Instructor CertificationAikido Seminar

by Bernice Tom Sensei, 7th DanTAA Certified Instructor Trainer

at Sunset Cliffs Aikido in San DiegoSaturday & Sunday, July 13 & 14, 2013

$275 seminar fee: includes lunch on SaturdayAfter July 1 $325

5015 Santa Monica Ave, San Diego, CA 92107

Aikikai black belts are eligible to participate.Call Bernice Sensei for more info at 1.619.992.9060 or

email: aikido@sunsetcliffsaikido.comovernight accommodations available: bring sleeping bag, etc. bokken, jo

Seminar LeaderBernice Tom Sensei, 7th Dan

Bernice Tom began her training in 1974 at the Aikido Institute of Oakland. From 1975 to 2002 she made more than 10 visits to Iwama Japan to study with Saito

Morihiro Shihan. She hosted Saito Sensei’s visit to San Diego from 1988 to 1995. Saito Shihan awarded her the Menkyo Kaiden (complete system teaching certifica-

tion) for Aiki-Weapons. She became Dojo Cho of Sunset Cliffs Aikido in 1990. Bernice Sensei is an accomplished Aikidoist, full time aikido instructor, personal growth coach, healer and designer. She serves on the Board of Directors of the

Takemusu Aikido Association. She is a TAA Certified Instructor Trainer.

“I invite you to explore the teaching of aikido: our passion for this art that we love and want to extend and share. You will have the opportunity to ask questions with emphasis on what Morihiro Saito Shihan taught us.”

Seminar Schedule Saturday Sunday 8:30 - 10 AM 8:30 - 10 AM 10:30 - 12:00 Noon 10:30 - 12:30 PM 12 - 1:00 PM Working Lunch 1 - 5:30 PM

Bring Bokken, Jo and an explorer’s mind.

Seminar Registration Form and Liability Waiver(Submit to aikido@sunsetcliffsaikido.com or mail in prior to July 1,

2013 with your non-refundable discounted $275 seminar fee $325 thereafter - after July 1 contact aikido@sunsetcliffs aikido.com

first to be sure that space is still available)

Please send checks payable to: Sunset Cliffs Aikido , 5019 Santa Monica Avenue, San Diego, CA 92107

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Those who want to apply for the TAA Fukushidoin Certification must pay the $50 Certificate Fee to the Takemusu Aikido Association and submit a completed application at the end of the seminar

Takemusu Aikido Association Fukushidoin Certification Course

Objective

Upon satisfactory completion of this course, students will have acquired the essential knowledge and information and core minimum skills to become effective assistant-instructors of Aikido. Note that in addition to completion of this course, there are training and teaching experience requirements to complete the TAA Fukushidoin certification.

Pre-requisites 1. Aikido Yudansha with relevant experience.

2. Knowledge of basic information about Aikido and the TAA.

3. Proficiency in basic taijutsu and bukiwaza.

Target This course focuses on the needs of an assistant-instructor who has some light teaching responsibility in a dojo, under the supervision of a Chief Instructor.

Format The course includes a combination of 10 hours of mat work and 2 hours of lecture/discussion. Students’ interaction with the instructor is encouraged. Mat work includes:

Identify and work on physical and energetic components of each technique

Explore strengths and weaknesses of each technique

Work on best way to present techniques to facilitate assimilation

Each student will be provided with a binder containing essential information that can be used for note-taking.

Satisfactory Completion A student must attend and actively participate in all classes to complete the course satisfactorily. Upon satisfactory completion the Course Instructor will sign off the relevant sections on the TAA Fukushidoin Application and Checklist.