Welcome

Aikido of Petaluma has been offering gentle martial and energy arts for the pressures of daily life since 1983. Our training emphasizes personal growth and development within the medium of a martial art. Our instructors offer a supportive, joyful and diverse training environment.

Beginners are welcome and encouraged to observe and participate in any of our classes.

Beginners / Alumni day – Saturday, September 18th 2010

2010 August 22
by Mark

We will be having a Beginners/Alumni day at Aikido of Petaluma on Saturday, September 18th.  Bob Noha Sensei (5th Degree black belt) will host 3 different sessions:

To those that have ever trained with us, we would like to see you.  We are extending this invite to our Alumni who have been involved with us throughout the years.  We are looking forward to seeing you here!  Come back and say hello to Sensei and the school.

Beginners are always welcome at the dojo but this day is specifically designed for new comers to the art.  Please wear comfortable clothing and feel free to come to any or all of our sessions.

9:30 – 10:15 – Energy Processing class.  This is based on the work of Bob Nadeau, a direct student of Aikido founder Morehei Ueshiba.

10:15 – 11:15 – Yang Style T’ai Chi.  We study the Yang style 37 posture short form as was taught by Professor Cheng Man-Ching.  Professor Cheng derived the short form out of the 108 posture long form.  His purpose was to derive the essentials of T’ai Chi so that everyone could benefit from the art.  We will be showing some videos near the end of this session of Professor Cheng.

11:30 – 1:00 – Aikido.  Sensei Noha will demonstrate his unique style of teaching as it applies to Aikido.  He offers a unique blend of both practical application as well as mind, body and spirit integration.  He does this so that we train ourselves for conflict resolution as well as spiritual, physical and emotional growth in our lives.  In addition to some hands on work, we will also be showing some videos of the founder of Aikido, Morehei Ueshiba.

Blogpost: Mindfulness through Aikido and Tea Ceremony on Psychologytoday.com

2010 August 14
by Mark

This is a beautiful post on psychologytoday.com about the similarity of Aikido and Chado (Tea Ceremony):

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-body-blog/201008/mindfulness-through-aikido-tea-ceremony

Thanks to Ginny Breeland for alerting us to this article.  Ginny maintains  “Aikido Advice for Woman … and a few men” on facebook and can be found here:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=logo#!/pages/Aikido-Advice-for-Womenand-a-Few-Men/302329183470?v=info&ref=ts

examiner.com article on Bob Noha Sensei

2010 July 9
by Mark

http://www.examiner.com/x-5948-SF-Martial-Arts-Examiner~y2010m7d8-Bob-Noha–A-Martial-Artist-Making-a-Difference?cid=examiner-email

Paul Rest is a writer and martial artist. He has written numerous articles about Aikido and Low Impact Aikido and holds the rank of second degree black belt. He can be reached at poetry@sonic.net.

“The Heart of Aikido” now available at Amazon

2010 June 11
by Mark

The Heart of AikidoJohn Stevens Shihan translates “The Heart of Aikido; The Philosophy of Takemusu Aiki” from the original Japanese. This is now available at http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Aikido-Philosophy-Takemusu-Aiki/dp/4770031149.

Sensei will be reviewing this shortly at aikiweb.com.  We’ll let you know when his review is out!

Aikido of Petaluma on twitter

2010 May 7
by Mark

We have a twitter account now. Please follow @aikipetaluma on twitter for quick updates to what is happening at the dojo. Full address is http://www.twitter.com/aikipetaluma

Video

2010 April 5
by Mark

Video of Robert Noha Sensei with Bill Misson, Charlie Stapp and Sasun Torikian.

John Stevens Seminar – April 16th through April 18th, 2010

2010 April 5
by Mark

John Stevens Shihan will be giving a seminar the weekend of April 16th through April 18th, through Bay Marin Aikido.

Kyu tests on Saturday – 4/10/2010

2010 April 5
by Mark

We will be having kyu tests on Saturday, April 10th starting at 11:30.  Please come join us and support the testing candidates!