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Chief Instructor:
Robert Mustard, 7th Dan

Dojo  Location:   Map to Dojo
7671 Edmonds Street
Burnaby, BC Canada  V3N 1B6
Contact Us:
Phone: (604) 786-2334
Email: burnaby@aikido.ca

Welcome to
Aikido Yoshinkai Burnaby

Choosing a martial arts school or style that suits your own personal criteria is essential but it can be a daunting decision. Everyone has their own reasons for wanting to learn a martial art so naturally everyone’s requirements and expectations will vary. Browsing through our website should provide you with a good understanding of what Aikido Yoshinkai Burnaby offers its students. If it sounds like it suits you, I’d love to hear from you and I ask that you don’t hesitate to contact me, Robert Mustard (Chief Instructor), to answer any lingering questions, or to arrange to visit as a guest and watch or even participate in a class.

Aikido Yoshinkai Burnaby is a martial arts school for the whole family. Adult men and women will benefit from expert guidance as they learn powerful defensive techniques in a strictly focused, yet supportive and friendly environment. Kids will have a lot of fun while learning a very valuable set of life skills including self-confidence, self-respect, self-discipline, respect for others, classroom focus, and of course responsible camaraderie. All that in addition to a vast array of very effective defensive martial techniques.

Students are not taught fighting, violence or aggression. In fact Yoshinkan Aikido is unique in its effective method of controlling and minimizing aggressive behavior no matter how large or powerful the aggressor. For that reason, it has been deemed mandatory training in Tokyo for all female police officers, and Tokyo’s Riot Police candidates must attain Shodan (1st degree black belt) status before qualifying to join the squad.

Many of our current students have also come from other martial art disciplines. If you’ve been a student of Tae Kwon Do, Karate, Judo or Kung Fu, etc., you will discover some obvious benefits to studying Yoshinkan Aikido as an alternative to, or in addition to, your current budo training.

So please, look around our website and don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions whatsoever.

Yours,

Robert Mustard,
Chief Instructor, Aikido Yoshinkai Burnaby

Phone: 604-786-2334
Email: burnaby@aikido.ca
 

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Last Updated: 14-Mar-2009
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MEMBER DOJO

Dan & Kyu Grading: March 12, 2009

Congratulations to: Petr Tyutkov - Shodan, Michiyo Otomo - 1st Kyu, Zoltan Meszaros - 2nd Kyu, Will Thien - 3rd Kyu, Joey Basque - 3rd Kyu, Vitali Khroustalev - 3rd Kyu, Armando Barrientos - 5th Kyu, Ivan Leonov - 6th Kyu

Omedeto gozaimasu to everyone!

"Angry White Pyjamas" Course Feb-Jul 2009

This series of intensive classes, with 16 participants, began Feb 8th. It is loosely based on the Instructor's Course at the Yoshinkan Hombu Dojo (as regaled by Robert Twigger in the book, Angry White Pyjamas), where Mustard Sensei was the Chief Foreign Instructor. The intention of the course is to push the attendees both physically and mentally, and more importantly, to build Yoshinkan spirit! It has been very success so far and the energy in the dojo has been incredible; hopefully an AWP Course #2 will begin in September.

Kyu Grading Dec 3, 2008

Congratulations to the following who were promoted to 4th Kyu: John Danneffel, Alex Baban, Adrian Birsan, and Stephan Ogden.

Dan Grading Oct 23, 2008

Congratulations to Farshad Ardestani who did a spectacular test and was promoted to Sandan! Also congratulations to our two newest Shodans, Cristian Isbasescu and Bratislav Matovic.

Omedeto gozaimasu to everyone!



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