Shochugeiko (暑中稽古) is Japanese for “mid-summer martial arts training.” Training during adverse conditions, when the world is sunny and extremely hot, encourages both an improvement in physical skills and discipline for the mind. Often, the…
Summer Camp this year was rich and wonderful. Please check out our gallery for photos. https://www.bcaikidofederation.ca/gallery ...
Please mark your calendar for the VWA Fall Seminar with Ishiyama Shihan and Guest Instructors on Friday evening and all day Saturday, September 12-13, 2025. The seminar will take place at the VWA dojo (St. Philip's Church, 3737 W27th Ave, Vancouver).…
October 3-5, 2025With Steve Erickson Sensei, 6th Dan, Shidoin. We can hardly believe it's been 5 years! We opened our dojo 5 months into the global COVID pandemic, when most dojos were closing down or scaling back. We started our new dojo outside in…
"Aiki is not a technique to fight with or defeat the enemy. It is the way to reconcile the world and make human beings one family."