The SHOYUKAN AÏKIKAÏ FRANCE group has been built patiently and naturally over the years under the impetus of Daniel JEAN PIERRE Shihan 7th Dan who for 40 years has invited sensei from the Hombu Dojo in Tokyo on the occasion of international internships, Mitsuteru UESHIBA Dojo-Cho, Shoji SEKI Shihan 8th Dan, Hiroshi FUJIMAKI Shihan 7th Dan, Makoto ITO Shihan 6th Dan, Seishiro Endo Shihan 8th Dan, Mitsugi SAOTOME Shihan 8th Dan.
Many Aikido practitioners from very different countries and cultural backgrounds (Japan, Lithuania, Russia, Switzerland, Morocco, Colombia, United States, Bulgaria, England, Brazil etc.) have regularly gathered for several days in the CREPS facilities in Boulouris in St-Raphaël.
SHOYUKAN AÏKIKAÏ FRANCE particularly expresses its respect and gratitude to Shoji SEKI shihan, an example of both humility and rigour, for the unifying role he has played in the development of our group.
The strong moral values that are the benchmarks and foundations of SHOYUKAN AÏKIKAÏ FRANCE aim to reproduce the teaching and traditions of the Hombu Dojo in Tokyo.
The official recognition of SHOYUKAN AÏKIKAÏ FRANCE, rewarding Daniel JEAN PIERRE Shihan’s 40 years of work and the loyalty of teachers and club members, was granted by Moriteru UESHIBA Doshu on March 1, 2012.
SHOYUKAN AÏKIKAÏ FRANCE constitutes a new space of practice which opens the way to another philosophy as to the way of bringing together a group of aikidokas, inherited from the Japanese tradition and freed from the technocracy of sports federations whose regulations and administrative constraints appear in discrepancy with the spirit of the HOMBU DOJO and the Japanese tradition.
Biography Daniel JEAN PIERRE Shihan
Daniel JEAN PIERRE began to practice aikido in Avignon in 1963, He will follow Noboyushi TAMURA Sensei for 10 years from 1966.
After studying architecture, in 1976 he created his first Aikido dojo in Lons-le-Saunier. In 1977, he decided to go to Japan to train diligently at Aikikai in Tokyo with the Doshu Kisshomaru UESHIBA, of which he would become one of the uke, then with his son Moriteru every morning at 6:30 a.m. on the tatamis. He will also train diligently with future Sensei (Uchi-deshi).
He will also study with other Sensei like WATANABE, ISHIIHATCHI, TADA, YAMAGUCHI, ENDO…etc… He will take private lessons in stick weapons with MATSUDA Sensei and Bokken with SHIBATA sensei and ïaïdo with KANETSUKA Sensei at the police dojo in Yotsuya-Sanchôme.
Throughout this period, he taught French and gave lectures on French painting at the cultural center of the Athénée Français in Tokyo. In January 2017, the World Aikido Center in Tokyo will award the title of Shihan to Daniel JEAN PIERRE.
The Shihan diploma is the highest title for aikido teachers trained by the world center in Tokyo. It literally means “the model”. It has international value and represents the highest level of Japanese distinction for an Aikido teacher.
If this title of Shihan certifies his deep knowledge of Aikido, it also expresses a recognition of his commitment since 1963 and his constant dedication to the teaching and development of this traditional martial cultural and philosophical discipline. This exceptional promotion is the culmination of many years of loyalty, recognition and dedication to the cause of aikido and the teaching received from 1st Doshu Kisshomaru Ueshiba.