Albuquerque Iwama Aikido

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Friendship Seminar at Santa Fe Budokan
Date: July 19, 2025
Time 9:30- 12:30 and 1:30-3:30
Light lunch and refreshments.
Instructors
Jerome Buenviaje, 6th Dan
Dojo-cho at Takemusu Aikido New Mexico
He started his training in 1989 and trained under Mar De Leon Sensei, Wolfgang Baumgartner Sensei, and Patricia Hendricks Shihan. Since 2011, he has traveled annually to Iwama, Japan and trained under Hitohira Saito Sensei and Yasuhiro Saito Sensei. He also trains and teaches Balintawak Arnis, a Filipino Martial Art, under GM Bobby Taboada.

Craig Dunn, 5th Dan
Dojo-cho Aikido Taos Kihon Dojo
Craig Sensei began his training in San Francisco in 1978. Soon after he relocated to Osaka, Japan and became an uchi deshi of Steven Seagal Sensei. In 1982, Seagal Sensei relocated to Taos, New Mexico (with Dunn). One year later, Seagal Sensei relocated to Los Angeles. Dunn Sensei has been the Dojo Cho of Taos Kihon Dojo since 1983, having also been trained by T. Dobson, D. Abbott, K. Chiba, I. Shibata, and H. Matsuoka.

Fred Phillips, 6th Dan
Fred Sensei has trained since 1973, under Senseis Koichi Tohei, Rod Kobayashi, Fumio Toyoda, and Sun Shìqiáng. He has taught aikido classes in Holland, Brazil, Chile, Taiwan, Korea, Malta, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Costa Rica, and most recently in China. He is now co-dojocho at Albuquerque Iwama Aikido.

Damon Apodaca, 7th Dan, Shihan
Damon Sensei started training in 1974 under M. Nakazono. Has trained for 51 years under K. Chiba, M Saito, F. Toyota and Y. Yamada. Full time professional teacher for over 35 years. He is Dojo-cho of Santa Fe Budokan.

Kim Peuser, 7th Dan, Shihan
Kim Sensei began training in Oakland, CA in 1974 and attended Saito Morihiro Sensei’s first seminars in the US. He studied in Iwama with Saito Sensei for over a year, including 6 months as Uchi-deshi. He was Dojo-cho in Oakland for several years and re-located to Santa Fe 3 years ago. He is a founding member
of the Takemusu Aikido Association and teaches at seminars in the US and in Europe.

There is no fee for this seminar, however a small donation ($5-10) is asked to help pay for food and drink provided after class. Please let dojocho at Santa Fe Budokan know for sure if you are planning to attend. The dojo is small, and we need a head count for food. The dojo is located at:
190 Nine Mile Road
Santa Fe, NM 87508
Phone: 505-690-7943

Big thanks to senseis Suzuki, Ikeda, Bell, and Toyoda for a terrific weekend of instruction and reunion in Los Angeles. Great to reconnect with old aikido friends, make new friends, and take lessons from distinguished teachers. Special thanks to Lia Suzuki for organizing it all!

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Interview with Robert Frager, 8th Dan Aikikai, direct student of O Sensei - Guillaume Erard - Aikido & Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu in Japan Official website of Guillaume Erard, 6th Dan Aikido Aikikai and 5th Dan Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu Shikoku Hombu. Articles, Interviews, Videos and Documentaries.