Aikido Taos Kihon Dojo

08/06/2026

For anyone interested, Santa Fe Budokan dojo is hosting a seminar on Saturday, August 22. Our own Craig Dunn is one of the instructors. The details are below.

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Friendship Seminar at Santa Fe Budokan
Date: August 22, 2026
Time 9:30- 12:30 and 1:30-3:30
Light lunch and refreshments.

Instructors

Jerome Buenviaje, 6th Dan
Dojo-cho at Takemusu Aikido New Mexico
He started his training in 1989 and trained under Mar De Leon Sensei, Wolfgang Baumgartner
Sensei, and Patricia Hendricks Shihan. Since 2011, he has traveled annually to Iwama, Japan
and trained under Hitohira Saito Sensei and Yasuhiro Saito Sensei. He also trains and teaches
Balintawak Arnis, a Filipino Martial Art, under GM Bobby Taboada.

Craig Dunn, 5th Dan
Dojo-cho Aikido Taos Kihon Dojo
Craig Sensei began his training in San Francisco in 1978. Soon after he relocated to Osaka,
Japan and became an uchi deshi of Steven Seagal Sensei. In 1982, Seagal Sensei relocated to Taos, New Mexico (with Dunn). One year later, Seagal Sensei relocated to Los Angeles. Dunn
Sensei has been the Dojo Cho of Taos Kihon Dojo since 1983, having also been trained by T.
Dobson, D. Abbott, K. Chiba, I. Shibata, and H. Matsuoka.

Fred Phillips, 6th Dan
Fred Sensei has trained since 1973, under Senseis Koichi Tohei, Rod Kobayashi, Fumio Toyoda, and Sun Shìqiáng. He has taught aikido classes in Holland, Brazil, Chile, Taiwan, Korea, Malta, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Costa Rica, and most recently in China. He is now co-dojocho at
Albuquerque Iwama Aikido.

Damon Apodaca, 7th Dan, Shihan
Damon Sensei started training in 1974 under M. Nakazono. Has trained for 52 years under K.
Chiba, M Saito, F. Toyota and Y. Yamada. Full time professional teacher for over 35 years. He is
Dojo-cho of Santa Fe Budokan.

Kim Peuser, 7th Dan, Shihan
Kim Sensei began training in Oakland, CA in 1974 and attended Saito Morihiro Sensei’s first
seminars in the US. He studied in Iwama with Saito Sensei for over a year, including 6 months as Uchi-deshi. He was Dojo-cho in Oakland for several years and re-located to Santa Fe 3 years ago. He is a founding member of the Takemusu Aikido Association and teaches at seminars in
the US and in Europe.

There is no fee for this seminar, however a small donation ($5-10) is asked to help pay for food
and drink provided after class.

Please let dojocho at Santa Fe Budokan know for sure if you are planning to attend. The dojo is
small, and we need a head count for food.

The dojo is located at:
190 Nine Mile Road
Santa Fe, NM 87508
Phone: 505-690-794

07/01/2026

Happy July 1st! That means the Fourth is just around the corner. In observance of the Independence Day holiday, the dojo will be closed and all classes cancelled on Saturday, July 4 and Monday, July 6. We will resume our regular class schedule on Wednesday, July 8. Have a safe and fun holiday!

05/20/2026

Memorial Day weekend is nearly upon us, and summer isn’t far behind! This weekend, the dojo will be closed and our Saturday and Monday classes are cancelled in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.

Looking for a fun activity for your school age kids this summer? Our youth classes meet twice a week, on Mondays and Thursdays at 4:30 pm. For more information, call Chief Instructor Craig Dunn at 575-758-7109 or send an email to [email protected].

12/27/2025

We hope everyone has been enjoying the holidays! Just a reminder that the dojo is closed through New Year’s Day. We will resume our normal class schedule on Saturday, January 3.

12/16/2025

To paraphrase Kermit the Frog, there’s only nine more sleeps ‘til Christmas Day!

Our last classes for December will be held on Monday, December 22. The dojo will then be CLOSED for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, reopening on Saturday, January 3.

Have a safe and happy holiday season!

11/27/2025

Thanksgiving is almost here! The dojo is open for class tonight, but closed on Thursday, November 27 in honor of the holiday. Classes will be held as usual on Saturday, November 29. Have a safe and happy celebration!

09/01/2025

Happy Labor Day! Just a reminder that the dojo is CLOSED today in honor of the holiday.

08/29/2025

Happy Friday of Labor Day weekend! The dojo will be open tomorrow (Saturday), but closed on Monday, September 1 in honor of the holiday. Have a safe and fun long weekend!

05/23/2025

As a reminder, the dojo is closed and all classes are canceled tomorrow (Saturday) and Monday. We will resume our regular class schedule on Wednesday. Have a safe Memorial Day weekend.

We’re only a week away from Memorial Day- wow! Where did the spring go?

In honor of the holiday, and to let everyone enjoy their weekend, we are canceling our classes for Saturday, May 24 and Monday, May 26.

05/19/2025

We’re only a week away from Memorial Day- wow! Where did the spring go?

In honor of the holiday, and to let everyone enjoy their weekend, we are canceling our classes for Saturday, May 24 and Monday, May 26.