The Asian Aikido Federation seminar was held in Taipei from the 12th - 15th of Nov 1999

The Singapore contingent, consisting of 15 people, is shown below with: (seated from the left) Harry Ng sensei, the guest-of-honour, Tamura Nobuyoshi Shihan(8th dan), and our chief instructor, Philip Lee sensei.

This is the second AAF ever to be held, with the first one being held in Bangkok last year.

The seminar also marked the formal birth of the Asian Aikido Federation, with the formation of the AAF committee. The president of Aikido Taiwan, Paul Lee Sensei (8th dan) was elected President of the AAF, with Harry Ng Sensei from Singapore as the Vice President.

The members of the ASK contingent in the training hall.

This seminar was attended by representatives from eleven Asian countries and regions, namely: Hongkong, Japan, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, the Phillipines, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Saipan, and Vietnam.

There were 6 sessions of training, four on the first day, and two on the second day. The classes were taken by: Tamura Shihan, Funakoshi Shihan, Takezawa Shihan, Fukakusa Shihan, Paul Lee Shihan and Fujita Shihan of Hombu Dojo.

Our club instructors with the hosts: Paul Lee Shihan(8th dan) and Teresa Wang Sensei (6th dan) from Taiwan.

The classes were then followed by a demonstration by the representatives of the participating countries, with the demonstration by the shihans from various countries as the grand finale.

The third day of the seminar was a relaxing one with a city tour of Taipei arranged by the host country for everyone, followed by a 'Sayonara Dinner'.