{"id":1809,"date":"2017-10-17T01:44:23","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T05:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biran.birankai.org\/?p=1809"},"modified":"2017-10-17T01:51:57","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T05:51:57","slug":"womens-aikido-camp-redux-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biran.birankai.org\/?p=1809","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Aikido Camp Redux 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>By Kristina Varjan,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aikidoofkohala.org\">Aikido of Kohala<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was 1994 at Ghost Ranch, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 23 years since the last Women\u2019s Aikido Camp here.<\/p>\n<p>So, I thought that was long enough to wait for another great group of women aikidoists to learn from and train with eachother.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1807\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1807\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biran.birankai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_2313.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1807\" src=\"https:\/\/biran.birankai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_2313-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Moments before the Bow\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biran.birankai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_2313-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biran.birankai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_2313-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/biran.birankai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_2313-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/biran.birankai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_2313.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1807\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moments before the Bow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From September 7<sup>th<\/sup> thru September 10<sup>th<\/sup> 40 women from all over the United States, from different dojo\u2019s and different organizations came together in friendship to Santa Fe, New Mexico to practice aikido for 4 days.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1806\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1806\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biran.birankai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_2309.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1806 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/biran.birankai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_2309-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2309\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biran.birankai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_2309-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biran.birankai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_2309-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/biran.birankai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_2309-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/biran.birankai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_2309.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1806\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some of the original attendees of the first Women&#8217;s Camp in 1994<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the foothills of Santa Fe, at an old Carmelite Monastery (still active) we trained together, ate great food together,\u00a0 meditated together, exchanging ideas about our training, our teachers and the future of the next generation of women aikidoka.<\/p>\n<p>Women aikidoists will gather together again next year from September 13-16 at the same Immaculate Heart of Mary Conference and Retreat Center here in Santa Fe, New Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Come join us again or for the first time!<\/p>\n<p>Bring your gi\u2019s, your weapons and your hearts and train with us\u2026<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1808\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1808\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biran.birankai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_2315.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1808\" src=\"https:\/\/biran.birankai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_2315-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Gina, Lynne Morrison, and myself, celebrating my birthday during camp!\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biran.birankai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_2315-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/biran.birankai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_2315.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gina Zarrilli, Lynne Morrison, and myself, celebrating my birthday during camp!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For more info contact: Kristina Varjan, <a href=\"mailto:kvarjan@gmail.com\">kvarjan@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Information and next years camp registration forms will be available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aikidoofkohala.org\">Aikido of Kohala<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0December 1<sup>st\u00a0<\/sup><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kristina Varjan,\u00a0Aikido of Kohala It was 1994 at Ghost Ranch, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 23 years since the last Women\u2019s Aikido Camp here. So, I thought that was long enough to wait for another great group of women aikidoists to learn from and train with eachother. 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