Welcome to the International Aikido Federation (IAF)
Written by Kai Löfgren Shimasue   
Tuesday, 27 February 2007 00:00

Welcome to the web site of the International Aikido Federation, the world federation of the Japanese martial art of aikido.

 


Here you can find information about aikido, our organization, the member federations from nations around the world, issues  and projects on our agenda, aikido events past and coming, and more.

We intend to make this site a lively one, so please come back soon.
Do not hesitate to send an e-mail to us.

 

 

 

Last Updated on Monday, 25 October 2010 12:46
 
11th IAF Congress in 2012
Written by Peter Goldsbury   
Wednesday, 01 June 2011 02:21

The next IAF Congress is planned to take place in Tokyo on 17 - 24 September, 2012. The location will be the same as for the 8th and 9th Congresses, namely, the Olympic Memorial Youth Centre in Yoyogi, Tokyo.

At the most recent meeting, in Moscow last year, the IAF Directing Committee confirmed the decision of the 10th Congress, held in Tanabe in 2008, that the 11th Congress would be held in Japan. Accordingly, I sent a letter to the Chairman of the All-Japan Aikido Federation and to Doshu requesting the support of the said federation and the Aikikai, respectively, in organizing the Congress.

The recent earthquake and devastating tsunami led members of the Directing Committee to ask whether the decision should not be changed, in view of the problems of radiation affecting the nuclear power plant in Fukushima. Again I wrote to the All-Japan Aikido Federation and had a meeting with Doshu, stating that the Directing Committee were considering three possibilities: to ask the All-Japan Federation to hold the Congress in another part of Japan; to postpone the Congress; to hold the Congress outside Japan.

The All-Japan Aikido Federation admitted that the situation in Fukushima was grave and also that there was great concern about the effects of radiation, especially overseas. On the other hand, it was argued that Fukushima was some distance away from Tokyo and the radiation levels were not excessive in Tokyo. It was also likely that the situation in Fukushima would stabilize further, as time went on.

The All-Japan Demonstration was held successfully in Tokyo on May 28 and I myself attended. Attendance levels were not so different from previous years, though there was a noticeable drop in the number of participants from overseas. The intended message was very clear: despite the earthquake and tsunami, aikido training in Tokyo and also in Tohoku was continuing and Japan needed the active support of overseas visitors.

At present scientists from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are visiting Japan and the IAEA will issue a report about the Fukushima power plant at the end of June. After this report is published, I will communicate directly with IAF member federations about the forthcoming Congress. As matters stand now, the Directing Committee has accepted the strong request of the All-Japan Aikido Federation and of Doshu and the Aikikai to go ahead and hold the Congress as planned.

 

Peter A Goldsbury

IAF Chairman

Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 June 2011 02:50
 
SportAccord 2013
Written by Peter Goldsbury   
Sunday, 10 April 2011 21:27

The SportAccord General Meeting was held in London on Saturday, April 8, 2011.

The IAF was represented at the General Meeting by Peter Goldsbury, IAF Chairman, Stefan Stenudd, IAF Vice-Chairman and August Dragt, IAF Assistant General Secretary. A special guest was Lydia la Riviere Zeijdel, who was the winner of a Spirit of Sport award for her work with the disabled.

During the General Meeting it was announced that the next SportAccord World Combat Games will be held in October 2013 in the Russian city of St Petersburg.

As one of the fifteen martial arts and combat sports federations within SportAccord, the IAF will be be present in St Petersburg and will give a demonstration. Nothing has been arranged yet, it is hoped that a large aikido training seminar will be held to coincide with the IAF demonstration.

Further news will be given in due course, but the preparation for the IAF demonstration starts NOW.

 

Peter Goldsbury

IAF Chairman

 
 

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