Aikido Shimbokukai 2026 Midwest Future Leaders Seminar (In Person & Virtual)
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Date: 21 Jun 2026
Location: Lake Forest, IL, USA
Instructor: Sensei,
Style: Aikikai Host Dojo: Great Lakes Aikido
Style: Aikikai Host Dojo: Great Lakes Aikido
Information: Please join us June 21, 2026 from 9:00 am-1:30 pm Central time for the 2026 Midwest Future Leaders Seminar. This event will be held at Great Lakes Aikido, 150 N Fairway Dr Ste 156, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 and also be live streamed.
An important aspect of Aikido Shimbokukai's mission is the education of future generations of Aikido instructors and leaders. We have therefore established our annual Midwest Future Leaders Seminar, with training led by up-and-coming teachers who do not yet serve as chief instructors of their own dojos. Invitations to teach at this event are extended across organizational boundaries, serving to additionally promote inter-lineage relationships and cooperation that will be crucial for Aikido to thrive in the future.
Seminar costs and registration fees are kept low to encourage as many people as possible to attend. This event is a great way for developing leaders to get experience teaching outside of their own dojo, and to people besides their dojo mates, as well as for event attendees to train with some innovative up and coming or lesser known instructors.
All affiliations, levels of experience, and styles of Aikido and also practitioners of other arts are welcome to attend!
(It’s our intention to have a series of seminars such as this, in various locations, and we hope people will support this endeavor for the future growth of Aikido. If your dojo or a dojo you know would be interested in collaborating an similar events please Contact Us!)
Our Instructors for this training event will be:
Stanley Archacki Sensei, Nidan, Tenshin Shinjitsu Dojo, Aikido Shimbokukai
Kay Barnes Sensei, Shodan, Lakeshore Aikido, Aikido Schools of Ueshiba
Denis Fitzgerald Sensei, Nidan, Evanston Aikido Center, United States Aikido Federation
Jaime Lam Sensei, Sandan, Aikido of Madison, Aikido Schools of Ueshiba
Each instructor will teach one 1-hour class. Tere will be a Q&A/Discussion session for 30 minutes following the classes.
After the event finishes we will be going to a neighborhood restaurant for food, beverage, and conversation. We hope everyone will join us!
An important aspect of Aikido Shimbokukai's mission is the education of future generations of Aikido instructors and leaders. We have therefore established our annual Midwest Future Leaders Seminar, with training led by up-and-coming teachers who do not yet serve as chief instructors of their own dojos. Invitations to teach at this event are extended across organizational boundaries, serving to additionally promote inter-lineage relationships and cooperation that will be crucial for Aikido to thrive in the future.
Seminar costs and registration fees are kept low to encourage as many people as possible to attend. This event is a great way for developing leaders to get experience teaching outside of their own dojo, and to people besides their dojo mates, as well as for event attendees to train with some innovative up and coming or lesser known instructors.
All affiliations, levels of experience, and styles of Aikido and also practitioners of other arts are welcome to attend!
(It’s our intention to have a series of seminars such as this, in various locations, and we hope people will support this endeavor for the future growth of Aikido. If your dojo or a dojo you know would be interested in collaborating an similar events please Contact Us!)
Our Instructors for this training event will be:
Stanley Archacki Sensei, Nidan, Tenshin Shinjitsu Dojo, Aikido Shimbokukai
Kay Barnes Sensei, Shodan, Lakeshore Aikido, Aikido Schools of Ueshiba
Denis Fitzgerald Sensei, Nidan, Evanston Aikido Center, United States Aikido Federation
Jaime Lam Sensei, Sandan, Aikido of Madison, Aikido Schools of Ueshiba
Each instructor will teach one 1-hour class. Tere will be a Q&A/Discussion session for 30 minutes following the classes.
After the event finishes we will be going to a neighborhood restaurant for food, beverage, and conversation. We hope everyone will join us!
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