ASSOCIATION
Aikido Harmnonie is a non profit organization, called "association loi 1901" in France.
It's primarily purpose was to invite Saotome Sensei during summer camps.
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In 2009, Ikeda Sensei follows him and continues the original mission.
February 1991, Marcel Dromer, Irène Lecoq, Jean-François Douche and Paul Lagarrigue create an organization, Aikido Harmonie.
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If its primarily purpose is the promotion of aikido, it's only objective was to continue to invite Mitsugi SAOTOME Shihan for summer camps, like it was since 1986.
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The mission given from Saotome Sensei to the organization Aikido Harmonie is to gather aikido practitioners all over europe, who wish to follow his teaching, no matter their federation, group or country : Portugal, Spain, Hungary, Spain, Belgium, Nederland, Germany, Switzerland, Russia, Finland, Ukraine...
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Saotome Sensei always made a point towards Aikido Harmonie, to come exclusively at Le Vigan for his seminars outside the american continent.
This collaboration between Saotome Sensei and the organization lasted eighteen years.
In 2009, after some health problems, Saotome Sensei wished that Hiroshi IKEDA Shihan, his most senior student, would replace him to conduct the seminar.
In 2010, Marcel Dormer, President of the organization since the beginning, has past away. Irène Lecoq, previously Secretary, will take over the presidency until 2014. Then Gilles Rettel, Stéphane Le Derf, and finaly Philippe Martin will hold the position.
Today, Ikeda Sensei continues the primarily mission with the same involvement and success.
Some pictures of our history
Saotome Sensei reçu à Valencienne en 1993, en compagnie de Marcel Dromer, M. Delhomme et JF. Douche.
De gauche à droite : M. Mérit, Saotome Sensei, Irène Lecoq et Claude Wilfried.
De gauche à droite : S. Le Derf, A. Bousquet, Ikeda Sensei, M. Fernandez, A. Hincelin
Saotome Sensei reçu à Valencienne en 1993, en compagnie de Marcel Dromer, M. Delhomme et JF. Douche.
The organization nowadays
Since August 2022, the organizing office elected for four years is made up of:
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Luc Sandjivy, President
- Jean-Luc Gasser, Treasurer
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Anne Grimault, Assistant Treasurer
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Remi Besrest, Secretary
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Juliette Rouchier, Assistant Secretary
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Robin Bonzon, local correspondent
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Laurent Charpy, local correspondent
The head office :
1 place Quatrefages de la Roquete
30120 Le Vigan
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Address :
Aikido Harmony Association
61 impasse des biches
87,800 JOURGNAC
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Applying for Aikido Harmonie membership
Membership for 2023 is now closed.