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June 5th to 28th ’19 – Residence at California North County Aikikai (Solana Beach, CA, USA)
I shall be a resident of the North County Aikikai Dojo for 3 weeks starting on June 6th. June 8th will be a special day with Aikido and weapon classes all day long followed by a barbecue party at the beach-house of the Brinsley family in the St Malo compound of Oceanside. Information will soon … Continue reading June 5th to 28th ’19 – Residence at California North County Aikikai (Solana Beach, CA, USA)
May 26th 2019 – Special Class at Montélimar
This long class will be held in the dojo of the Aikido Club Montilien. (Information on the poster) Classes will be mainly dedicated to taijutsu (empty handed) and boken.
June Sunday 2nd ’19 – Mini-seminar at Cercle Tissier Vol. III
This third and last mini-seminar at Vincennes’ Cercle Tissier will close the 2018-2019 season. I intend to continue next season, starting in September. Information will soon be available.
Friday May 10, 19 – Paris, Weapon lesson No.1 Vol.II
Book this date, for this second volume: bokken and jo.
May 24 and 25 2019 – Special seminar in Dieulefit, Drôme department
Jean-Denis Roch is the teacher in charge at Dieulefit Aikido. I already visited the dojo twice these last two years and I very pleased to be given again the chance to meet Dieulefit Aikidoka. Classes will be mainly dedicated to taijutsu (empty handed) and boken.
May 18 and 19 ’19 – Week-end seminar in Saint-Martin-de-Valgalges, Gard department.
The dojo, “Aikikai en Cévennes”, is listed in the Fédération Française d’Aikido et de Budo (Aikido and Budo French Federation) or FFAB whose technical director was Tamura Nobuyoshi Shihan. Kevin Bechir, 4th dan Aikikai so Hombu is the dojo-cho of “Aikikai en Cévennes”. He is a young, enthusiastic aikidoka who deserves all the support he … Continue reading May 18 and 19 ’19 – Week-end seminar in Saint-Martin-de-Valgalges, Gard department.
April 26th ‘19 – Paris, weapon practice
This is happening Friday April 26. This is the first volume of a series of special sessions dedicated to weapon practice. Bring a boken and a jo and possibly a tanto. We will go on with these sessions on a regular basis, hopefully once a month.
from 29th to 31st March ’19 – Seminar in Bulgaria
Hello everyone, I understand that it’s a bit far, but it’s such a pretty city and the people are so nice… If you notice something wrong on that poster, let me know, I’ll buy you a beer!
April Sunday 21st ’19 – Vincennes, Cercle Tissier
The mini-seminars series goes on with a new training session of 180 minutes of aikido and kenjutsu at the Cercle Tissier in Vincennes, near Paris. The Aikido fan club ‘Dozo Aikido’ has put a record of our last session on line. Check it out at https://youtu.be/zpTvSSYhpoI