Wolfgang Baumgartner Sensei Seminar – Kokyunage
Friday, February 3, 6:00 – 8:00PM
Saturday, February 4, 10:00 – 12:00PM & 2:00 – 4:00PM
$95 for the weekend
$30 for a 2-hour session
Open Mat Hour
Jan 19
We have added an open mat hour on Saturdays from 11:15 am to 12:15 pm.
Open mat is free time for you to practice on your own and/or with other students who show up. There is no instructor, it is not a class.
Open mat is only for Quemazon Aikido members, so don’t practice with friends, potential new students, etc. No one should be training who hasn’t signed a dojo waiver.
Please practice with the usual cautions – no mats near the mirrors, no breaking bones or drawing blood, etc. 
A PDF is now available on the ABOUT page. You can also follow this link:
Thanks to Brian for compiling and formatting this!
I also added a page for dojo etiquette.
Nadeau Shihan Seminar
Sep 13
Robert Nadeau Shihan, 7th dan, will teach a weekend seminar at Sandia Budokan, our sister dojo in Albuquerque.
Date: November 5-6, 2011
Time: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm each day (Sunday usually ends earlier if he doesn’t break for lunch)
Where: Sandia Budokan, 2203 Silver SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
Cost: $45 for one day or $75 for both days
Please arrive early to register, change into your gi, and warm up.
Training is now available for kids age 10 and up.
2011 CAA Summer Retreat
Mar 1
This year’s annual California Aikido Association aiki summer retreat will be held June 12-18 at Menlo College in Atherton, CA. The instructors are Robert Nadeau, Frank Doran, Hiroshi Ikeda (7th dans), and guest teacher Mary Heiny (6th dan). Registration is open!
Free Women’s Class
Aug 4
DAY: Sunday, August 22, 2010
TIME: 4:00 PM-5:00 PM (CORRECTION)
WHERE: Los Alamos Fitness Center
Aikido is a non-competitive Japanese martial art well-suited to women with its focus on hip movement, center, and flow. Proper technique does not require muscle power. Instead, aikido teaches you to use your inherent strength that comes with confidence, practice, and knowing your own body. It emphasizes harmony (“ai”) by blending with an attack and using your opponent’s energy against them.
This free class will introduce you to the basic movements in aikido in a safe environment taught by women for women.
Please wear workout clothes with long pants.
Interested in a coed beginner’s class? Let us know.
Congratulations!
Jul 25
Congratulations to Shoken on passing her shodan test and Margaret on passing her 5th kyu test this week! Both were well-deserved.
Photos: See Gallery
Video: Shoken’s jiyu waza
We are considering offering a women-only aikido class which would be taught by Jane Lin. If you are interested in this or even a mixed beginner’s class, please let us know! We will start with a one-time session. If there’s a lot of interest, it could become a regular class.
CAA Retreat
May 28
The California Aikido Association’s annual summer retreat is June 13-19 at Menlo College in Atherton, CA. The dojo wil be closed that week so members may attend the retreat.