by Régis Soavi Tension and relaxation are the two most visible aspects of the human inner movement; like yin and yang they may follow one another, intertwine or overlap, but they are never totally separate despite the intensity of the reactions they provoke. Our world offers us reasons for tension every day, which in itself … Continue reading Complementarity
Par Manon Soavi et Romaric Rifleu #2 Le style ”Edo” Dans la première partie de cette article sur le Niten ichi ryu [à lire ici] nous avons retracé les recherches sur l’art de Musashi du bujutsuka et chercheur en arts martiaux Hirakami Nobuyuki. Ses travaux sur les lignées presque éteintes de Niten Ichi-ryu l’amènent à … Continue reading La tradition n’est pas le culte des cendres, mais la préservation du feu #2
by Régis Soavi From September 2023, in the Itsuo Tsuda School dojos in Paris, Toulouse and Milan, in addition to the daily sessions, a weekly Aikido session will be reserved exclusively for women. A session for women, run by women, led by women Perhaps it is important to make it clear from the beginning that … Continue reading Aikido: an art which emancipates people, an art which emancipates itself
by Régis Soavi Shisei is the reflection of the soul as well as the health of the body, both physical and psychological. It is the indisputable detector of a state, permanent or temporary, for those who know how to read the posture in the expression of its manifestation of life. ‘[P]osture is the product of … Continue reading Mirror
by Régis Soavi There are several ways of considering at Jiyūwaza work and each school has its own way of seeing and practising it. As far as the Itsuo Tsuda School is concerned, it has undoubtedly made it one of the basis of its teaching and pedagogy. Jiyūwaza: “Free movement” Although Tsuda sensei was Japanese, … Continue reading Fudoshin: the immutable mind
by Régis Soavi When we try to unbalance a person we know instinctively where we must touch, be it physically or psychologically. In most cases, we must reach the person’s centre in order to weaken them or make them vulnerable. The vision of Seitai It is hard to reach the centre of the partner’s sphere … Continue reading To unbalance is to destabilise
Par Manon Soavi Dans notre vie de tous les jours nous avons bien souvent du mal à prendre le temps. Prendre le temps d’aller au dojo, de pratiquer, de respirer. Prendre le temps de laisser se développer d’autres types de rapports au monde, une autre puissance intérieure que celle que donnent l’argent ou la domination. … Continue reading Il faut perdre la tête pour habiter nos corps
by Régis Soavi Understanding Riai means going beyond technical correspondences and leaving behind the world of separation. It means accepting to rediscover the unity of being so as to feel life manifesting throughout our bodies. Yes, Riai exists, I’ve met it To really understand it and feel it in our being, we need to take … Continue reading Everything is in everything, and vice versa
by Régis Soavi ‘That is all the master asks, for his teaching to be stolen; for him, it is extremely simple, but for others, it seems mysterious, incomprehensible, implausible.’ 1 Seeing, feeling Even if we start Aikido with superficial ideas coming from the world around us, it is important that, little by little, they come … Continue reading To see
by Régis Soavi Seitai: philosophy or therapy? Seitai deals, above all, with the individual in his or her individuality, and not with an average person created out of statistics. Life itself is invisible, but in manifesting itself in individuals, it creates an infinite variety of different combinations. 1 (Tsuda Itsuo) Seitai ??, and its … Continue reading To live Seitai
by Régis Soavi Nowadays it seems that the meaning of the word “pride” has become misleadingly loaded, and pride has almost become a major flaw in certain classes of society. The word “proud” is wrongly used to define “someone who believes themselves to be superior to others and shows it by their behaviour”, when in … Continue reading Humble, yes, but proud of yourself