Koichi barrish aikido near

Ken Gee (5th Dan)

Ken Gee Sensei began Aikido training under Dang Tri Sensei in Sacramento, CA in 1977.

Tsubaki Grand Shrine of America is the traditional Jinja Shinto Shrine located on a pristine 25 acre site near Granite Falls, Washington.

Tsubaki Grand Shrine of America is the traditional Jinja Shinto Shrine located on a pristine 25 acre site near Granite Falls, Washington.

Barrish-Sensei has an amazing depth of knowledge in Shinto and Aikido.

Lawrence Koichi Barrish established the Kannagara Jinja over 32 years ago and served as Senior Shinto Priest of Tsubaki Grand Shrine of America the US Branch.

This is an old video that was made by my teacher's teacher, Barrish Sensei.

My mission is to help people who are committed to a higher Path of practice in the areas of Aikido, meditation, mindfulness, personal development.

Living in California, he had the opportunity to train with many instructors, including Frank Doran Shihan, Pat Hendricks Shihan, T.K. Chiba Shihan, Morihiro Saito Shihan, Mikio Hikitsuchi Shihan, Doshu Kissomaru Ueshiba, Koichi Barrish Sensei.

In 1988, he moved to Colorado Springs, where he trained self-defense with Matthew Bayley Sensei for several years before returning to Aikido training with Pikes Peak Aikido. As a member of Pikes Peak, he considers Hiroshi Ikeda Sensei to be his primary instructor.

Ken goes to a couple of seminars every year. This past year, he traveled to San Diego to attend a seminar with Ikeda Shihan, Doran Shihan, and Christian Tissier Shihan. He also trained this summer with Motomichi Anno Shihan and Mary Heiny Sensei at a seminar hosted by Aikido of Santa Cruz.

Ken began training Wudang Tai Chi 6 years ago to augment his Ai