09/20/2026
That's a wrap!
Victoria Aikikai at our demo on Saturday August 29th at the 26th annual Japanese Cultural Fair that took place on the traditional and unceded territories of the Esquimalt and Songhees peoples!!
Thank you to the Victoria Nikkei Cultural Society ビクトリア日系文化協会 for hosting us in the beautiful Esquimalt Gorge Pavillion 🙏🌸
Our head instructor, Scott MacPhail Shihan is demonstrating a variation of kaitenage as part of randori (multiple attacker) with Adrian Taylor, 2nd Dan and Daniel Godlovitch, 3rd Kyu.
A huge thanks to all our fellow Victoria Aikikai practitioners who participated in the demo and spreading awareness of Aikido to the greater Victoria community!
Until next year!!
Tony Leong Sensei, 5th Dan is demonstrating a variety of tanto-dori, the practice of defending against knife attack with one of our Shodans.
Tony Leong Sensei, 5th Dan is demonstrating a variety of tanto-dori, the practice of defending against knife attack with one of our Shodans.
Barb Wolfe, 3rd Dan demonstrating a variation of ushiro kotageashi with Jody Klymak, Shodan.
Head instructor of UVic's Aikido Club, Hilary Dawson Shidoin, 6th Dan is demonstrating tachi-dori, sword disarming with Kent Ono, 3rd Dan.
And finally, Adrian Taylor Sensei, 2nd Dan, leading our youth students through a variety of basic Aikido techniques 🥋🥋🥋
