The first Nisei Week Japanese Festival.

Furuya Sensei died suddenly in 2007.and trained at the world headquarters in 1969.

we always put the other person before ourselves.was promoted to shihan or master teacher by the Aikido Foundation.Watanabe in the late 1990s being thrown at a festival demonstration.

He would always get mad at me whenever I was being selfish.He has been practicing aikido since 1988 and was Furuya Senseis assistant for 17 years.

as the Arts District became gentrified.

Furuya was an ordained Zen priest who started his martial arts training when he was eight years old in 1956Some desires she had for the JA community were to increase collaboration across different groups that traditionally dont work together.

performed two songs on the piano in tribute to his mom.Ellyn always gave back with a kind and gentle heart.

Stamp Our Story chairman Wayne Osako.She was pivotal to the successful rollout and dedication of the stamp when it was issued in 2021.