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PORTLAND AIKIKAI – Testing 1993

The original seven members of Portland Aikikai were: Ty Barker, Scott Margraf (“Little Scott”), Andre Nguyen, Steven Shane, Michael Cavalle, Rowan DeSantis, and Scott Schanaker (“Big Scott”). We had separated from the coalition of teachers that comprised Two Rivers Aikikai at that time – and began training in the gym of the French American School.Continue reading “PORTLAND AIKIKAI – Testing 1993”

MULLIGAN SENSEI WORKSHOP 2022

A much belated post on Mulligan sensei’s returned to Portland for a workshop weekend March 5 & 6, 2022. It was a welcome return to seminar training! On Saturday, he covered two basic forms of entry (ashi sabaki) as a precursor to the disarm class on Sunday. My subsequent classes were an homage to MulliganContinue reading “MULLIGAN SENSEI WORKSHOP 2022”