Tendoryu Aikido International
One of the last student of O´Sensei Morihei Ueshiba is Kenji Shimizu Sensei. Born in 1940 Shimizu Sensei was uchi-deshi – a student living with his master – between 1962 and 1967. During this time he learnt Aikido in its most advanced form. After O´Sensei Morihei Ueshiba's death Shimizu Sensei founded the Tendoryu (“School of the Heavenly Way”) style of Aikido in the early 70s. Since then Kenji Shimizu Sensei is teaching in his own Aikido school – the Tendokan in Tokyo. Since 1978 master Shimizu is visiting Europe several times a year to teach his style which is characterized by harmony, elegance and efficiency. Many of his students return this honor by visiting Shimizu Sensei in Tokyo.
Shimizu Sensei is the only aikidoka to this day who has been decorated for his efforts to the Japanese culture by the Japanese Foreign Office. He also was the first aikidoka to be welcomed by the Emperor of Japan at his summer celebration in 2002.
Organisation
Tendo World Aikido is a NPO (a special non-profit corporation). Based upon voluntary activities this NPO (non-profit organization) provides public services; she is an organization with no commercial objectives, but the objective is to develop with the Tendokan organizational activities to spread Aikido locally and abroad.
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Targets
Target is to improve public health and to support young people locally and abroad by spreading of Tendoryu Aikido; an additional target is to serve the purpose of international exchange.
Activities
The NPO plans the following activities to spread Tendoryu Aikido locally and as well abroad:
- Planning and management of seminars
- Aikido demonstrations targeting at people as well in the region
- Support of Shimizu Sensei’s foreign seminars
- Support of foreign students visiting Japan
- Public activities regarding the design etc. of the Tendokan homepage
- Others
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