EXCEPTIONAL PARTICIPATION of Maître Alain GRASON, 8th Dan, a pioneer of French Aikido – The traditional knowledge of Aikido can only be preserved and passed on by small groups of individuals who are free from any particular allegiance.
O Sensei Morihei Ueshiba wrote in his book Budō, : ‘The true master of the sword is he who wears a smile’.
It was Gilles Vigneault's incredible phrasing, in the rhythm of "Danse à Saint-Dilon", that made me dream of Quebec, but it is only now that I have the opportunity to visit the land of winter.
For a long time, I passed on the knowledge that had been taught to me, but today I pass on what I learned directly from O Sensei, by listening to and respecting what he said.
A French mind will always find it difficult to understand the part of the British character that has remained foreign to him.
