Teachers

4th dan Aikikai

Vanda Švihlová

Sin­ce 1997 I practi­se aiki­do for one sin­gle rea­son: I like it. Not only that it is a way to deve­lop more con­t­rol and gra­ce in ones move­ments. For me it is even more impor­tant that it hel­ps me to matu­re and to grow as a who­le being. More­o­ver, it tea­ches me how to meet peo­ple and touch them.
Some time ago I also star­ted to attend con­tact impro­vi­sati­on dan­ce les­sons that ena­ble me to move much more freely.
But life holds still more enjoy­ment in sto­re for me. I love good food, wine and old books. And peo­ple. And not to for­get, cats. Cats too.

4th dan Aikikai, 3rd class trainer

Michal Roder

I’ve practi­ced Aiki­do sin­ce 1997. I like loo­king for effecti­vi­ty of move­ment, dis­co­ve­ring new situati­ons and the­ir solu­ti­ons. Sin­ce 2011 I’ve been tea­ching adult tra­i­nings. It is ano­ther oppor­tu­ni­ty to bet­ter under­stand others and help each other develop. 

2nd dan Aikikai, 3rd class trainer

Pavel Linhart

I star­ted to practi­ce aiki­do in 2008. I enjoy con­stant dis­co­ve­ring of new possi­bi­li­ties and directi­ons of deve­lo­p­ment. I gra­dua­ted from the Czech Tech­ni­cal Uni­ver­si­ty in Pra­gue (optics and nano­structu­res) and I am still keen on natu­ral science. For me, tea­ching aiki­do is an oppor­tu­ni­ty to get inspi­rati­on from my students.

2nd dan Aikikai, 3rd class trainer

Matouš Janů

I have been practi­cing Aiki­do sin­ce 2003. I am con­stant­ly ama­zed by the many layers and dimensi­ons I dis­co­ver in the practi­ce and what new things I unco­ver each year. Both practi­cing and tea­ching Aiki­do natu­rally deve­lop me in eve­ry­day life, inclu­ding in my pro­fes­si­on as a high scho­ol teacher.

2nd dan Aikikai, 3rd class trainer

Jacques Joseph

I star­ted with aiki­do in 2011 and for me, abo­ve all, practi­cing repre­sents joy. The joy of move­ment and phy­s­i­cal deve­lo­p­ment, the joy of being in con­tact with others and sha­ring with them, the joy of being here and now and the joy of being in har­mo­ny with myself and with the world around me. I star­ted tea­ching adults in 2019 I enjoy the new per­specti­ves it opens to me.

2nd dan Aikikai, 3rd class trainer

Milada Bouzidi

I have been practi­cing Aiki­do sin­ce 2003. I have met ama­zing peo­ple from all over the world. I like that the­re is no com­pe­ti­ti­on in Aiki­do and it is more about self-deve­lo­p­ment. Sin­ce 2018 I have been tea­ching chil­dren. They are imme­di­a­te, pla­y­ful, wild – it is a challen­ge for me to teach them, but I enjoy it immen­se­ly because it takes me back to basics.

2nd kyu, 3rd class trainer

Anna Prokešová

I star­ted practi­cing Aiki­do in 2019. What I like most about it is that it is an art. It deve­lops me both men­tally and phy­s­i­cally and hel­ps me bet­ter under­stand myself, others, and the functi­o­ning of the body. Sin­ce 2022, I have been in char­ge of a chil­dre­n’s group. Tea­ching chil­dren brings me joy, inspi­rati­on, and a per­so­nal challenge.

3rd kyu, 3rd class trainer

Klára Gregorová

I star­ted practi­cing Aiki­do in 2019. I enjoy mee­ting new peo­ple, dis­co­ve­ring new cor­ners of the world, and explo­ring the diver­se move­ment possi­bi­li­ties that Aiki­do offers. I spend my free time tra­ve­ling and practi­cing yoga. In 2021, I beca­me a chil­dre­n’s Aiki­do tra­i­ner. In my clas­ses, I play with dyna­mics and ensu­re that eve­ry tra­i­ning sessi­on is filled with fun.

2nd kyu, 3rd class trainer

Tatsuya Štemberk

I have been practi­cing Aiki­do sin­ce 2021. I finished stu­dies at the Con­structi­on Tech­ni­cal Scho­ol in Pra­gue and current­ly I’m stu­dy­ing at the Czech Tech­ni­cal Uni­ver­si­ty. Thanks to Aiki­do, I have oppor­tu­ni­ties to practi­ce and coo­pe­ra­te with peo­ple of all ages. That’s what I like about it most. It hel­ps me extend my move­ment fle­xi­bi­li­ty, I espe­ci­ally enjoy fal­ling and rolling 🙂

1st dan Aikikai, 3rd class trainer

Jan Macháček

I star­ted practi­cing Aiki­do in 2015, and what I enjoy the most is cre­a­ting mea­nin­g­ful and natu­ral move­ment toge­ther with a part­ner. I have been hel­ping with chil­dre­n’s tra­i­ning in our club sin­ce 2018, and sin­ce 2021, I have been lea­ding my own group of chil­dren. I enjoy wor­king with kids, and I am inspi­red by the ener­gy they bring to eve­ry practice.