This interview with Daehyun Yoon 6th dan, head of the Korea Aikido Federation, was conducted during the Korea Aikido Federation’s 30th Anniversary Event held in Seoul in September 2024.

This video shows some highlights of my seminar on La Reunion Island, a French territory located just between Madagascar and Mauritius.

I was recently featured in a video report by Réunion La 1ère TV channel during my visit to La Réunion Island, where I was invited by the École d’Aïkido du Sud to teach and share my experience of Aikido with the local community. This visit was particularly meaningful for me, as it marked my second time teaching on the island, following a first visit in 2019.

It's a rare privilege to sit down with someone who has achieved mastery in two seemingly disparate disciplines. Tony Smibert Shihan embodies the Japanese concept of shuhari—the journey from learning to breaking free to transcendence—in both the martial and visual arts.

This is the first part of the long discussion I had with Bruno Gonzalez, 6th dan, and main Aikido instructor at Le Cercle Christian Tissier in Paris.

This is a highlights video of my first seminar at Aikinomichi e.V. in Emmendingen.

This summer I had the privilege of teaching a series of seminars across Europe, focusing on the roots of Aikido and their connections to Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu. A central theme was the study of classical techniques preserved in the densho and how they evolved into the movements we practice today. By revisiting these forms and looking at them through the lens of modern biomechanics, I aimed to show how tradition and contemporary practice can complement and enrich each other.

On July 27th, Yokohama AikiDojo proudly took part in the 21st Kanagawa Prefecture Aikido Federation Demonstration at the Kanagawa Budokan. Our dojo was represented by a group enbu featuring ten adult members, who showcased our commitment to inclusivity and the values of strong fundamentals, cooperation, and mutual respect. It was a pleasure to see several members perform for the first time, stepping onto the tatami with confidence and sincerity.

I have spent the last week of September in Yoyogi, to participate in the organization of the 14th International Aikido Federation Summit. I took this opportunity to sit down with several instructors and conduct some video interviews. The following video is a discussion that I had with Patricia Hendricks, 7th Dan Aikikai.

Last weekend I had the privilege of traveling to Korea with my colleague Mihaly Dobroka to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Korea Aikido Federation. The event brought together an impressive lineup of teachers, including Igarashi Kazuo Shihan, Takimoto Seizo Shihan, and Yoon Junhwan Sensei, as well as over two hundred practitioners from across the country. The atmosphere was both celebratory and deeply inspiring, as we reflected on the federation’s remarkable history and the vision of its founder, Yoon Dae-Hyun Sensei.

After demonstrating as part of the Kanagawa Aikido Federation dojo enbu last year, I was asked this year to demonstrate again, during the shidoin (instructor) enbu.

This video was filmed during a joint workshop in Tokyo that I gave with Ishi Masato Shihan, Kinoshita Etsuko Shihan, and Yamashima Takeshi Shihan.