2024-09-23 Tokyo Open Seminar reports

This seminar was an introduction to internal movement martial arts that focuses on structure and posture, and covered how to transmit your own power to your opponent without relying on movement energy.
Participants used the Aunkai’s method to recognize and execute the internal movements required for this, and experienced the sensations involved.

Once again, there were participants from far away and repeat attendees, with some even sending thank-you emails after the seminar.

We are grateful for all the connections we have made.

International seminars for November 2024 – June 2025.

Timetable of international seminars from November 2024 to June 2025.
By Akuzawa Sensei and instructors.

Please check it out!

18-17
November 2024
ALES
Manabu Watanabe and instructors (Aunkai Cévennes)

11-12
January 2025

CHAMBERY
Manabu Watanabe and instructors (Aunkai Paris)

15-16
March 2025

DROME
Interdojo with instructors (open to all)

19-20
April 2025

Open seminar in Paris
Akuzawa Sensei and instructors (Aunkai Cévennes)


21-25
April 2025

Intensive training in Ardèche
Akuzawa Sensei (Founder of Aunkai)
(Aunkai Cévennes)

14-15
June 2025

Villes sur Auzon
Manabu Watanabe and instructors (Ailles sur Auzon dojo)


Registrations / contacts:
Aunkai Paris: atelier.shiatsu@gmail.com
Aunkal Cévènnes: aunkaicvn@gmail.com
Chambéry: yamadojo@gmail.com
Villes sur Auzon: serge.gagnaire@gmail.com
Aunkai Dromes: e-mage@hotmail.com

Notice

On 28.7.2024, at a general meeting of the Aunkai organization, Robert John, a former Hanshi of the Aunkai, and Gernot Hassenpflug, a former Renshi of the Aunkai, were excommunicated due to conduct detrimental to the organization and violations of the rules, such as leaking information, and Mike Mahoney was voluntarily dismissed from the Aunkai.
We would like to inform you that the above-mentioned persons and their affiliated groups, seminars, etc. will not be associated with our association in any way in the future, and that the “internal power” “Naido” described by the above-mentioned persons is distinct from the techniques taught by Akuzawa Sensei.

August, 2024

Naido Bujutsu Aunkai

2024-09-23 Tokyo Open Seminars

Overview

One-day Aunkai Open Seminar in Tokyo given by Akuzawa sensei.

Theme

Naido bujutsu(Internal power) is techniques for recognizing internal actions and manipulating the body, as described in Aikijutsu and other martial arts. Our seminar is designed to introduce these techniques and deepen your awareness of them while allowing you to experience fighting techniques and aikijutsu.

The seminar will be presented so as to be accessible to people both young and old, with little or long experience in martial arts, and who are curious about how these arts are intended to work.

Details

  • Date: 23rd September 2024 (Monday [public holiday])
  • Venue: Musashinodai Primary School Gym Hall, Nakano-ku, Tokyo (Address: 5-1-1 Kami-Saginomiya, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 165-0031)
  • Access:
    Seibu-Ikebukuro line: ~12 minutes walk from Fujimidai station
    Seibu-Shinjuku line: ~12 minutes walk from Sagi-no-Miya station, or ~ 15 minutes walk from Shimo-Igusa station
  • Time: 13:00–16:00 (venue opens 12:40)
  • Fee: 8000 JPY
  • Application: please use online application form
  • While not mandatory, we recommend wearing of masks, as many person will be in close proximity
  • Note: direct participation without prior application is not permitted
  • Important: in the past we have experienced issues with venue changes outside of our control. If such a situation occurs, we will post changes on our website and notify applicants via email. Please check email and webpage for possible changes as the data of the seminar approaches.

Further information

  • Participation: 18 years or older and in good health
  • Clothing/footwear: clothing easy to move around in; indoor shoes (barefoot also OK)
  • Other: please bring own water/drinks, towels