Once again we have prepared two dates of suburban aikido camps for children aged 6 to 12 years old for the beginning of summer. Both runs were successful and the kids and teachers had a lot of fun.
Can you believe that we organized 22 events in 12 months and had almost 300 people training with us? It will take you a few minutes to flip through our annual report, which is 32 pages of pure pictorial delight. The photos will remind you of all we’ve experienced and where we’ve been. The text is short and to the point, so if you’re interested in the behind-the-scenes details of the dojo, you’ll find some. You can find the full report inside the article…
One Sunday in June, we did a little work and a little practice in the vineyard of Bogdan Trojak in Zernosky. We really worked hard all day and we knitted less than 4 rows… out of an infinite number of lines.
A great reminder of how much human work is behind every tasty mouthful of food and every good sip of wine.
This year we managed the Sport for Two festival perfectly, even though there were about a thousand children in the Vinohrady Sokol Hall and it was really hot. We did four mini-training sessions in three hours and we must have had 100-200 kids crossing the tatami, a mix from six to thirteen years old. Isn’t that possible? For Martin and Tachan, it’s no problem..
One of the best things about Aikido is that you can stop by virtually any club in the world and just work out with the locals. And also that aikido seminars are open events where people from all over the continent meet. So meeting new people and places through the practice of aikido is really easy. In this short text, we recap a few of our travels this spring.
At the end of May Gaston Nicolessi (6th dan Aikikai) visited us again – and this year it was really very intense…
Sleepovers in the dojo are one of the favourite events for children – this time we combined groups of children 8-10 years and 10-13 years. And according to the kids, it turned out to be one of the best sleepovers they can remember.
This year we celebrated 30 years since the first seminar of Franck Noel in Prague. Aikidokas from all over the Czech Republic and indeed all over Europe came together again and had a great workout.
And will Franck come to Prague next year? Let’s be surprised!
A seminar with Jan Nevelius is always full of surprises, because every year he brings a new perspective on familiar things – and we can explore these new connections with him.
This evening was unpredictable, it was the first time most of us had been to a karaoke bar. Is anyone gonna show up? And who? The possible group changed all Friday, people checking in and out as their schedule continually changed. In the end, eighteen of us showed up. First singing attempts, first drinks, uncertainty gradually dispelled by laughter. Fortunately, there are those among us who can skillfully balance between awkwardness and wit and managed to pull the others down. But we had no idea what awaited us later…
We’ve arrived to Berlin on Friday evening and slept the first day in Kranich dojo. Martin and Vanda were already training in the other dojo and before sleeping we all went to a Chinese restaurant to have some nice dumplings (and accidentally practiced a bit of Chinese)
In the dojo, right before sleeping, we’ve tried to click a button with “Ó-Sensei” written on it.
A great joint training of tuishou (pushing hands) of aikidists and taichists under the guidance of Jan Pletanek.There are some lovely photos in the article and if you would like to participate next time, we are planning another such Friday evening on 26 May – see the list of seminars for details.
Saturday seminar with Zdenek Reguli, rehearsals and then Christmas party until Sunday morning! This was a really great event, check out the photos!
It seems that we are starting a new tradition – this was our second sleepover in the dojo and it was a great success again!
An article about our suburban camps, summer schools and camps appeared in the magazine Archa, published by the Czech Council for Children and Youth. You can read it in full here.