Dear Aikido friends in Europe, I just came back to NY after completing my last teaching tour in Europe for the year of 2009. I would like to take this opportunity to thank to all of you for giving me a warm hospitality wherever I went. I enjoyed every moment I spent with you on the Tatami. Your attitude on Tatami is so positive, so beautiful and yet very dynamic. That is what I want to see in your Aikido, and every time I see the positive harmony among the practitioners on Tatami, I feel happy and lucky being Aikido teacher and I’m very proud of myself being your leader. Once again, I will be very busy for the year of 2010. However, it is always nice to know that I am wanted. I’m looking forward to sharing a good year with you. Yoshimitsu Yamada.