January 2014 Class Schedule

Winter Training  
Opportunities to get in more practice this January! 

New:
Mondays 6:15pm: General Adult class

Wednesdays 7:30pm: Introduction to Sword Handling. This class will run concurrent with the Iaido class. Read description

Thursdays 6:15pm new focus to class: Intermediate level training concurrent with general class. All levels welcome.

Special events

Tue Jan 7^th: Kagami Biraki training for all levels (adults)
Wed 8^th Fold a Crane for the new year; origami activity for kids and adults
Sun Jan 19th: Weapons Intensive

Pick up a schedule at the dojo...

Multnomah Aikikai, 6415 SW Macadam Ave, Portland OR 97239

Samurai! Museum field trip with Multnomah Aikikai

Field trip!

Visit the fabulous Samurai! exhibit at the Portland Art Museum 
with the Multnomah Aikikai community!

Sunday December 8, 2013
We'll meet at 11:45am at the museum.

What to do:
Sign up through the dojo to join our group* and enjoy the discounted ticket rate of $16.

Details: 

Multnomah Aikikai is planning a dojo trip to the amazing exhibit of samurai armor currently on display at the Portland Art Museum.  This is a really exceptional show, whether you are interested in martial arts, history, Japanese culture, technology or art and design.  It includes full size and fully armored horses and riders, an amazing array of different types and styles of armor from the 12^th to the 19^th centuries, as well as swords, bows and polearms.  Particularly in the later armor, made at a time when Japan was at peace, the amazing creativity of the artists is fully on display since the armor was designed more for spectacle than protection. 

Please see the following link for photos and more info: http://www.portlandartmuseum.org/special/samurai/home

This special event is the only west-coast venue for the exhibit, which comes from a single source, the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum in Hardwood, Texas.  Here’s a link


Directions to the Museum:
http://www.portlandartmuseum.org/page.aspx?pid=378

Friends and family are welcome to join Multnomah Aikikai members for this community event! 

*Inquire via the contact form in the right sidebar of this page. Be sure to type Samurai! in your message and include your name, number of tickets requested, email address and phone.