California Aikido Association

New Dan paper "Balance and Flow" by Sasha Kruger

Dan Papers — CAA The following essays were submitted by CAA members in partial fulfillment of the requirements for various black belt ranks. If you would like to share an essay, please send it as as an email attachment, in either PDF file or plain text format, to [email protected]. Please include in y...

New Dan paper "Nidan Roban" by Ruben Smit

Dan Papers — CAA The following essays were submitted by CAA members in partial fulfillment of the requirements for various black belt ranks. If you would like to share an essay, please send it as as an email attachment, in either PDF file or plain text format, to [email protected]. Please include in y...

New Dan paper "My Train Story" by Jeff Taylor

Dan Papers — CAA The following essays were submitted by CAA members in partial fulfillment of the requirements for various black belt ranks. If you would like to share an essay, please send it as as an email attachment, in either PDF file or plain text format, to [email protected]. Please include in y...

New Dan paper: "My Aikido Training" by Shayne Hughes

Dan Papers — CAA The following essays were submitted by CAA members in partial fulfillment of the requirements for various black belt ranks. If you would like to share an essay, please send it as as an email attachment, in either PDF file or plain text format, to [email protected]. Please include in y...

New Dan paper: "What is Aikido..." by Katerlin Hardwick

Dan Papers — CAA The following essays were submitted by CAA members in partial fulfillment of the requirements for various black belt ranks. If you would like to share an essay, please send it as as an email attachment, in either PDF file or plain text format, to [email protected]. Please include in y...

New Dan paper: "The Role of Randori in Aikido" by Sarah F. Gunther

Dan Papers — CAA The following essays were submitted by CAA members in partial fulfillment of the requirements for various black belt ranks. If you would like to share an essay, please send it as as an email attachment, in either PDF file or plain text format, to [email protected]. Please include in y...

New Dan paper: "I'm Working On It" by Giuliano Carlini

Dan Papers — CAA The following essays were submitted by CAA members in partial fulfillment of the requirements for various black belt ranks. If you would like to share an essay, please send it as as an email attachment, in either PDF file or plain text format, to [email protected]. Please include in y...

New Dan paper: "The Journey So far..." by Trevor Mason

Dan Papers — CAA The following essays were submitted by CAA members in partial fulfillment of the requirements for various black belt ranks. If you would like to share an essay, please send it as as an email attachment, in either PDF file or plain text format, to [email protected]. Please include in y...

New article: "What Was the Moment..." by Quentin Cooke

Articles — CAA Anyone practicing Aikido for any significant length of time inevitably discovers deeper meanings, broader relevance, and a higher understanding of the significance of O Sensei's "Way of Harmony" - insights that go far beyond the acquisition and the hypothetical application of physical techniques. 

Just posted: Dan Papers by Yvonne Lee and Luis Irun-Briz

Dan Papers — CAA The following essays were submitted by CAA members in partial fulfillment of the requirements for various black belt ranks. If you would like to share an essay, please send it as as an email attachment, in either PDF file or plain text format, to [email protected]. Please include in y...