IBDA Tai Kai -

March 11th-14th, 2010
"Perfecting Your Budo Taijutsu"

EVERYONE IS WELCOME... NO MATTER YOUR STYLE OR SKILL LEVEL

Do your best to join us March 11th-14th, 2010 (Thursday night to Sunday eve) in beautiful

San Francisco, CA as we have an exciting 2010 IBDA Tai Kai theme I'm calling

"Perfecting Your Budo Taijutsu", which will of course include weapons training!! - so bring your toys.

This once a year IBDA Tai Kai event will be limited in size to 40 people, including instructors. Most all of our events sell out so take advantage and sign up now to reserve your place. (Many spots are already gone as people started booking in September).

Keep reading as I'll tell you more about the event below.

When I started to plan this Tai Kai event I wanted a very special special theme for this years training. As you may already know I like to give a theme focus to our events.…..
When I sat down to think about it I had this great brainstorm that lasted for several hours  - I mean I literally could not stop writing for almost 3 hours!

My brainstorm was triggered by asking myself this question:

“What are all the most important lessons of Budo Taijutsu ever taught to me by Soke Hatsumi over the last 25 years?”

This really is a great question to ask yourself at any time about the art you study. And when you have studied an art for over 25 years and have made over 50 trips to Japan to train with Soke Hatsumi and other Shihan this is a super question!

WOW! I have totally crafted a super cool event that really excites me and I can't wait to share with you all the insights that I have learned from my years of training with Soke.

I also contacted some other senior instructors and asked them this powerful question.

Being inspired by this they have all asked to share their knowledge of their 10 top most important insights as well.

This years instructors are as follows:

Shihan Richard Van Donk - Judan+++++

Shihan Dan Ordoins - Judan++

Shihan Joel Everett - Judan++

Shihan Jim King - 9th Dan

Shidoshi John Owsiak - 6th Dan

Shidoshi Carlito Flores - 6th Dan

Shidoshi Roman Marquez - 5th Dan

Shidoshi Charles Benham - 5th Dan

Shidoshi James Clum - 5th Dan

Shidoshi-ho Jamie Daiken - 4th Dan

Shidoshi-ho Theodore Schink - 3rd Dan

This event will be exciting and unlike any other.
On my rough draft I called this one “The Master Secrets of Budo Taijutsu Tai Kai.”

However, thinking about it later, while that statement may be more than true, I always like to under promise and over deliver. For that reason I'm simply calling it “Perfecting Your Budo Taijutsu” and I absolutely intend to just over deliver as we usually do.
 

Do your best to join us for this Tai Kai - as usual it will be very informative and super fun... and we look forward every year to meeting new students and seeing old friends again!

Again, This event will be limited in size to about 40 people, including instructors. Most all of our events sell out so take advantage and sign up now to reserve your place.

I posted this years event early since many people have been asking to get signed up so that they will not be left out (as may have happened to some in the past.)

This will be a great event. See you there....

TRAINING AND FUN WILL BE ALMOST NON STOP

TAI KAI SCHEDULE

By popular request on Saturday night we will have a group dinner.

Thursday Night   7pm-10pm+ 

Accelerated Inner Arts Training*

Enlightened WarriorTM Training by Shihan Richard Van Donk.

Be on time for this very special evening. For the 1st time ever Richard Van Donk will be revealing the inner art teachings of the martial arts in a way that you will be able to embody them forever because you will be actually practicing them (not just a lecture) in a proprietary step-by-step method that has only been shared in his $2,750 private one-on-one sessions. Of course this will be condensed basics training as we only have a few hours but what you do learn will change your martial arts forever.

Richard will share the Enlightened WarriorTM principles of centering, empowering yourself, spinal power, free flowing your energy, creating all mind / no-mind states, Sphere of being, Ki flow, Meditation, and even Kuji-in.These Enlightened WarriorTM inner teachings of the martial arts will enhance your entire TaiKai experience and perhaps change your martial arts forever.

* Please note that this Inner Arts Training will help your Ninjutsu/Budo Taijutsu and I want to be clear that they are NOT direct teachings from Soke Hatsumi nor are they directly part of the Bujinkan. Over the last 30 years of I have traveled the world seeking this knowedge from at least 100 masters including Soke Hatsumi who is well educated in the Inner Arts. These skills that I will share with you would expect a true Ninja to have. Be there and be trained in the inner arts. This years Bujinkan theme includes knowing more of the 6 senses.

