Month: July 2024

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Notice

On 28.7.2024, at a general meeting of the Aunkai organization, Robert John, a former Hanshi of the Aunkai, and Gernot Hassenpflug, a former Renshi of the Aunkai, were excommunicated due to conduct detrimental to the organization and violations of the rules, such as leaking information, and Mike Mahoney was voluntarily dismissed from the Aunkai.
We would like to inform you that the above-mentioned persons and their affiliated groups, seminars, etc. will not be associated with our association in any way in the future, and that the “internal power” “Naido” described by the above-mentioned persons is distinct from the techniques taught by Akuzawa Sensei.

August, 2024

Naido Bujutsu Aunkai

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2024-09-23 Tokyo Open Seminars

Overview

One-day Aunkai Open Seminar in Tokyo given by Akuzawa sensei.

Theme

Naido bujutsu(Internal power) is techniques for recognizing internal actions and manipulating the body, as described in Aikijutsu and other martial arts. Our seminar is designed to introduce these techniques and deepen your awareness of them while allowing you to experience fighting techniques and aikijutsu.

The seminar will be presented so as to be accessible to people both young and old, with little or long experience in martial arts, and who are curious about how these arts are intended to work.

Details

  • Date: 23rd September 2024 (Monday [public holiday])
  • Venue: Musashinodai Primary School Gym Hall, Nakano-ku, Tokyo (Address: 5-1-1 Kami-Saginomiya, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 165-0031)
  • Access:
    Seibu-Ikebukuro line: ~12 minutes walk from Fujimidai station
    Seibu-Shinjuku line: ~12 minutes walk from Sagi-no-Miya station, or ~ 15 minutes walk from Shimo-Igusa station
  • Time: 13:00–16:00 (venue opens 12:40)
  • Fee: 8000 JPY
  • Application: please use online application form
  • While not mandatory, we recommend wearing of masks, as many person will be in close proximity
  • Note: direct participation without prior application is not permitted
  • Important: in the past we have experienced issues with venue changes outside of our control. If such a situation occurs, we will post changes on our website and notify applicants via email. Please check email and webpage for possible changes as the data of the seminar approaches.

Further information

  • Participation: 18 years or older and in good health
  • Clothing/footwear: clothing easy to move around in; indoor shoes (barefoot also OK)
  • Other: please bring own water/drinks, towels