Like last year, I was invited to teach a four-day course in the Basque Country by the practitioners of Sud Ouest Aikido. Due to the success of the initial seminar, we indeed decided to make this course an annual event. While we wait for the 2017 session, here are the photos taken this year. I would like to thank Sébastien Gobert for taking all these beautiful pictures.
Guillaume Erard is a 6th Shihan dan from the Aikikai Hombu Dojo. He has trained at the Aikido World Headquarters in Tokyo for over 15 years, where he received his credentials directly from Ueshiba Moriteru Doshu, the grandson of the founder of Aikido. Guillaume also holds the rank of 5th dan in Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu, the art that the founder learnt from Takeda Sokaku. To complete his training, Guillaume also practices full contact Karate. In 2020, he founded in his own dojo in Japan, Yokohama AikiDojo, which is officially affiliated with the Aikido World Headquarters. He regularly travels around the World to give Aikido and Daito-ryu seminars, as well as lectures on Budo history. Guillaume is passionate about science and education, he holds a Masters Degree in Education Science and a Doctorate in Molecular Biology.
Official website of Guillaume Erard, author, instructor and videographer permanent resident of Japan - 6th Dan Aikido Shihan from the Aikikai Hombu Dojo in Tokyo / 5th Dan Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu Kyoshi from the Shikoku Hombu Dojo.
