Not just the beginning of our school, but the beginnings of Aikido, here in Jacksonville.<\/p>\n
Posted below are a few pictures I found in the archives. Some background: The group shots were taken at Mark Spivak\u2019s Institute and Dance Extension, from 1996 to 1998<\/a>. Buck and Herve are training at the Jewish Community Alliance, also about 1998<\/a>. These are some of our earliest students, pioneers really, helping to establish a new martial art in the Jacksonville area.<\/p>\n As always, my\u00a0deepest gratitude to Dee, Mike, and Buck, who’ve kept the flame burning all these years.<\/p>\n It’s a debt I can never repay.<\/p>\n