Friday Training          8:30am-10pm        
8:30am               Body Rejuventation Practice with Shidoshi-ho Jamie Daiken

9:45 -12 noon     Exploring Budo Taijutsu Principles with Shihan Richard Van Donk

12-1:45pm          Lunch Break 

1:45 - 5pm          Budo Taijutsu Principles with Roman Marquez

3:30 - 5pm          Budo Taijutsu Principles with James Clum
5pm-7pm            Dinner Break

7pm-8:30pm       Budo Taijutsu Principles with Carlito Flores

8:30pm-10pm+   Budo Taijutsu Principles with Joel Everett

Gathering in the Hotel Lounge

Saturday Training    8:30am-10pm        
8:30am             Body Rejuventation Practice with Shidoshi-ho Jamie Daiken

9:45 -10:30       Budo Taijutsu Principles with Richard Van Donk

10:30 -11:15     Budo Taijutsu Principles with Theodore Schink

11:15 - noon    Testing for rank advancement

12-1:45pm        Lunch Break 

1:45 - 3:15pm   Budo Taijutsu Principles John Owsiak

3:30 - 5:15pm   Budo Taijutsu Principles Dan Ordoins

6:30-?              GROUP DINNER (at a local resturant)

Gathering in the Hotel Lounge

Sunday Training      8:30am-4:30pm    
8:30am             Body Rejuventation Practice with Shidoshi-ho Jamie Daiken

9:45 -10:30      Budo Taijutsu Principles with Charles Benham

10:30-12 noon Budo Taijutsu Principles with James King

12-1:45pm       Lunch Break 

1:45 - 5pm       Budo Taijutsu Principles wiht Richard Van Donk

A great amount of preperation has gone into bringing you incredible teachings.

Do whatever you can to make this event and learn what these great instructors have to share with you.

They have all been to Japan to train with Soke Hatsumi and have trained a long time with me.

Also, This will be a certified IBDA Rank testing event held on Saturday at 11am.

Richard Van Donk, Shidoshi

INVESTMENT: $395 covers 3 full days and 3 nights of training. Starts 7pm Thursday Night and goes until 5pm Sunday. Limited to the first 40 people who sign up. So be one of them.

Held at the beautiful

Doubletree Hilton Hotel San Francisco Airport

Held at the 3.5 star beautiful Hilton Doubletree San Francisco Airport Hotel overlooking the San Francisco bay. We have a large Soccer field next door to train at (weather permitting). Free Airport Shuttles to the airport and downtown area, great low cost buffets, after hours bar and lounge, and great sleeping rooms negotiated at a special price for you at only $99 a night (You must tell the them that you are with the IBDA Tai Kai and use this code < C-ITK > to get your discount!!).

Deadline for the special rate is March 1st! or when the room count fills.

Double Tree Hilton Hotel
835 Airport Blvd. Burlingame, CA 94010
(650) 344-5500
Get directions www.sanfranciscoairport.doubletree.com 

Book Your room right away to get your discount!! Deadline for the special rate is March 1st! or when the room count fills. Tell them that you are with the IBDA Tai Kai and use this Code < C-ITK > to get your discount!!

See you there!!

A list of many San Francisco Area attractions will be sent to you after the first of the year. You may want to come early or stay after to enjoy all the wonders of San Francisco.

Why San Francisco instead of Santa Cruz?

Well, there are many great reasons including a much better hotel for less cost to everyone, the rooms are twice as nice for a lessor price, a bar lounge where we can all get together, No rental car needed (door to door airport shuttle), exciting night life, and it was the overwhelming choice of our last years attendees.

We also did an e-mail campaign to all our members and we did a web poll to find out where they preferred to have the 2010 Tai Kai, if they wanted a special group dinner together, and if we should have a special t-shirt made for the event.

The Web Poll Results were very clear -

LOCATION -
93% chose San Francisco near the airport so I booked the upscale Hilton Double Tree Hotel for our 2010 IBDA Tai Kai. We get a great rate of only $99 a night (reg. $135).
It took some arm twisting but I got them to give us this low rate for Wednesday through Sunday, so you can come early or stay later for the same low rate. (The amount of rooms for the extra days and special rates are limited to the first 30 people who book rooms. This special pricing of only $99 a night is now available - remember to tell them you are with the IBDA Tai Kai and use the special IBDA Tai Kai code < C-ITK > !!

GROUP DINNER -
86% wanted a group dinner so on Saturday Night of the event we have booked a local restaurant party room that overlooks the ocean for extra fun Tai Kai celebration.

TAI KAI T-SHIRT -
92% want a Tai Kai shirt so we designed one using the Tai Kai Theme.
Click the link below to see the shirts and to place your vote on which color shirt that you like best.
http://www.ninjutsu.com/taikaipoll/tshirtpoll.php