[Jun. 23] Interview with Manon Soavi for the release of Itsuo Tsuda, The Anarchist Master — The Art of Living Utopia, published by L’Originel (Obernai, France). Interview conducted by Jean Rivest for the Réseau Vox Populi channel in Montreal on 20 May 2023.

Manon Soavi is an aikidōka and martial arts teacher in the Itsuo Tsuda School in Paris. Her entire childhood was steeped in the philosophy of Non-doing developed by Itsuo Tsuda, whom her parents met in the 1970s. This philosophy, along with the practice of Aikidō and Seitai (the Regenerative Movement), became an integral part of their daily lives. Manon Soavi never attended school, and began practising Aikidō at the age of six and studying classical piano at the age of eleven. As an adult, Manon Soavi complemented her martial arts practice with Japanese sword and jūjutsu; she also worked as a concert pianist and accompanist for over ten years. At the same time, she began teaching Aikidō and the philosophy of Non-doing herself. Today, she devotes herself entirely to passing on this knowledge.

http://soavimanon.rifleu.fr/.

Itsuo Tsuda, The Anarchist Master — The Art of Living Utopia. Published (in French) by L’Originel – Charles Antoni¹reunified since 2025 within French publisher L’Originel (Obernai) (2022, France).

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