Maihama member Introduction

My name is Yap Jon Ban, also known as Johnny. I am from Malaysia and have been living in Japan since 2005. I started Aikido training in Maihama Club since Oct 2010.


I was first informed about Aikido by one of my English language students. She mentioned that she was practising Aikido in a dojo in Funabashi. She also mentioned that Aikido is a non-competitive martial arts sport, and people of all ages can join. So it roused my interest and I did some research about Aikido immediately after that. I saw some videos in Youtube and I thought that it is very interesting and it is a sport that I can do.

The next step was to look for a dojo in Chiba-city and particularly where the sensei can speak English. So I searched the Internet and found the website of Yoshinkan Aikido Ryu. In that website, I found information of Jim-sensei of Maihama Club and made some enquiries directly to him. I went for a trial lesson and then, decided to join as a member a week after that.

Initially, my main concern about Aikido was the fear of getting injured but Jim-sensei assured me that nobody has ever been injured in his class. It has been 6 months now since I joined Maihama Club. All I can say is I enjoyed every class very much. Now I look forward to attending Aikido class every Friday night.

Osu! Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.

Training Location

Unfortunately due to repairs needing to be made at the Maihama Sports Center, training will continue to be held at Ryu Dojo. Hopefully by mid to late May we can use the sports center. Keep checking this blog for updates. Thanks for your understanding and patience.

4月の稽古場所変更について

地震の影響により、4月の稽古は龍道場で行いますので
ご了承ください。
時間は19:30からとなります。

ハッピーなニュース!!

本当に大きな地震で大変でしたが皆さんは無事ですか？
被災された方々にはお見舞い申し上げます。
まだ色々心配もありますので
どうぞご注意下さい!

ひとつハッピーなニュースです
ジム先生の赤ちゃんが１２日に生まれました
名前は里菜ちゃんだそうです
すごい可愛い！！
ジム先生おめでとうございます!!

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Swiss Visitor

Congrats to Philippe Dolivo who recently tested and passed his Nidan test here in Urayasu. Philippe had been here training with us for the last 3 weeks, but flew back home to Switzerland Sunday morning.



Philippe came to Maihama dokokai the night before his test. After an hour of random waza training with Shimura-san, we then ran through a full mock shinsa. Although slightly tired, Philippe did great, and even better on the actual test day. We look forward to seeing him again soon.