New dojo update

It's been a good invigorating summer. San Jose State starts next week. Classes still going at our temporary location in Mountain View. So for me a good time to check in with another blog.

Aikido of San Jose opened in July of 1976 at our old location in Japantown. Robert Nadeau shihan opened the school and I was initually invited to teach and took the Friday evening class, stayed over in the office, and taught kids and the adult morning class on Saturdays. Nadeau sensei sold me the school and since February of 1980 I have been running Aikido of San Jose. In November of 1978 my daughter Jennifer was born in the dojo, as her Mom and me had a home birth. And the dojo was our home at that time.

 

In summer of 2001 we moved to our location on Martha Street. Thus our stay at our initial Japantwon location lasted for 25 years. Our stay at Martha Street lasted pretty much 20 years, but was ended with the pandemic starting in March of 2020. We are currently awaiting the opening of our new location at the corner of North 3rd street and Empire. The opening was substantially delayed by the pandemic and the City of San Jose taking its time to rezone and other such details.

So at present I hear that we are looking at October of this year. So I know all of you are looking forward to our re-opening. So we will be trying to keep you all informed. So for now. October. Keep your fingers crossed.