{"id":1802,"date":"2019-05-16T14:23:56","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T21:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/birankai.org\/?page_id=1802"},"modified":"2022-12-11T19:04:49","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T02:04:49","slug":"2020_annual_report","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/birankai.org\/2020_annual_report\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 ANNUAL REPORT"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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2020
\nBirankai North America
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Birankai North America
<\/strong>We are an association of Aikido practitioners and dojos\u00a0<\/span>founded by T.K. Chiba, Shihan,
forged by rigorous training, tempered by mutual respect, <\/span>
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49 Dojos<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Birankai North America
has 46 affiliated schools
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Data from member dojos
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12 shihan
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Membership consists of approximately 260 yudansha and 383 kyu ranks<\/p>

Includes students who paid annual BNA fees and appear on the annual roster, as reported by BNA dojos in 2019<\/p>

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I am pleased that you have in your hands, or on your computer screen, the first edition of Birankai\u2019s annual report. Under the leadership of board member Suzane Van Amburgh, our Communications Team has created a document which will give you a high-level view of Birankai North America in 2019.<\/span><\/p>

Yet as I write this, it is the end of December 2020! And this year has brought us a great deal of change and turmoil. In spite of that, we have decided to begin our reporting with 2019 so that you will have a baseline against which to compare the current, and future, years.<\/span><\/p>

As a reminder of what we saw in 2019 – we transitioned the chairs of both the board and the Senior Council. We had a successful (and exhilarating!) summer camp with Piotr Masztalerz, chief instructor of Wroclaw Aikikai, Poland, as our guest instructor. Ten people attended camp on scholarship who might not otherwise have attended. We brought on board a new Dan Registrar, Mary Malmros, and introduced the Living Well Aikido Store \u2013 which has exclusive rights to sell Birankai merchandise \u2013 under the capable proprietorship of Read Omohundro, chief instructor of Living Well Aikido. We counted 643 members and 49 dojos, and registered the dan promotions of 19 individuals. Four dojos received seminar grants to enable them to host seminars. You will find additional information throughout this report.<\/span><\/p>

Like many other aikido organizations, we began to actively address what the future holds for us as aikidoka. In late fall, we initiated a visioning effort, Birankai in 2025<\/em>, and began having conversations across the organization about what we want Birankai to look like five years out. A Visioning Team went through pages and pages of survey responses, and summarized those responses into a vision that we hope will guide us forward in the coming months and years. We will discuss that initiative more in 2020 publications, and in next year\u2019s annual report.<\/span><\/p>

In the meantime, we hope you find this publication of interest and value. Let us know what you think.<\/span><\/p>

– Deb Pastors, President<\/span><\/p>

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We are a community driven by volunteerism, and we are enriched through the volunteer efforts of our members.\u00a0
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BNA members of all ranks and all ages have generously given of their time, energy and talents in 2019. They are the hands and heart of the organization. Some serve as community volunteers, some lead team projects or administer programs, and others serve in governance to set direction and initiate community projects.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Birankai North America is governed by three bodies
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The Senior Council<\/strong> (SC)<\/span><\/h4>

Consists of all active BNA Shihan, plus the Chair of the Teachers\u2019 Council.<\/span><\/p>

2019 Officers of the Senior Council include:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

\u2022 Chair of Senior Council:<\/strong> Frank Apodaca
<\/span>\u2022 Deputy Chair of Senior Council:<\/strong> David Stier<\/span>
<\/span>\u2022 Senior Advisor:<\/strong> Elizabeth Lynn<\/span>
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The Teachers Council <\/strong>(TC)
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Made up of all active BNA Shidoin, plus Fukushidoin, who are Chief Instructors of a dojo<\/span><\/p>

2019 Officers of the Teachers Council:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

\u2022 TC Chair:<\/strong>\u00a0 Roo (Katherine) Heins
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The Board of Directors <\/strong>(BoD)
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The BNA Board of Directors are active BNA members with significant experience within the organization and include at least one Shihan selected by the Senior Council and one Shidoin selected by the Teachers’ Council.<\/span><\/p>

BNA President:<\/strong> In 2019 the office of the president transitioned from Alex Peterson to Debbie Pastors<\/span><\/p>

2019 Directors:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

\u2022 <\/strong>Dennis Belt (Senior Council Apppointee)
<\/span>\u2022 <\/strong>Deena Drake<\/span>
<\/span>\u2022 <\/strong>Steve Thoms<\/span>
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<\/span>\u2022 <\/strong>Suzane Van Amburgh (Teachers Council Appointee)<\/span>
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Biran Editor:<\/strong> Mark Reid<\/span><\/p>

Dan Registrar:<\/strong> Mary Malmros<\/span><\/p>

Ethics Committee:<\/strong> Maureen Browne, Chair<\/span><\/p>

Grants Committee:<\/strong> Ed Hernandez, Chair<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Medical Director:<\/strong><\/strong>in 2019 the office transitioned from Mark Goudsblom to Don McKay<\/span><\/p>

