Christian TISSIER - Aikido Interview

SUBSCRIBE: SUPPORT US ON PATREON: Click on “CC“ for subtitles Aikido documentary and interview with Christian Tissier Shihan, 7th Dan Aikikai filmed in his dojo of Vincennes in Paris, June 2015. --- SUMMARY --- 0:00 - Credits 0:46 - When did you start Aikido? 2:34 - Which teachers did you follow? 3:23 - How did the Hombu teachers deal with you when you arrived? 4:56 - Who were the teachers at Hombu at the time? 5:30 - Wasn’t it hard to keep up with all these different teachers at the same time? 8:06 - Did you already master these basics when you arrived? 9:11 - Is it because Europeans were only interested in street applications? 14:24 - Are the techniques only tools for mastering the principles? 18:23 - Can you tell us about your practice at arms? 22:46 - What is the connection between a koryu like Kashima Shin-ryu and a modern budo like Aikido? 27:17 - Do you feel obligated or legitimate to make changes to what you have learned? 30:05 - You take part in the large demonstrations in Bercy so as not to lead the empty chair policy, is it the same for the Combat Games? 32:30 - We see you everywhere and you are an excellent communicator. When did you decide on such a career plan? 33:32 - If you could go back in time, would you change anything? 34:29 - You were talking earlier about your knee injury. Did it change your aikido? 37:18 - When you look at your students today, do they reflect what you hoped to convey? 38:23 - What do you expect from your close students? --- CREDITS --- Written and directed by Guillaume Erard Subtitles - Dutch: Kevin Reuter - Korean: Sung Juhwan () - Portuguese (Br): Felipe Alberto - Vietnamese: Pham Duc Minh Music - Intro music by Guillaume Erard (available on iTunes - ) - Stay With Me by Mendum - Sapphire by Tobu - Outro music by Guillaume Erard (available on iTunes ) Footage - Yamaguchi Seigo - Seminar in Paris by AikidoJournal - Ueshiba Kisshomaru - Living With Nature Aikido (DVD) - Inaba Minoru Shihan - Kashima Shin Ryu Kenjutsu - Kanazawa Takeshi Shihan - 11th IAF International Aikido Seminar - Tanaka Shigeho Shihan, 9th Dan Aikido Shiseikan Budojo Meiyokancho Pictures - IAF Combat Games pictures kindly provided by Kei Izawa. --- EQUIPMENT I AM USING --- Panasonic Lumix GH5 () Panasonic LUMIX G VARIO 12-60mm f/ ASPH. POWER . () Metabones Canon EF Lens to Micro Four Thirds T Speed Booster XL () Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Lens () Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens () Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM Lens () Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 SP Di VC USD Lens () 3 Axis Handheld Camera Gimbal | ZHIYUN Crane PLUS () Glidecam XR-1000 Handheld Camera Stabilizer () GoPro Hero 4 Black Edition () Rode VideoMic Pro Compact VMP () Zoom H1 Ultra-Portable Digital Audio Recorder () Rode Lavalier Lapel Omni-Directional Condenser Microphone () #aikidointerview #christiantissier #aikidoaikikai