The dojo was closed for about 17 months. The NY Aikikai offered zoom classes for most of those months. After all the effort done to re-open the dojo, finally Yamada Sensei got to teach on Tuesday June 8th. It was a very festive day at the dojo.
On Tuesday June 8th, Yamada Sensei came back to the mat to teach his first class of 2021. 17 month had passed with the dojo closed due to the pandemic.