Andy & Ben Washbrook performing a long kumi tachi (sword meeting) with the St. Louis Aikikai at their annual aikido demonstration for the 2006 Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis.
John Ekey Sensei leading Weapons Randori at the St. Louis Aikikai aikido demonstration for the 2007 Japanese Festival in the Missouri Botanical Garden (www.StLouisAikikai. org).
Jennifer performing Randori with the St. Louis Aikikai at their annual aikido demonstration for the 2006 Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis.
John Ekey Sensei & Andy Washbrook performing kumi-tachi (sword meeting) and tachi-dori (sword taking) with the St. Louis Aikikai at their annual aikido demonstration for the 2006 Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis.
Students and Sensei performing Randori with the St. Louis Aikikai at their annual aikido demonstration for the 2008 Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis.
John Ekey Sensei leading the introduction to the St. Louis Aikikai annual aikido demonstration for the 2006 Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis (www.StLouisAikikai. org).
John Ekey Sensei at the St. Louis Aikikai aikido demonstration for the 2007 Japanese Festival in the Missouri Botanical Garden (www.StLouisAikikai. org).
Michael Grossman Sensei performing with a Billy club or night stick with the St. Louis Aikikai at their annual aikido demonstration for the 2008 Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis.
Jennifer randori at the St. Louis Aikikai aikido demonstration for the 2007 Japanese Festival in the Missouri Botanical Garden (www.StLouisAikikai. org).
John Ekey Sensei at the St. Louis Aikikai aikido demonstration for the 2008 Japanese Festival in the Missouri Botanical Garden (www.StLouisAikikai. org).
Michael Grossman Sensei performing with a Billy club or night stick with the St. Louis Aikikai at their annual aikido demonstration for the 2008 Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis.
Michael Grossman Sensei performing Jiyu-waza (free style) with the St. Louis Aikikai at their annual aikido demonstration for the 2006 Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis.
Jennifer randori at the St. Louis Aikikai aikido demonstration for the 2007 Japanese Festival in the Missouri Botanical Garden (www.StLouisAikikai. org).
Michael Grossman Sensei performing Randori with the St. Louis Aikikai at their annual aikido demonstration for the 2006 Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis.
John Ekey Sensei at the St. Louis Aikikai aikido demonstration for the 2007 Japanese Festival in the Missouri Botanical Garden (www.StLouisAikikai. org).
John Ekey Sensei at the St. Louis Aikikai aikido demonstration for the 2007 Japanese Festival in the Missouri Botanical Garden (www.StLouisAikikai. org).
John Ekey Sensei performing with the St. Louis Aikikai at their annual aikido demonstration for the 2008 Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis.
John Ekey Sensei performing Jiyu-waza (free style) with the St. Louis Aikikai at their annual aikido demonstration for the 2006 Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis (www.StLouisAikikai. org).
John Ekey Sensei performing Randori with the St. Louis Aikikai at their annual aikido demonstration for the 2006 Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis.
John Ekey Sensei performing with the St. Louis Aikikai at their annual aikido demonstration for the 2008 Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis.
Saotome Kumi Jo 1-3 at the St. Louis Aikikai aikido demonstration for the 2007 Japanese Festival in the Missouri Botanical Garden (www.StLouisAikikai. org).
Saotome Kumi Tachi 1-3 at the St. Louis Aikikai aikido demonstration for the 2007 Japanese Festival in the Missouri Botanical Garden (www.StLouisAikikai. org).