Shoheijuku Newsletter February 2025
Thank you for New Year Cards
I thought we greeted each other saying “Happy New Year” just the other day, but it is February already. As they say, time and tide wait for no man.
Thank you very much for many New year cards this year again.
As I was reading all the cards one by one, the sender’s voice and face came to my mind.
Let’s cultivate healthy body and peaceful mind though practicing Aikido this year too.
Many people were promoted by recommendation at each Shoheijuku dojo again this year. The names of the people who were promoted are as follows:
2025 Promotions by Recommendation
4th Dan: Eiji Matsuda
5 Dan: Tsutomu Egashira, Minoru Yasuda,
Keiichiro Tsuru, Mitsuki Fujiwara,
Tetsushi Hanayoshi, Miki Hosokawa
Tamami Murashige, Madoka Kuhara,
Suehiro Mizuguchi, Makoto Hiramine,
Shintaro Oka, Shigeo Ichihara,
Yoshimi Koga, Norikazu Nishioka,
Hiroshi Fukuda, Yoshiyuki Kudo,
Rika Yasuoka, Naohiro Inoue,
Hiroshi Sato, Franck Olivier Aubert
6th Dan: Hiroshi Hattori, Takashi Yamaji,
Masaoki Nakagaki, Hirofumi Masauchi,
Takeshi Okumura, Koichi Hirata,
Sumihisa Einaga, Yasunori Uemura
8th Dan: Kozo Hirata, Shinichi Sawamoto
These 31 people were promoted this time. Congratulations on your promotions! I hope all of you keep practicing hard.
Obituary
On January 19th, Mr. Eiji Matsuda promoted to 4th dan by recommendation this year passed away.
May he rest in peace.
Events in February
1 – Harima Shoheijuku (Suganuma, Kido)
8 – Munakata Yurix (Kido)
9 – Chikushino Dojo (Suganuma)
11 – Workshop for Beginners
— Tenjin Dojo, 10:30 ~ 12:00 (Suganuma)
15 – Seinan Gakuin University (Suganuma)
16 – Yoga & Zazenkai
— Hombu Dojo (Suganuma)
17 – Kasuya Shoheijuku (Kido)
20 – Kurume Dojo (Fujioka)
20 – Koga Dojo (Yamada)
22 – Kyushu University (Suganuma)
22 – Munakata Yurix (Kido)
25 – Fukuma Ladies (Fujioka)
26 – Umi Shounjuku (Fujioka)
27 – Isahaya Dojo (Fujioka)
28 – Fukuma Dojo (Fujioka)
⦿ It is the coldest time of the year.
Please take great care of your own health.
— Morito Suganuma
