23/07/2018
The Zurich Iwama-Aikido and Aunkai Dojo was honored to host the first Aunkai seminar in Zurich on June 29 – July 01, 2018.
Akuzawa Sensei, founder of Aunkai, was welcomed in Zurich by practitioners of different nationalities and martial arts (with the majority from the Aikido world) who travelled to Zurich to experience first-hand his incredible power and elegance.
Prior to the seminar and right afterwards Sensei had also the opportunity to visit parts of Switzerland he had never seen before, and we are very pleased that he truly enjoyed it!
The first day of the Seminar was held at the Iwama and Aunkai Dojo and was open only to those who had already some experience with the principles of Aunkai. Sensei started the session discussing 'Ukemi' and the main differences he sees with respect to other martial arts.
The second part of the class focused on the applications of the Aunkai principles to basic techniques that are also common e.g. in Aikido, proving once again how powerful the Aunkai based techniques are.
The open seminar started on the second day.
After a brief introduction of Akuzawa-Sensei to the path that led him to the creation of Aunkai, various techniques were shown and practiced, each one of them highlighting the subtle aspects of the Aunkai body conditioning.
Throughout the 6 hour-long session the practitioners were challenged with new ideas and body skills that showed their superior quality.
The third day built on the previous day program and pushed further the important aspects Aunkai is built upon.
It was a great pleasure to see that many people at the end of the seminar were enthralled, vouching to continue with the Aunkai training and to come back next year, when hopefully a second seminar will be held!
We will contact everybody that participated at the seminar as soon as the details are finalised (pending Sensei's agreement).
We thank everybody who was at the seminar for their commitment and enthusiasm and look forward to seeing you again soon!
Last, but not least, we would like to express our deep thanks and gratitude to Sensei for his exquisite teaching and martial arts skills! We commit to continue the Aunkai path and look forward to participating in future seminars with him. Thank you!
