Japanese autumn festival – Akimatsuri 2025
It’s autumn again this year. And so the Japanese community in Czechia organized the Japanese Autumn Festival Akimatsuri. And once again, they invited us to present aikido, which we were very happy about, as we are every year.
We rehearsed the demonstration, performed it (almost without stage fright), had a great time, talked to people about aikido… that’s part of our training. And then, as a bonus, we had a delicious Japanese meal, tasted tea and sake, got wet and dry, and went home. An intense and beautiful October day.
Thanks to everyone who contributed – with practice, filming, helping with the tatami… you are great.
(And also thanks to Petr Karlach for the photos from the practice.)



















