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Keiko-Kai 0.6
【Past events】
Keiko-Kai 0.0 has been held on 2019 the 5th of May at Nishijin Dojo, Kyoto City.
What is Keiko-Kai ?
Keiko-Kai are Aikido seminars organized by and dedicated to practitioners.
Each seminar consist of 3 to 5 hours of Aikido practice. Any practitioner or group of practitioners with their Dan/Kyu ranks registered under Aikikai or Aikikai affiliated dojo is welcome to participate, with no consideration of age nor rank. Individuals are advised to consult with their main instructor for participation.
What is Project ACT ?
Project ACT is a voluntary group of Aikidoka that promotes and organize Keiko-Kai (practice sessions), to help create opportunities for individual practitioners from various dojos and countries to practice together, and to offer opportunities for the younger generation of Aikidoka to practice in order to ensure the strength of the future Aikido communities.
Founders and organizers:
Wataru Hasegawa (Aikido Kyoto), Léopold Dahan (Aikido Kyoto), Benjamin Rebouillat (Dojo des Guilands)
Our supports:
Etsuji Horii (Aioikai Shihan), Yoko Okamoto (Aikido Kyoto Shihan), Miyuki Kumazawa (Aikido Sanshinkai Shihan), Emmanuel Marès (Aikido Kyoto), Yoshiko Horii (Aioikai Shihan)
A Message from Project ACT
“Right until the end, you are only measured against yourself.
As you do that, as you see your limits, you try over and over to surpass yourself a tiny bit.
That’s how I eventually become who I am.”
“You can’t set the bar too high.
You just have to make steady efforts.
You’re not always going to move forward.
Sometimes you take a step back but do what you believe.
Sometimes you do it wrong, but that’s how you find yourself, by taking detours.”
Quotes above were given by the baseball player Ichiro during his retirement press conference (2019) when he was asked to comment about his attitude towards life. Also in 2013, when he achieved 4000th hit of his combined Japanese and U.S. career, he commented “to get those 4000 hits, I went through more than 8000 frustrating misses”, which clearly exemplifies the importance of relentless effort and repetition to practice.
Because we want to participate in supporting the future of Aikido with our fellow Aikido communities, and because we believe the path we pursue to be essentially keiko (practice), Project ACT seeks to promote seminars where everyone can practice to their utmost with no other intention than the present training.