Barcelona, Lisbon, London and Toulouse: an international exchange of inspiration in spring 2024
One of the best things about aikido is that you can stop by virtually any club in the world and just work out with the locals. Also, aikido seminars are open events where people from all over the continent come together. So meeting new people and places through the practice of aikido is really easy. In this short text, we recap a few of our travels this spring.
At the beginning of spring Michal, Pavel and Elishka were in Barcelona, to practice at a seminar with Franck Noel. A couple of weekends later, Martin and Vanda traveled to Lisbon to see the same teacher and spent a little more time there, and also got to work out at a local club – Martin led a training session with the local Pablo.
And in May, Martin led workshops for children and adults in Toulouse and on the way there he and Vanda stopped in London where, as well as visiting galleries and museums, they also led one training session together at Notting Hill Aikikai.
The international exchange of inspiration between our club and clubs across Europe is very rewarding indeed.