Adult test dates:
Tests start at 12:30. Test fee: $55. Be sure to sign up at the desk prior to test day.
April 19th, 2025
June 14th, 2025
Aug 16th, 2025
Oct 18th, 2025
Dec 20th, 2025
Saturday, April 26, 2025 Harmony and Groundwork
Get ready for an experience like no other. Join us for a day with Aikido instructors, Bruce Bookman Shihan and Ray Feliciano Sensei who are both also Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belts. It is a collaborative effort and the first of its kind to think outside the box. The seminar will present connections between Aikido and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Pasedena Aikikai. 10am - 4pm. $172.57
Jan. 23 - 25, 2026 Advanced Intensive with Bruce Bookman Shihan, 7th Dan
The Aikido Advanced Intensive offers a weekend of in-depth training with Bruce Bookman. Participants will get individualized guidance and help with getting to the next stage of their training. Bookman Sensei will spend time working, one-on-one with each student. Bokken and jo, freestyle and themes that connect basics to advanced techniques will be taught. Months of progress can be accomplished during this weekend. Re-set your aikido practice for the year to come. As always, we welcome aikidoists of any affliation. 4th Kyu and up or with permission. Enrollment limited to 24 students. $195 for the full weekend.
Friday: 6:30-8:30pm
Saturday: 8:00-9:30am weapons practice (in the park)
12:30-1:45, 2:15-3:30pm
Dinner at nearby restaurant starts at 4:30pm. Everyone welcome including kids.
Sunday: 8:00-9:00am Aikido Extensions (optional). 9:00-11:00am, 12:15-2:15pm
MARCH 29th and 30th, 2025 Vu X. Ha Shihan, 6th Dan
Join Bookman Sensei in welcoming Vu Xuan Ha, 6th Dan Shihan. Vu Ha Sensei is chief instructor of Boston Aikikai and is on the Technical Committee of the United States Aikido Federation. He was a student of Akira Tohei Sensei, Mitsunari Kanai Sensei and Yoshimitsu Yamada Shihan. He has been also strongly influenced by Claude Berthiaume Shihan and Osawa Hayato Shihan. Vu Ha Sensei is skilled and personable and he brings a fresh energy to the mat. All ranks and affiliations are welcome.
SCHEDULE: Sat, 12:00-2:00, 2:30-4:30pm, Yudansha tests at 5:00pm. Dinner at a nearby restaurant. Sun, 8-10am, 10:45-12:45pm.
Parent/Child Aikido May 10th 12:30-1:30pm
What could be more fun and gratifying than an afternoon of Aikido practice with your loved ones!? Kids, bring your folks, parents, bring your kiddos! Melissa will teach a lighthearted class including easy warm-ups and games. Everyone is welcome, with or without family. $25 per group.
Harvey Konigsberg 8th Dan Shihan with Bruce Bookman 7th Dan Shihan. June 7th and 8th, 2025
Bruce Bookman Shihan will be co-teaching this seminar with his long time friend and colleague, Harvery Konigsberg Shihan. One of the original students of Yoshimitsu Yamada, Konigsberg Sensei has been deepening his aikido practice for over 60 years. He is the Chief Instructor at Woodstock Aikido as well as a member of the technical committee of the U.S. Aikido Federation. Renowned world-wide for his powerful yet subtle style, Konigsberg Sensei brings a unique approach to Aikido emphasizing both fluidity and martial dynamism. Take advantage of this unparalleled resource. All affiliations, all ranks welcome.
Saturday June 7th, 12:30 - 2:30 and 3 - 5pm. Social get together at 6pm. Sunday June 8th, 10 - 12noon and 1:30 - 3:30pm.
$195 for the weekend, $100 for one day.
Oct 4th and 5th, 2025. Seminar with Ea Murphy, 5th Dan Shidoin
Tenzan Aikido is excited to present a seminar with Ea Murphy, Shidoin, 5th Degree Black Belt as accredited by Birankai North America and Aikikai Hombu Dojo. Murphy Sensei is Chief Instructor of Tacoma Aikikai. Her practice is strongly influenced by Kazuo Chiba Shihan. She has studied extensively in the US and Japan with Yoko Okamoto Shihan, Chris Mulligan Shihan and Darrell Bluhm Shihan. Murphy Sensei brings strong technical skills and a kind energy to her classes. This seminar is highly recommended by Bookman Shihan. All ranks, all affiliations welcome.
$175 for the weekend. $100 for one day.
SCHEDULE: Sat, 1:00-3:00, 3:30-5:30, Dinner at a nearby restaurant. Sun, 10:00am - 12:00pm, 1:30-3:30pm
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Women’s Self-defense and Empowerment
This one-day course trains women in the necessary skills to deal with aggressive individuals, especially when in unfamiliar or uncomfortable locations. This includes traveling abroad or late at night in a parking garage/the street or on the college campus. Women will be given a dialog to use in the typical pre-attack phases of potential physical violence. Often this dialog and postural training will be enough to cause would-be attackers to go the other way. Women will be given extensive drills in simple but effective self-defense, including practicing their skills against a padded, male instructor in mock encounters while being coached by a women instructor. This course assumes that you have no previous training and it will be adjusted to the participant’s fitness level. Women get experience in finding their voice and grounding themselves in their core strength. This course offers life skills that will help women stand their ground in difficult situation at work, in relationships and wherever it’s necessary. Women’s self-defense and Empowerment is a life changing experience even if you never have to use the physical self-defense skills. Taught by Bruce Bookman and Melissa Pittman Fischer. Limited to 16 participants ages 16 and up.
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Adult Intro to Aikido Course
Step by step instruction for new beginners. Build confidence, focus and physicality with the Japanese Martial Art of Harmony. A great way to learn Aikido basics in a safe, friendly space. No membership, no uniform required. Class meets twice weekly for 6 weeks. Mondays with Melissa Sensei, Wednesdays with Bookman Sensei.
TBD
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