John Stevens Sensei in Israel - 3-5 August 2012

John Stevens Sensei (7th Dan Aikikai)
Aikido seminar in ISRAEL
3-11 August 2012

Masatake Dojo is honored to host an aikido seminar with Prof. John Stevens Sensei (7th Dan Aikikai).
John Stevens is an internationally acclaimed Aikidoka and one of the foremost authorities on Aikido and Buddhist studies. He is the author many famous books of Aikido which are available in many different translations. He is a respected member of academia, a professor at Tohoku Fukushi University, in Sendai, Japan (just north of Tokyo, on the east coast). I have always found his literary works interesting, thought provoking, and very educational in the study of Aikido and other cultures as well.
Click here for the full interview.
John Stevens (born 1947 in Evanston, Illinois) is a Buddhist priest, teacher of Buddhist studies and aikido teacher.
Stevens teaches Eastern philosophy at Tohoku Fukushi University in Japan. His aikido rank is 7th dan Aikikai. He has lived in Sendai since 1973. Click here to read more...

The seminar will be held in the following places and days:

REHOVOT - Masatake Dojo, Marshov 3 (Weizmann School’s gym hall)
August 3rd Friday
15:00 - 17:00
17:30 - 18:30

August 4th Saturday
10:00 - 12:00
12:30 - 13:30

TEL AVIV - Integral Dojo, Ha’achim Mislavita 7, 2nd fl.
August 8th Wednesday
20:00 - 22:00

August 10th Friday
15:00 - 17:00
17:30 - 18:30

JERUSALEM - Easter Arts Center Dojo, Chizkiyahu Hamelech 17
August 11th Saturday
17:00 - 19:00
19:30 - 20:30

Fee: 100 nis for a double class (2 hours class)
80 nis for single class (1 hour class)

Discount: compulsery service free of charge.
Univ students and elderly: 50% off.

For further information:
Ze’ev Erlich - 0523-302386
helloaikido@yahoo.com
www.aikikai.org.il



Accommodations
For accommodations and further information, please do not hesitate to contact us: 

Contact information:

Ze'ev Erlich
Phone number: 972+523302386
(In Israel: 0523-302386)


Dojo's address:
Weizman Elementary School's gymnasium hall.
3 Marshov St.
Rehovot, Israel
(3 min. walk from the centeral bus terminal)

Map:




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