Tag: Gessoji Dojo

The Wrestler – Interview with Rionne McAvoy

Simone Chierchini

by SIMONE CHIERCHINI - From Taekwondo wonder kid to Karate State Champion, from H. Tada Sensei’s Gessoji Dojo to the Aikikai Hombu Dojo and Y. Yokota sensei, Rionne “Fujiwara” McAvoy, a former Pacific Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Champion, has never been one for finding the easy way out. As part of “The Aiki Healings”, the online encounters hosted by Aikido Italia Network, let’s hear him tell his story in martial arts and his strong views on Aikido, physical training, cross-training and where he wants to go with his Aikido

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Il Maestro Yokota Yoshiaki: “Issatsu no Shunkan”

Aikido Italia Network1 commento

di RIONNE "FUJIWARA" MCAVOY - Il maestro Yokota Yoshiaki, 8° dan Aikikai, a mio parere dovrebbe essere uno degli shihan di Aikido più famosi al mondo, in compagnia di grandi nomi come Yamada e Chiba, Tada e Tamura. Ai miei occhi, è il meglio del meglio, ma fino a un fatidico giorno del 2008 non avevo mai sentito parlare di lui, nonostante all'epoca avessi vissuto e praticato in Giappone per sei anni. A dire il vero, Yokota Sensei mi ha salvato dall'abbandonare l'Aikido. Non ho mai smesso nulla prima in vita mia, ma poco prima di incontrare Sensei ero davvero deluso rispetto a dove mi stava portando l'Aikido

Yokota Yoshiaki: “Issatsu no Shunkan”

Aikido Italia Network1 commento

BY RIONNE "FUJIWARA" MCAVOY - Yokota Yoshiaki sensei, 8th dan Aikikai, should be one of the world's most renowned aikido shihan, up there with great names like Yamada and Chiba, Tada and Tamura. In my eyes, he is the best of the best, but until one fateful day in 2008, I had never heard of him, despite having lived and trained in Japan for six years at the time. Truth be told, Yokota Sensei saved me from quitting Aikido. I've never quit anything before in my life, but around the time right before I met sensei, I was very disillusioned with where Aikido was taking me