Membership Coordinator:<\/strong> Suzanne Gonzales-Webb<\/span><\/p>

Raffle Committee:<\/strong> Sarah Kaylor, Chair<\/span><\/p>

Scholarship Committee:<\/strong> Terri Park, Chair<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Seminar & Communications Coordinators: <\/strong><\/strong>Mike Head and Carolyn Parkinson<\/span><\/p>

Summer Camp Coordinator:<\/strong> Leslie Cohen<\/span><\/p>

Summer Camp Registrar:<\/strong> Julian Frost<\/span><\/p>

Youth Committee Chair:<\/strong> Norine Longmire<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Community Volunteers<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>
Meet the volunteers who have generously given their time, energy and talents to support our community in 2019:<\/span>
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Frank Apodaca – Deep River Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Martine Baruch – Brooklyn Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Pat Belt – Ventura Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Darrell Bluhm – Siskiyou Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

John Brinsley – Aikido Daiwa<\/span><\/p>

Maureen Browne – Fox Valley Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Nikki Calonge, Brooklyn Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Joe Canon – Corvalis Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Archie Champion – Central Coast Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Lucy Clark – Brooklyn Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Gerry Clemons – Oak Park Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Leslie Cohen – San Diego Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Greg Corbin – Multnomah Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Diane Deskin – Sonoran Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Dave Dewberry – Multnomah Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Cindy Eggers – Siskiyou Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Joanne Fogel – North County Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Julian Frost – San Diego Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Suzanne Gonzales-Webb – Desert Aikikai<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Mark Goudsblom – Aikido Takayama Society<\/span><\/p>

Elizabeth Goward – Eugene Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Tom Grimaldi – Copper Mountain Aiki Budo<\/span><\/p>

Jobe Groot – Mountain Coast Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Mike Head – Aikido Daiwa<\/span><\/p>

Roo Heins – Grand Rapids Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Ed Hernandez – New Tampa Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Jeff Hogg – Eugene Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Enmei Hunter – Logan Square Aikido<\/span><\/p>

Keith Irby – Fox Valley Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Joshua Karlin – Aikido Daiwa<\/span><\/p>

Sarah Kaylor – Brooklyn Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Norine Longmire – Aikido Takayama Society<\/span><\/p>

Elizabeth (Lizzy) Lynn – At Large<\/span><\/p>

Mary Malmros – Green River Aikido<\/span><\/p>

Marci Martinez – Grass Valley Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Dave Mata – Grand Rapids Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Don McKay – Green River Aikido<\/span><\/p>

Bill Meckel – Eugene Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Cindy Moore – San Diego Aikikai<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Kim O’Malley – Bucks County Aikikai<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Read Omohundro – Three Forks Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Terri Park – Huron Valley Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Carolyn Parkinson – Lansing Area Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Alex Peterson – Summit Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Cecilia Ramos – Grass Valley Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Mark Reid – New Tampa Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Tim Reynolds – North County Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Kate Savoca – Brooklyn Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Rob Schenk – Aikido Institute of San Francisco<\/span><\/p>

Theresa Thadani – Aikido Institute of San Francisco<\/span><\/p>

Steve Thoms – Eugene Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Suzane Van Amburgh – Multnomah Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Michael Werth – Rhode Island Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Jan Arkless Wilson – San Diego Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

Roger Wright – Ventura Aikikai<\/span><\/p>

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Thank you to all our Volunteers!<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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For 2019, other than grants to help fund seminars by our member dojos to promote the teachings of our founder, T. K. Chiba Shihan, the Birankai North America budget was relatively balanced, with an expected deficit total of $12,000. Many of these funds were used for Seminar Grants and extra Summer Camp Scholarships, which are subsidized by proceeds from the raffle during camp. Summer Camp ended up being revenue neutral. Income from annual dues was spent on administration, communication, and operating expenses. Dan Registration fees are kept at a minimum to only cover expenses, which are not reflected in these charts due to the way we are invoiced.<\/span><\/p>\n

Joshua Karlin<\/span><\/p>\n

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Summer camp 2019 was held in Tacoma, WA
<\/span>$5,000 in scholarships were awarded to 10 BNA members to attend Summer Camp in 2019
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Support Our Community<\/span><\/h3>

You can support Birankai North America dojos through donating to our<\/span> Seminar Endowment Fund<\/a><\/span>, individual members through our<\/span> Scholarship Program<\/span><\/a>, and our community through a<\/span> General Donation<\/a><\/span>, by shopping at<\/span> AmazonSmile<\/a>,<\/span><\/span> or by shopping at the<\/span> BNA Online Store<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Information on each program and donation option can be found on the<\/span> Support Us Page<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>

For comments or questions about the Birankai North America Annual Report, please send us a message via our<\/span> Contact Page<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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