UALR Aikido Club

About the LRAC

Vernon Dutton, sensei and Peder Jensen, sensei emeritus

The Little Rock Aikido Club is a registered student organization at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR). Instruction at the club is free (though there may be a $3 admission charge at the UALR Donaghey Student Center and membership in the licensing organization and rank promotions do involve some fees). Visitors and new members are welcome (please confirm that the class will be held prior to coming; see Attendance and Contacts below).

The LRAC is now affiliated with Kaze Uta Budo Kai (the Windsong Martial Arts Association) headed by Nick Lowry, sensei of the Windsong Dojo in Oklahoma City.

Under the guidance of Mr. Vernon Dutton, J.D., sensei (a 4^th Dan^† shown to the left), the LRAC teaches Kihara Aikido, a no-stress, non-competitive form of Aikido. Our sensei emeritus is Dr. Peder Jensen (a 7^th Dan with over 15 years’ experience). Dr. Jensen’s sensei is Dr. Clif Norgaard, who has over 50 years’ experience with martial arts and is a 9th Dan in Aikido and a 9^th Dan in Judo. Dr. Norgaard’s sensei is Mr. Karl Geis, a 10^th Dan in Aikido, an 8^th Dan in Judo, and an 8^th Dan in Jodo.

^† – Dan denotes a “black belt” rank (though ranks 6^th through 9^th Dan wear a red-and-white belt and a 10^th Dan wears a red belt)

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What is Aikido?

Aikido on Wikipedia

History of Aikido and Aikido History

The Origin of Fugakukai Aikido

Aikido Kata

Meetings

Time: 5 – 7 pm Tuesdays and Thursdays, when UALR is open

Note: Meetings will not be held on the following dates:

Thursday, March 25, 2010 [during UALR’s Spring Break]

Thursday, November 25, 2010 [during UALR’s Thanksgiving Break]

Tuesday, December 21, 2010 [during UALR’s Holiday Break]

Thursday, December 23, 2010 [during UALR’s Holiday Break]

Tuesday, December 28, 2010 [during UALR’s Holiday Break]

Thursday, December 30, 2010 [during UALR’s Holiday Break]

Thursday, March 24, 2011 [during UALR’s Spring Break]

If inclement weather forces UALR to close, the best

way of finding out is to view the UALR home page

Location: Activity Room 1 in the UALR Donaghey Student Center

Note: We will be meeting in Activity Room 2 due to

conflicts with Cheerleading Camps on the following dates:

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Visitor parking is available in the Parking Garage just east of the Student Center (the “V” below the “DSC” building on this map)

Attendance

To indicate your attendance, please submit the following forms:

*Thursday, March 11, 2010*	Register	View
*Tuesday, March 16, 2010*	Register	View
*Thursday, March 18, 2010*	Register	View

Contacts

Sensei	Mr. Vernon Dutton, J.D.	(501) 661-4959	Vernon AT LittleRockAikido.Org
UALR Faculty Contact	Dr. Steve Jennings	(501) 569-8216	Steve AT LittleRockAikido.Org

To join the LRAC listserv (aikido-l AT ualr.edu), please send email to Steve.

Vern Dutton and Dan Buzatu

Members

Name	Rank	EMail

Peder Jensen	Shichidan	Peder AT LittleRockAikido.Org
Vernon Dutton	Yondan	Vernon AT LittleRockAikido.Org
Alex Biris	Nidan	Alex AT LittleRockAikido.Org
Dan Buzatu	Nidan	Dan AT LittleRockAikido.Org
Drew Jensen	Shodan	Drew AT LittleRockAikido.Org
Brian Mitchell	Ikkyu	Brian AT LittleRockAikido.Org
Chris Garrett	Ikkyu	Chris AT LittleRockAikido.Org
Steve Jennings	Ikkyu	Steve AT LittleRockAikido.Org
Nicole Freeman	Yonkyu	Nichole AT LittleRockAikido.Org
Blake Watts	Yonkyu	Blake AT LittleRockAikido.Org
Eric Moore
Sinisa Popovic