Spring 2024 Aikido Gleason Sensei Seminar
Registration and payment can be completed online or at the SDC Ticket Office. Participants and parent/guardian (if participant is under the age of 18) must sign a waiver of liability and concussion awareness form prior to participation. The SDC is not responsible for lost or stolen property. Please do not leave valuables unattended.
Sponsored by Michigan Tech Recreation, Aikido at Michigan Tech, and Aikido Nanzan Dojo
Our March seminar is a rare opportunity to train with a world-class Aikido instructor in a small intimate setting. Gleason Shihan will focus on the internal applications of Aiki to one's Aikido practice. We encourage all of our Aikido brothers and sisters to join us for the training.
Dates/Times
- Session 1: Friday, March 22, 8:15-10:05 pm
- Session 2: Saturday, March 23, 10:00 am-12:30 pm
- Session 3: Saturday, March 23, 3:00-5:30 pm
- Session 4: Sunday, March 24, 12:00-2:30 pm
- Full Seminar (all 4 sessions) - Registration closes March 22, 11:59 pm.
Location
Activity Level
Moderate to high
Special Requirements
Open to all who are interested. Must be at least 16 years old OR adult chaperone and approval from the seminar coordinator, Mark Campbell-Olszewski, to participate. Previous martial arts experience is helpful but not required.
Cost
Registration opens January 31, 12:00 am.
Registration for the full seminar closes March 22, 11:59 pm.
Registration for individual sessions closes March 24, 11:59 pm.
MTU Students/Aikido Club Members
Full Seminar (all 4 sessions) $125
Individual Session $35
General Public
Full Seminar (all 4 sessions) $150
Individual Session $40
Questions?
Contact Mark Campbell-Olszewski, Seminar Coordinator, at mjcampbe@mtu.edu.
About the Instructor
William Gleason Shihan, the founder of Shobu Aikido, studied Aikido from 1970 to 1980 at the main world headquarters under Seigo Yamaguchi Sensei, one of the most gifted students of the founder. Gleason Sensei studied swordsmanship (kenjutsu) as well as Japanese language, classical music, and Eastern religion. Since 1985, Gleason Sensei has continued to practice and teach under the auspices of Mitsugi Saotome Shihan and the Aikido Schools of Ueshiba. His latest book is Aikido and Words of Power: The Sacred Sounds of the Kototama. He is also the author of The Spiritual Foundations of Aikido, which has been translated into four languages.
Gleason Shihan is featured in numerous DVD and youTube videos. His first DVD, Aikido and Japanese Sword, shows how the movements in traditional sword work and those in Aikido empty-hand techniques are essentially one and the same. His second, William Gleason at Aikido Eastside, explores the secrets of aiki hidden within Aikido techniques. Additional titles are available through https://aikidodvds.com.