Young Aikidists in nature
is a school of the martial art aikido for adults, youth and children.
Considering the amount of our classes, number of students and high level of organized seminars we belong among the most active European aikido clubs.
Although we had been to Japan a few times before, this trip was truly exceptional—in terms of the number of people, our aikido training, and everything we experienced.
How do you coordinate a team of ten teachers and ten assistants in one club? Three times a year, we all meet up, exercise, and then talk about what’s going on in our groups. And why do they look so serious in that photo? I don’t know, ask them… 🙂
The Czech Aikido Federation once again organized a coach training course at our club, resulting in the addition of several new young 3rd class coaches.
One Friday in February we got on the Flixbus and went to Berlin for a seminar for teachers of children and teenagers, organized by our friends from Kikentai Berlin.
Meeting of aikidokas from all over the Czech Republic – one of this year’s teachers was Martin. And after the seminar several of us practiced for the dan grades. Who were they and how did it go? Read on!
A very unusual sleepover…
That Saturday in December was really busy – with training and meeting friends. How much aikido can be done in one day?
For the fourth time, we organized a large international seminar for children and young people in Prague: Aiki4Kids 2024.
One of the most interesting and oldest teachers in Aikikai Hombu Dojo is Miyamoto sensei… and we went to his seminar in Toulouse in November.
Our demonstration at the Japanese Autumn Festival was exceptional this year – it was prepared and practiced mainly by our young people…
Two weeks of exercise and twice daily training, that’s how the trip to the French island of Oleron could be described in a nutshell.
This year’s youth camp was exceptionally held neither in the Slovak Paradise nor in the Jeseníky Mountains, but in our favourite Třešt’. The main content of the whole event was morning training on tatami and afternoon outdoor training with joe, where we developed liveliness, activity and mobility…
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…
