The correspondence of a writer, a philosopher, often reveals itself beyond peculiar general views. Such is the case with this correspondence of Itsuo Tsuda from which we publish a few letters, courtesy of Bernard and Andréine Bel. It reveals answers given by Itsuo Tsuda, between 1972 and 1979, to this young couple as they began … Continue reading Unpublished Letters #1
This article tells the story of the dojo of Geneva (Katsugen Kai, the Regenerating Movement group), in it we find the watermark of Itsuo Tsuda‘s journey from his early years in Europe. It was published in Journal du dojo, April, 1987. Written by a co-responsible of the dojo, Sven Kunz, reproduced with the kind permission … Continue reading Geneva, Katsugen Kai
Continuation and end of the article published in the journal “Question de” in 1975, written by Claudine Brelet (anthropologist, international expert and French woman of letters) and student of Itsuo Tsuda. Second Part — Can one ‘fusion’ respiration and visualization? — Indeed, visualization is one of the aspects of ki. Visualization plays an important and … Continue reading With the Philosopher of Ki #2
This coverage was published in the journal Question de [Topics of] in 1975. Claudine Brelet (anthropologist, international expert and a French woman of letters) who wrote this press coverage and did the interview and was one of the first students of Itsuo Tsuda. First Part At the fringes of Bois de Vincennes, in the rear … Continue reading With the Philosopher of Ki #1
Writer and director Yan Allégret is interested in aikido and traditional Japanese culture since 20 years. He practiced in France and Japan and became interested in the concept of a dojo: what makes at some point a space “the place where we practice the way.” Chronicle of Tenshin dojo of the Itsuo Tsuda School. 6 … Continue reading On the Watch For the Right Moment
Régis Soavi tells us his discovery of Master Itsuo Tsuda’s calligraphies. When I began to teach aikido, like many people, I had a photo of Master Ueshiba in the tokonoma. That was the way I had been taught, bowing in the direction of the master. When I went to Master Tsuda’s dojo for the first … Continue reading Itsuo Tsuda’s Calligraphies #1
To help us find out what the Nō represented for Master Itsuo Tsuda, and also for his students, these moments of recitation that took place certain nights during workshops, we asked Régis Soavi (student of Master Tsuda and aikido teacher for over thirty years) to tell us about it… Master Tsuda used to recite the … Continue reading When Tsuda recited Nô #1
What are Aïkido and the Regenerating Movement? How can we use them to live in daily life? Those are the subjects dealt with by Régis Soavi who was a direct disciple of Master Itsuo Tsuda,himself a student of Master Ueshiba and Master Noguchi. Article of Francesca Giomo. About the Aïkido the only thing I … Continue reading Discovering Aikido and Katsugen Undo, the Art of the Non-Doing
An interview with Régis Soavi. Our appointment is at 6:45 AM, in Milan’s Chinese quarter. The place: a former garage, transformed into a traditional, spartan-looking dojo where, once inside, you are told gently but firmly to remove your shoes. The participants arrive little by little, sleepy-faced; they murmur their greetings as though reluctant to disturb … Continue reading Simple as Breath