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Our parent organization, the Rocky
Mountain Ki Society, was founded in 1977 by Chief
Instructor
Koichi Kashiwaya Sensei (8th Dan Shin Shin
Toitsu Aikido) in Boulder. From this initiative, Ki Aikido came to Fort Collins in 1979
when a small group of individuals asked Kashiwaya
Sensei for permission to begin practice and open a dojo (school) here. |
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From that humble beginning the school established a foothold in the
community and, after some location moves, found a
home on campus as a CSU Club Sport in late 1980. CSU
students ran the organization on campus while instructors came from our
headquarters dojo in Boulder to teach one night a week.
Russ Smith
provided instruction the other night, and he (now a 4th
dan) is still teaching all the classes during more
than 25 years now! |
Russ Smith Sensei with
Kashiwaya Sensei
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Over the years, there has been continued energy brought
to our organization by a flow of new and sustaining students. We have touched
the lives of many people on and off-campus as we continue to share our
way, budo, with those of you who enroll in these classes. |
