Hello All,
I'm totally excited to be inviting you to this first of it’s kind online gathering of the GLOBAL AIKIDO TRIBE.
“Aikido At The Leading Edge” Tele-Summit is a 10-day online gathering of some of the Aikido world’s leading voices. I invite you to join me and learn from these inspiring men and women as they share their perspectives and vision of the art.
In my 30 plus years in Aikido it has always amazed me how when we come together as a community, and explore the art with a clear intention and an open heart, the wisdom of Aikido actually begins to speak through us. It is true that our teachers help us to tap into Aikido's wisdom. But for this wisdom to be expressed in the world, it is very clear that Aikido also needs us.
In my teaching travels, here in my home dojo, and in our online community, I am regularly approached by people who long to bring the Aikido community together in this higher purpose. Simply because we love to learn, to explore, and to practice TOGETHER.
There is an old African saying that says, “If you want to go fast, go alone. But if you want to go far, go together.” It is with this clear communal intention that I have envisioned this Tele-Summit.
Let’s walk this Path together and co-create "Aikido At The Leading Edge“
With Love,
Miles Kessler
The Integral Dojo
Session 1: Opening Keynote Address - Miles Kessler | "Aikido's Emerging Paradigm"
11:00 am PDT, 2:00 pm EDT, 20:00 CEST
Session 2: Workshop w/ Patrick Cassidy & Miles Kessler | "Evolutionary Aikido"
1:00 pm PDT, 4:00 pm EDT, 22:00 CEST
Session 1: Interview - Robert Frager Sensei | "The Ego's Journey Towards Wholeness Through Aikido"
9:00 am PDT, 12:00 pm EDT, 18:00 CEST
Session 2: Interview - John Stevens Sensei | "O Sensei's Vision For Aikido"
1:00 pm PDT, 4:00 pm EDT, 22:00 CEST
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Session 1: Panel Discussion: “Spitting Out The Bones - On A Post-Japanese Aikido Culture” | w/ Teja “Fudomyo” Bell, Richard Moon, Patrick Cassidy, & Miles Kessler
9:00 am PDT, 12:00 pm EDT, 18:00 CEST
Session 2: Panel Discussion: “The Uke/Nage Relationship: Why We Need Each Other To Evolve” - Dr. Dirk Mueller, Judith Elza, Sonja Sauer, Miles Kessler
11:00 am PDT, 2:00 pm EDT, 20:00 CEST
Session 3: Interview - Linda Holiday Sensei | "Journey To The Heart Of Aikido"
1:00 pm PDT, 4:00 pm EDT, 22:00 CEST
Session 4: Workshop: Paul Linden - “Stress and Peacemaking”
6:00 pm PDT, 9:00 pm EDT, 03:00 CEST (next day)
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Session 1: Workshop w/ Dominique Cassidy - "Aikido & Meditation"
9:00 am PDT, 12:00 pm EDT, 18:00 CEST
Session 2: Interview - Kimberly Richardson Sensei
11:00 am PDT, 2:00 pm EDT, 20:00 CEST
Session 3: Panel Discussion: “Aikido And Peace Making” | w/ Aiki Extensions teachers Paul Linden, Quentin Cooke, Robert Kent, and Bill Leicht
1:00 pm PDT, 4:00 pm EDT, 22:00 CEST
Session 4: Panel Discussion: “Old School vs. New School: Learning Methods In Aikido” | Josh Gold, Charles Colten, Dr. Fred Phillips, Paul Linden
6:00 pm PDT, 9:00 pm EDT, 03:00 CEST (next day)
Session 1: Panel Discussion: “Aikido As A Healing Art” - Susan Chandler, Dr. Dirk Mueller, Dr. Dominique Cassidy, Moderated by Paul Linden
9:00 am PDT, 12:00 pm EDT, 18:00 CEST
Session 2: Panel Discussion - "The Soul's Journey In Aikido" | w/ Rev. Koichi Barrish, Patrick Cassidy, Miles Kessler
11:00 am PDT, 2:00 pm EDT, 20:00 CEST
Session 3: Panel Discussion - “Why We Need A Dharma Of Aikido” | w/ Teja “Fudomyo” Bell, Eran "Junryu" Vardi, Paula "Rei Kiku" Femenias, & Miles Kessler
1:00 pm PDT, 4:00 pm EDT, 22:00 CEST
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Session 1: Workshop w/ Mark Walsh | “Aikido As A Tool For Personal Growth”
7:00 am PDT, 10:00 am EDT, 15:00 BST, 16:00 CEST
Session 2: Panel Discussion - "Aikido As A Life Path" | Kayla Feder, Mouliko Halen, & Miranda Saarentaus, Vince Salvatore
9:00 am PDT, 12:00 pm EDT, 18:00 CEST
Session 3: Interview - Wendy Palmer Sensei | “Self-Reflection Through Aikido"
11:00 am PDT, 2:00 pm EDT, 20:00 CEST
Session 4: Panel Discussion - "Aikido And Non-Duality" | Dan Messisco, Bjorn Saw, Patrick Cassidy, Dave Goldberg
1:00 pm PDT, 4:00 pm EDT, 22:00 CEST
Session 5: Panel Discussion - “Is Aikido A Martial Art?” | Lenny Sly, Roy Dean, Vince Salvatore, Corky Quakenbush
6:00 pm PDT, 9:00 pm EDT, 03:00 CEST (next day)
Session 1: Interview w/ Christian Tissier Sensei | "An Aikido Life"
8:00 am PDT, 11:00 am EDT, 17:00 CEST
Session 2: Interview - David Shaner Sensei | "The Unlikely Story"
11:00 am PDT, 2:00 pm EDT, 20:00 CEST
Session 3: Panel Discussion: "O Sensei Revisited” | Bob Nadeau, Jack Wada, Richard Moon, Moderated by Patrick Cassidy
1:00 pm PDT, 4:00 pm EDT, 22:00 CEST
Session 4: Aiki-Discussion - Blaine Feyen & Miles Kessler | "Is the Uchi Deshi System Still Relevant In Today's World?"
6:00 pm PDT, 9:00 pm EDT, 03:00 CEST (next day)
Session 1: Workshop w/ Anita Paalvast | “Organizational Change Through Aikido Principles”
9:00 am PDT, 12:00 pm EDT, 18:00 CEST
Session 2: Interview - Jan Nevelius Sensei | "Finding Your Own Aikido"
11:00 am PDT, 2:00 pm EDT, 20:00 CEST
Session 3: Panel Discussion - "Aikido and Media" | w/ Josh Gold, Roy Dean, Rokas LeonaviĨius, Bogdan Heretoiu
1:00 pm PDT, 4:00 pm EDT, 22:00 CEST
Session 4: Interview - Joe Thambu Sensei | "Aikido Past, Present, And Future"
6:00 pm PDT, 9:00 pm EDT, 03:00 CEST (next day)
Session 1: World Cafe - Miles Kessler & Anita Paalvast | “What Is The Future Of Aikido”
11:00 am PDT, 2:00 pm EDT, 20:00 CEST
Session 2: Sensei Round Table | Teachers TBA
1:00 pm PDT, 4:00 pm EDT, 22:00 CEST
Session 1: Keynote Address - Richard Strozzi Heckler Sensei | “Aikido in the 21st Century: Self, Society, and Nature"
11:00 am PDT, 2:00 pm EDT, 20:00 CEST
Session 2: Tele-Summit Close - Your Turn & Community Sharing | w/ Miles Kessler
1:00 pm PDT, 4:00 pm EDT, 22:00 CEST
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