International Aikido Seminar for kids and teens
Laughter and concentration, clear stances and quick movements, mutual contact… On Saturday, we hosted the fifth international seminar for children and youth, Aiki4Kids!
Around 150 children and young people (aged 5 to 21) practiced on the tatami, assisted by about 25 adult teachers. We had 7 training sessions, some joint and others divided by age category. We also did a huge aikido demonstration together, where children practiced with adults.
Twenty aikido clubs from five Czech organizations and four European countries (Czechia, Germany, the Netherlands, and Slovakia) gathered in one place.
This year’s instructors (in alphabetical order):
Edo Slui, 5th dan (Ando Aikikai Dojo, Eindhoven, NL)
Ilka Flora, 3rd dan (Kikentai Berlin, DE)
Ishlar Smolny, 3rd dan (Dachoyama Aikido, Strausberg, DE)
Martin Frankovič, 5th dan (Aikido Akadémia Košice, SK)
Petr Dražan, 4th dan (Aikido Borovany, CZ)
Vanda Švihlová, 4th dan (Aikido Praha Vinohady, CZ)
Thank you for all your inspiration!
Thanks also to everyone who came, the entire organizing team, the Czech Aikido Federation, and Colop.
You can get a feel for the atmosphere from the photos taken by Pavel Průcha:
