{"id":26,"date":"2012-11-06T11:45:35","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T16:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biran.birankai.org\/?p=26"},"modified":"2012-11-06T11:56:38","modified_gmt":"2012-11-06T16:56:38","slug":"new-space-brings-new-energy-in-ventura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biran.birankai.org\/?p=26","title":{"rendered":"New space, new energy in Ventura"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a>By Pat Belt, Ventura Aikikai<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

After 20 years in the same location, Ventura Aikika<\/a>i has moved to a new location.<\/p>\n

In August, Ventura Aikikai\u2019s small but dedicated core of students began the hard work of disassembling one dojo and getting a new space ready.\u00a0\u00a0 Multiple trips to the dump, gallons of new paint and many shared lunches later, we were back to training as soon as the used tatami mats were down.\u00a0 We still have odds and ends to complete, but thanks to dojo members, the hard work is done.<\/p>\n

Many BNA aikidoka have fond memories of the spacious old dojo, hidden away in a quiet industrial section of Ventura. Nobuo Iseri sensei welcomed many a new student there and made sure no one left without puzzling out the dimensions of the figure eight.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The new dojo is a narrow storefront on one of Ventura\u2019s busy commercial thoroughfares.\u00a0 Higher visibility and less rent is the trade-off for considerably less space.\u00a0 We are definitely developing heightened spatial awareness in our training.\u00a0 We\u2019re also still getting used to the traffic noise, people walking by and the tempting smell of garlic bread from the Italian restaurant next door.<\/p>\n

While the space is small, we\u2019re looking forward to growing.\u00a0 Please come visit us at our new location:\u00a0 2406 E. Main St, Ventura Calif.<\/p>\n