
Philippe VOARINO
Philippe Voarino studied at the dojo of the Founder of Aikido, in Iwama. Master Saito passed on his method to him, encouraging him to discover, beyond this teaching tool, the true art of O Sensei.


Protecting without protection
In the Aiki-jo movement called tsuki jodan gaeshi uchi, the jodan gaeshi time is not a protection time, it's an attack time...

Mission of tai no henka
Tai no henka is not a technique, and yet there is no Aikido technique in which this "movement" is not present...

Number 6
The sword is faster than the body; it always arrives a little before the body, and that's fundamental...

Between Heaven and Earth
In the transition from chudan no kamae to waki no kamae, the sword is for a moment above the head, in perfect vertical alignment with the spine, like a symbol of the union of Heaven and Earth...

Push up to the ear !
Ikkyo allows you to throw an opponent with destructive power at another opponent coming at a 90° angle.

IAF - 2024 Summit
Aikido is about the eternal return of the same thing : movement doesn't vary according to circumstances, it obeys a single law, a geometric law that governs the action.
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