thinking about doing more live sessions going forward. Details will be forthcoming shortly. Please stay tuned.

Best wishes to everyone. Stay healthy wherever you are.

Create a Beautiful World presents: Aikido Shihan Robert Nadeau, personal student of Morihei Ueshiba,the founder of Aikido. In our first virtual class Bob int...

03/13/2020

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03/13/2020

Due to increasing concerns surrounding the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and Governor Gavin Newsom’s recommendation for Californians to avoid even small group gatherings to protect the public health, City Aikido of San Francisco will temporarily suspend all classes for at least three weeks, after which we will re-evaluate the situation and let everyone know next steps. The suspension of classes will start immediately, effective Friday, March 13, 2020 and continue at least through Friday, April 3.

We are living in unusual times. Our Aikido practice in this moment is to adapt to the situation as it unfolds, doing what is necessary to protect the health of the dojo community and the safety of our families by reducing the chances of community transmission of this very contagious virus. We hope the suspension of classes does not last too long. And we hope that students will maintain their support for the dojo by continuing to pay monthly dues during the crisis to help cover the rent.

Just because we can’t meet at the dojo as normal doesn’t mean our personal practice of Aikido should stop.

To help us keep our center and stay grounded in the midst of this extraordinary crisis, Nadeau-sensei has agreed to lead us through Aikido exercises to “Open and Settle” via live video chat tomorrow, Friday, March 13 at 6:30pm. While “Aiki-over-IP” using ZOOM will never equal the full experience of physical practice in the dojo, it offers a way to continue our training together — in a new form and through a new medium — even as we must increase our social distance and stay close to home these coming days.

All dojo members are invited to participate using ZOOM running on a smartphone (iOS or Android) or on a laptop/desktop computer (Mac or Windows). Just follow the instructions below to join ZOOM MEETING > It's easy and should be fun.

Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom Rooms is the original software-based conference room solution used around the world in board, confer...