Chico Kodenkan

Train in Japanese Sword
Nishio-Ryu Toho Iaido
with Michele Benzamin-Miki, Sensei
August 22, 2026
Mountain Moon Ranch, Penn Valley, CA

Location
Mountain Moon Ranch
14804 Oak Ridge Rd, Penn Valley CA

Schedule
10-12pm Training
12-2pm Lunch on your own
Cool down in MMRs famous pool
2-4pm Training
5pm Group dinner at local restaurant

Cost $50

To Register Email [email protected]

Hosted by
Shihan Dara Masi, Suigetsu Dojo
Professor Delina Fuchs, Chico Kodenkan

Michele Sensei is ranked 6th Dan in Aikido, 5th Dan in Nishio Ryu Iaido, and 5th Dan in Sosho Ryu Iaido. She has dedicated forty years to training and teaching nonviolent martial arts, and trained extensively for many years with both Nishio Sensei and Yoshida Sensei..

In addition to teaching nonviolence, she has taught meditation, mindfulness, creativity and diversity for organizations, schools, and within the prison systems, indian reservations, and underserved communities for three decades, and has left a legacy of continued programs and education in those places.

She is a performance artist and visual artist, whose work is exhibited internationally, and integrates her art into her healing and transformational work, inspiring and changing the lives of thousands of her students and clients in using the power of their imagination.

IT'S JUNE!

SATURDAY JUJITSU CLASSES START!

1st and 3rd Saturdays
•11-Noon ALL
•11-1:00 (High intensity)

NEW CLASS SCHEDULE:

DANZAN RYU JUJITSU:
Mon 6:00 - 7:30 (low/med int.)
Thu 6:00 - 7:30 (all)

Wed 4:30 - 5:30 Juniors 5-12y/o
5:30 - 7:00 (low/med int.)
(high intensity until 7:30+)

NEW!
Saturday Classes!
1st & 3rd Saturdays of the Month!
●11:00 - Noon (ALL 13±)
●11:00 ‐ 1:00 (High Int.)

IAIDO/JO
Tue 5:30 - 6:30

An enjoyable and successful annual AJJF National Convention!

Congratulations to Mira Watkins on winning gold medal in the AJJF National Freestyle Tournament in the brown belt division!

We had 14 attendees from Chico Kodenkan! 7 Yudansha (black belt ranks) and 7 Mudansha (white through brown belters).