Shinrei Dojo is a member of Aikido Schools of Ueshiba (ASU), an international association of more than 70 affiliated dojos. Alvarez Sensei holds an Aikido rank of Godan (5th Degree Black Belt) certified by the Aikikai Hombu Dojo Aikido World Headquarters in Japan, and the Shinkendo Rank of Chuden Renshi certified by the International Shinkendo Federation. The chief instructor is Jim Alvarez Sensei. Stéphane Le Derf is now part of the board of the Côte d'Azur Ligue, local representative of the french federation FFAAA, and the Vice President of Aikido Harmonie, the organization that sponsors the International Aikido Seminar in Le Vigan, France.Īt Aikido of Livermore - Shinrei Dojo, we train in both Aikido and Shinkendo. He has been the translator for this event since 1996.Ĭurrently, he is leading several seminars throughout France and in Munich, Germany.
He continues to attend several japanese master’s seminar in France and particulary Le Vigan International Aikido Seminar, held by Saotome Shihan during 18 years and now conducted by Ikeda Shihan.
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In 2007, he passed his Aïkido Professional Diploma (BEES1). His martial art background includes Tai Chi, Karate and Iaido. Late 1997, back in France, he studied under several teachers in Nice and Marseille, and return to attend class of Alain Guerrier, nanadan. He passed his shodan, nidan, and back in 2001 his sandan. He stayed 4 years and met Ikeda Sensei Shihan during the Winter and Summer camps organised by ASU. to attend Saotome Sensei Shihan’s classes at the Aikido Shobukan Dojo.
In 1993, after a trip to the Hombu dojo in Tokyo in 1990, he decided to leave France for Washington D.C. After few months of practice, he attended Saotome Sensei’s Summer seminar in Vence. In 1985, he started to study aikido in the Nice area with several teachers. The chief instructor is Stéphane Le Derf, San Dan Aikikai, started martial art at the age of 10 by practicing karate. We hope the articles, anthologies, and books by Via Media will benefit your academic perspective of the Asian martial traditions, as well as assist and inspire your practice for self-defense and health.Īikido Club du Bacou is an ASU-affiliated school in Nice, France. Over 30 anthologies published to date are on this website, along with other books we’ve published. Since 2012, Via Media has focused on producing anthologies from journal materials to conveniently provide rich collections of writings on specific martial topics.
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