An honor received. 1.17.2017 I received the Shidoin instructor certificate during this years Keiko Hajime seminar at the Honbu dojo in downtown Los Angles. I am grateful for this honor and look forward to the challenge of sharing the knowledge that I have grown through our working relationship. As I grow older, I am more understanding of Kaiso Toshishiro Obata's teaching. Through his teaching, I am understanding the relationship between the movements in Shinkendo/Aikibujitsu and the moral parameters of Bushido. It all comes together in a statement he makes often, "Life is Art." I am grateful to him and his family for the organization they have built, a lighthouse that has guided me and many others to a path of inspiration. Their efforts have increased the quality of our lives. We are grateful. Most respectfully, K
