Announcements Archive

Elections, Break, and Next Quarter

Posted on 03/21/09

Aikido Club,

I hope everyone had a good (or at least successful) finals week.

-As was decided at the elections we held the Friday of reading week, our officers for the spring 2009 to spring 2010 term will be....

President: Alex Adler
Vice President: Mert Iseri
Treasurer: Ted Yeh
Secretary: Duong Nguyen
Webmaster: Mark Wilhelm

Congratulations to all of the new officers!

-During the break, we do not have classes at Northwestern, but everyone is welcome to attend classes at Shinjinkai. Just tell them you're from Northwestern.

-Classes will begin again for spring quarter on the first day of class, March 30th. See everyone then.

Have a great spring break!

Jared

Club Event and Seminar

Posted on 02/13/09

Hey Aikido Club

Couple quick announcements:

-Next Friday, February 20th, after practice the aikido club will be treating anyone who wants to come to pizza at Giordanos. Free pizza! So, just stick around after practice and we'll all head over together.

-Also Next weekend, on Saturday and Sunday the 21st and 22nd, is Kangeiko, or winter training. Kangeiko is a seminar at our parent dojo (Shinjinkai) downtown. The seminar will be instructed by Meido Moore Sensei (chief instructor of Shinjinkai) and Lisa Tomoleoni Sensei (a direct student of the Doshu). Seminars are a great opportunity to get to train with lots of different aikidoka. Interested members should follow the below link for registration and more information. Anyone planning to attend, should also let me know so we can arrange going down together.

http://www.shinjinkai.org/SeminarSignupKangeiko.html

See you at practice,

Jared

NU Aikido Newsletter Released

Posted on 03/16/10

It's here!

The Fall/Winter newsletter is fresh off the (digital) press! You can download a copy at http://www.nuaikido.org .
 
Articles in this newsletter:
Welcome Karen Kalliel Sensei!
Aikido Off the Mats by Michael DeBaets
My First Day of Training by Grace Huang
My 5th Kyu Test by Ted Yeh
Form, Function, and Aikido by Moshe Cohen
Start with Why by Mert Iseri
The Importance of Keeping a Training Journal by Alex Adler
 
An enormous thanks to those who contributed!
 
Enjoy it! And remember you'll have another chance to write an article at the during the Spring Quarter!

Aikido Seminar at Kyoseikan Dojo

Posted on 02/01/09

Aikido Club,

There is an aikido seminar this weekend in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Interested students should read the below email from Enmei Sensei (a sensei from our parent dojo, Shinjinkai). There is a possibility that interested students without cars could get rides, so any students interested in going should contact me ASAP.

See you Monday,

Jared

Class Today

Posted on 01/19/09

Aikido Club,

Happy MLK day! Today, academic classes are canceled, but the aikido club will hold class as usual. Hope to see you there!
 
Jared

Fall Newsletter

Posted on 01/14/09

Aikido Club,

Every Fall and Spring the club publishes a newsletter, Zan Shin, with articles written by club members reflecting on aikido. Printed copies of this school year's Fall Newsletter will be available in practice starting today. So either today or next time you come to practice, pick up a copy! You can also download the newsletter from our website where it is archived with past newsletters as well. http://www.nuaikido.org/zanshin/.

See you at practice,

Jared

Classes Begin Again

Posted on 01/14/09

Aikido Club,

I hope everyone had a good winter break. Aikido classes will resume there weekly schedule again on Monday, 1/4/09. Hope everyone can make it out to the first class!

See you then,

Jared

Last Winter Quarter Training Day - TOMORROW!

Posted on 03/16/10

Hello everyone!

I'm going to keep this brief so you can get back to studying for your finals (or packing to go home)!
 
Tomorrow (Wednesday) is the last day of training for the winter quarter. We resume training here at NU on Monday March 29; but, you'll get a reminder about that when we get closer to the date.
 
It would be great to see as many of you as possible before heading off to spring break. We may even take a group photo and you wouldn't want to miss that!
 
Anyway, good luck on your finals! Have a relaxing spring break. The new quarter will be a fresh new beginning for some new members as much as it will be a continuation on your training!
 
See you tomorrow!
 
-Alex

Important Announcements

Posted on 03/12/10

1. Friday (March 12) Class is cancelled.

2. Winter class coming to a close
 
 
1. Friday class (this evening) has been cancelled.
Good luck on your finals, everyone!
Training will resume Monday, March 15.
 
2. Another great quarter!
I wanted to thank everyone for another great quarter here at Northwestern. To cap it all off, we have a Newsletter that a bunch of you submitted articles for. That should be posted shortly (along with maybe a surprise!)
Thanks again to all who contributed.
 
Training for winter session ends this Wednesday (March 17th)! Please do your best to be there! Finals may be tough but Aikido is a great way to take your mind off things and relax while honing your skills.
Spring training will begin next quarter on March 29th 5:45p at Blomquist!
 
 
 
Good luck on finals, everyone!
Have a happy and safe Spring Break!
SEE YOU NEXT QUARTER!!

Kangeiko and Mat Cleaning

Posted on 02/21/10

Hey all, I have a few announcements for some coming events this week.

Winter Training: Saturday and Sunday, February 27-28
 
There will be winter training at Shinjinkai this coming weekend. This is an excellent opportunity for intensive training and all are encouraged to go!
 
An on-line registration form and schedule of events can be found here. The registration fee is $70.
 
There is a packed agenda (see the schedule here) and there will be a group dinner after training on Saturday; so, this is another great opportunity to get to know not only your fellow club-mates but also the new friends you meet during training.
 
If you have any interest in training this weekend, please e-mail me. If the fee is an issue for some, please let an officer know and we will see what we can do about subsidy.
 
Travel arrangements will be made in the coming week.
 
Please consider this excellent, local opportunity to improve yourself and to train at Shinjinkai!
 
Mat repair/cleaning
This Wednesday after class, we will be cleaning our dirty mats and repairing those that require it.
 
Please try to make the time to help mend/clean the surface we all train on!
 
See you there!
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