Kurashiki Aikido Association

Kurashiki Aikido Association Toshiyuki Tanaka 6th Dan

 

I started Aikido in Kobe in the spring of my second year at university, right after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake.

I entered Seibukan (now Seibukan), where I continued to practice vigorously even in the midst of various hardships and sorrows in the city of Kobe.

The building of Seibukan was destroyed by the earthquake, and I have never seen it.

I went to a temporary dojo while going to a temporary university building.

(After a while, the current Seibukan was established.)

I attended the Aikido dojo while belonging to the Shorinji Kempo club that I had continued since high school.

At Seibukan, a teacher came from Tokyo several times a year to give us guidance. That was Mr. Seishiro Endo.

I was deeply impressed by the teacher's virtuosity, which I had never seen or experienced before, and I had a feeling that there was a deep reason behind it.

In my twenties, still a white belt, I decided to seriously study Aikido with Endo Sensei.

After that, I went to Tokyo and had the opportunity to receive more in-depth guidance from my teacher, which led me to where I am today.

　　

Aikido also gave me the opportunity to meet many different people. It is an irreplaceable treasure in my life that I have found a “doyu” who walks the same path with me.

 

Many people have two worlds: work (school) and home. I would like to add the world of Aikido, which is a time to look at myself, and I would like to convey to many people how wonderful it is to meet friends on an equal footing there.