Aikido of San Jose

05/30/2026

A recent blog post with musical video link honoring my son-in-law, who recently passed. Dover.........I miss you.

He was an artist. A performer. I only got to see him perform in public live once. But make no mistake. He was magnetic. Charasnatic. Packed the whole venue with electric juice. And I must admit what you might call punk rock is not my thing. But I was touched.

09/24/2025

Finally in our new dojo. Want to take a peek? Here's a bit of our first class. Haven't seen it yet? Come join us. New schedule posted on our website www. aikidosj.com
https://youtu.be/gkNqxXJ1rAo?si=2hlA3nADzJuWxwqB

Finally back in our true home. If you haven't seen it yet come join us. New schedule posted on our website www.aikidosj.com. Our first class there.

07/07/2025

Just posted this blog about my personal history with a remarkable man. Artt Frank was a close friend of Chet Baker and a great influence on me on all levels.......

 I found out about Artt's passing on Facebook. Initially Artt was my personal connection to jazz immortal Chet Baker. Artt was a hall of fame jazz bebop drummer who played with Chet, Miles, Dizzy, Bird, all the immortals. Once during a visit to his home in Green Valley Arizona, he showed me a perso...

06/09/2025

Hi everyone!

Please wish Sensei Jack Wada a happy birthday tomorrow (6/9)!

Please join us on 6/22 to celebrate Sensei’s birthday. We will celebrate at ~1:45 pm (after class) at Shoreline American Bistro.

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See you there!

Best, Yu-Chen

★★★★☆ · Bistro

03/20/2025

From some years ago...

March of 2008 at the Peninsula Regent in San Mateo California Chetty's Lullaby performed by Marianne Messina, piano, Peter Skilj, drums and Jack Wada, trumpe...

03/19/2025

Podz closes it out! Welcome back....

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03/19/2025

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03/16/2025

I'm reposting my blog post November election entitled 'Looking for Zorro'. And I followed up on this with my first real Patreon post. It is entitled 'Zorro Visits Mar-a-Lago'. Here is the link
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https://jackwada.blogspot.com/2024/11/looking-for-zorro.html

02/26/2025

New blog with new video.

In a much earlier blog I described him as not a samurai, but rather a burai no to or rogue swordsman. The stories and thus the movies and tv are set in a time when everything was political and the people on top of the societal foodchain tormented those with less. Therefore the true meaning of samura...

02/19/2025

Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich has called out the tax reduction plans of the Donald Trump-led administration in an X post, terming them as an “...