Kangeiko 2027
Group photo showing some of the participants at Kangeiko 2026.
Thank you for your interest in Kangeiko 2027! This will be the fourth intensive winter training weekend that Clearwater Aikikai has hosted on the Family Day long weekend in the middle of February!
With each reiteration of Kangeiko, we learn a little bit more about how to host an event that celebrates the aikido community in BC and beyond; this year, we are inviting a team of seven instructors, each of who will be teaching at the Clearwater Kangeiko for the very first time.
Once again, there will be 20 hours of scheduled classes. And once again, there will be time for socializing and enjoying the beauty of Wells Grey Provincial Park, dressed in icy white.
The theme of Kangeiko 2027 will be “Staying Strong and Healthy: as Individuals, and as a Community.” What does this mean to you? Come and share your thoughts and experiences both on the mats and in off-the-mat discussions moderated by Dr. Tony Leong (on the role of aikido in personal health) and representatives from the aikido sisterhood known as the Valkyries (on how each of us can contribute to a “healthy dojo” environment).
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Hilary Dawson, 6th dan Shidoin, CAF Examination Committee Member and Dojo-cho of University of Victoria Aikido Club
Dr. Tony Leong, 5th dan, Assistant Instructor at Victoria Aikido Centre
Dave Straley, 4th dan, Assistant Instructor at Vancouver Mind-Body Centre
Rika Murota, 4th dan, Assistant Instructor at Aikido Kensankai (Toronto, Ont.)
Anita Abbasi, 3rd dan, Assistant Instructor at Agatsu Aikido de Montreal
Rie Babin, 3rd dan, Assistant Instructor at Aikidaily International (Squamish, BC)
Gauri Chopra, 1st dan, Junior Instructor at Aikidaily International (Squamish, BC)
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U18 (Youth) Full weekend: $40
18+ (Adult) Full weekend: $180
18+ (Adult) Sat afternoon to Mon morning: $160
18+ (Adult) Half-day only: $40
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Friday, Feb 13
7-8:20 pm (80 min) Hilary Dawson
Saturday, Feb 14
7:00-8:00 am (60 min) Tony Leong
8:10-9:30 (80 min) Rika Murota
9:40-10:50 (70 min) Breakfast
11:00-12:00 YOUTH (60 min) TBD
12:00-12:50 (50 min) Lunch break
12:50-1:50 YOUTH (60 min) Gauri Chopra
2:00-3:00 (60 min) Hilary Dawson
3:10-4:30 (80 min) Dave Straley
4:40-5:40 (60 min) Rie Babin
6:00-8:30 Sushi Party
Sunday, Feb 15
7:00-8:00 am (60 min) Hilary Dawson
8:10-9:30 (80 min) Tony Leong
9:40-10:50 (70 min) Breakfast
11:00-12:00 YOUTH (60 min) Gauri Chopra
12:00-12:50 (50 min) Lunch break
12:50-1:50 YOUTH (60 min) TBD
2:00-3:00 (60 min) Rika Murota
3:10-4:30 (80 min) Rie Babin
4:40-5:40 (60 min) Anita Abbasi
6:30-9:00 Dinner Social
Monday, Feb. 16
6:30-7:30 am (60 min) Dave Straley
7:40-8:40 (60 min) Hilary Dawson
8:50-9:50 (60 min) Breakfast
10:00-11:20 (80 min) Anita Abbasi
11:20-11:30 (10 min) Closing thank-you
Kangeiko 2026
Share your love of aikido and community: come train with us on the Family Day long weekend!
Year-end Party and Silent Auction
Show off your skills at our first-ever, year-end embukai (demonstration). Have some fun, play some games and eat some pizza! Parents, there will be a Silent Auction with some great gift options that have been donated by our generous sponsors.
International Day for Eliminating Violence Against Women and Girls
To bring attention to the International Day for Eliminating Violence Against Women and Girls, Clearwater Aikikai will open the doors of our regular class to anyone interested in supporting this cause and learning about how the aikido principles of peace, respect, and resilience can be applied to this important global topic.