We would like to inform you that Mr. Masanori Takahashi passed away on July 25th 2020, after a long fight against cancer. Mr. Takahashi was supporting the Tendokan for over 30 years. He is one part of Tendokan's history.

It is so sad, he was such a great person.

May he find comfort and peace.

Tendokan (Wakasensei Kenta Shimizu)

Shimizu Sensei answers questions from students of the Tendokan and students from abroad.

Vol. 1 - Please, tell us about Osensei's character

Vol. 2 - What is the meaning of 'shizentai'?

Vol. 3 - Guidelines for students & Memories of your parents

Vol. 4 - Words of Osensei & If Osensei would live today...

Vol. 5 - What is your outlook for the future as aikidoka and as a person?

Vol. 6 - Memories of the uchideshi time

Vol. 7 - What is true aikido?

Vol. 8 - About Tendoryu Aikido

Vol. 9 - About the meaning of waza and etiquette

Vol. 10 - About the difficulties teaching abroad & Thoughts concerning the foreign students

Vol. 11 - What is your mission as an aikidoka? - Steps forward.

(Videos in Japanese with English subtitles.)

Wakasensei Kenta Shimizu answers questions from students of the Tendokan and from abroad.

Vol. 1 - What is the appeal of Aikido?

Vol. 2 - You can practise everywhere!

Vol. 3 - Do you like Aikido?

Vol. 4 - What is your relationship to Shimzu Sensei? What are your future goals?

Vol. 5 - How to face a slump?

Vol. 6 - About body flexibility

Vol. 7 - About flow and movement in Aikido

Vol. 8 - About the meaning of social gatherings. What do you have to consider when teaching?

(Videos in Japanese with English subtitles.)

Congratulation to all who got graded by Sensei and Waka-Sensei on one of the seminars in spring 2020, in Schopfheim, Berlin or Novi Sad.

We wish you endurance during these difficult times, when you may have no dojo available or no partner for training.

But don‘t forget: Aikido is not only practiced on the tatami.

Birgit (Tendokan)

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Wolfgang Klein, 5. Dan Tendoryu Aikido aus Bad Kreuznach

Ein Mann, der sein ganzes Leben dem Budo gewidmet hatte, ist leider von uns gegangen.

Möge er in Frieden ruhen.

* 14. November 1939
† 22. April 2020