ENSŌ AIKIDO
Ensō Aikido
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Aikido is a martial art accessible to all, women and men, old or young. We practice in accordance with the capacities and limitations of the partner.
Aikido consists of techniques with weapons and bare hands using the strength of the opponent not to defeat him, but to annihilate his attack.
In Aikido everything is a circle, everything is suppleness, everything is mouvement, everything is harmony. Aikido is the way of a physical culture, of a moral culture, it is born in the Traditional Martial Arts of Japan for the accomplishment of the human being.
What is fabulous about aikido is that the whole being aspires for the the combat not to take place. The combat is bad in itself. Martial Art must be love. Some say that Aikido is a form of religious expression of Japanese Martial Arts. In any case in Aikido there is no match, no competition, no championship, the combat is bad. It is undoubtedly the most harmonious, the most graceful discipline of the Budo.
7:00pm - 8:00pm (beginner)
K.Grignon Sensei
8:00pm - 9:00pm (regular)
M. Oyarzun Sensei
7:00pm - 8:00pm (beginner)
K.Grignon Sensei
8:00pm - 9:00pm (regular)
M. Oyarzun Sensei
7:00pm - 8:00pm (beginner)
M. Oyarzun Sensei
8:00pm - 9:00pm (regular)
P. Boué Sensei
11:00am - 12:00pm (weapon) M. Oyarzun Sensei
12:00pm - 13:00pm (regular)
P. Boué Sensei
Tuesday
Thurday
Friday
Sunday
7:00pm - 8:00pm (Beginner) K. Grignon Sensei
8:00pm - 9:00pm (Regular) M. Oyarzun Sensei
7:00pm - 8:00pm (Beginner) K. Grignon Sensei
8:00pm - 9:00pm (Regular) M. Oyarzun Sensei
7:00pm - 8:00pm (Beginner) M. Oyarzun Sensei
8:00pm - 9:00pm (Regular) P. Boué Sensei
11:00am - 12:00pm (Weapons) P. Boué Sensei
12:00pm -1:00pm (Regular) M. Oyarzun Sensei
You can register at any time
Winter 2024
November 24 to December 20
and January 5 to February 28
Spring 2025
March 2 to May 23
Summer 2025
May 25 to August 15
Fall 2025
August 31 to November 21
Tomoyuki Yoshida Montreal @ Enso Aikido
José Maria Sevilleja Montreal @ Enso Aikido
Christian Tissier Montreal @ Enso Aikido
Alain Tendron
Montreal @ Enso Aikido
We are a club of Aikido who is concerned with the transmission of Aikido according to the principles of the Aikikai of Tokyo, Hombu Dojo (Aikido World Headquarters).
Our dojo is linked to the Renwakai Group led by Alain Tendron Sensei, we are also linked to Christian Tissier Shihan and Frank Noël Shihan.
We offer courses for beginners to whom we pay close attention since they represent the succession and vitality of art.
He began Aikido in 2004 at Aikido de la montagne under Claude Berthiaume Shihan (7th dan). From his beginnings he participated in seminars all over North America led by many teachers such as Y. Yamada Shihan, K. Chiba Shihan, D. Waite Shihan and many others. He became an instructors at Aikido de la montagne from 2012 to 2017 .
In 2006 he met Master Hayato Ōsawa Shihan (8th dan) and since 2008 he has been following his teachings, participating in seminars given by Ōsawa Sensei all over the Americain East Coast, Halifax, New York, New Jersey, Toronto and Montreal.
In 2011 he met Christian Tissier Shinan (8th dan) and has participated in all the annual seminars and summer camps held Montreal since.
In 2012, he left for Japan to spend 3 months of full time training at the Hombu Dojo in Tokyo with Master Ōsawa Shihan. He has the chance to also take ukemi (receive de technique) from several other Masters of the Hombu dojo on a daily basis including Miyamoto Shihan (8th dan), Seki Shihan (8th dan) and Kuribayashi Shihan (7th dan). In 2013, he returned to Japan for a period of 2 months and trained in Tokyo as well as in Osaka with Shimamoto Shihan (8th dan) and Hori Shihan (7th dan).
In 2018, he returned to Tokyo for a month of training.
Since 2014, he has participated in all workshops led by Master Endo Seishiro Shihan (8th dan) in Montreal and Toronto.
Since 2016, he has been following the teachings of Master Alain Tendron (6th dan) who inspires him greatly with a centered, powerful, flexible and relaxed Aikido. Alain Tendron is also the Student of the great Master Yamaguchi Seigo Shihan 9th dan (1924-1996). Alain Tendron is also the founder of the Aikido group Renwakai.
In 2017 he formed the Ensō Aikido dojo.
Karl Grignon started Aikido in Montréal Canada in 1994. Soon after he moved to San Diego, California where he trained with Bernice Tom Sensei 6th dan student of the late Morihiro Saito Shihan.
In 2003 he joined Aikido West and Frank Doran Shihan as his Uchideshi and had the priviledge to travel and attend most of Doran Sensei's seminars. He was promoted to the rank of 3rd Dan by Doran Sensei in March 2006, and 4th Dan in 2013.
Karl has been teaching aikido for more than 19 years and has attended multiple seminars and camps with Doran, Tissier, Endo, Ikeda, and many more. His teaching approach is to establish a comfortable environment in which a practitioner can start to explore his or her personnal ability and the feeling of self.
Philippe Boué, now 4th Dan Aikikai, started aikido at the University of Grenoble (France) under the direction of Eric Matton (4th Dan). For 4 years, this teacher taught him the basics of this art that he has not stopped practicing since.
During a seminar in Grenoble, he met Franck Noel Shihan (7th Dan Aïkikai) for the first time and made the choice, once his studies were completed, to join Toulouse to take full advantage of his teaching. . He will stay for nearly 7 years at the Roseraie dojo, diligently studying aikido with it, even following him in his weekend seminars or summer camps.
During his stay in Toulouse, seminars in Europe and even short trips to Japan, he crosses paths with teachers who will be as much inspiration: Endo Seishiro Shihan (8th Dan Aikikai), Philippe Grangé Sensei (6th Dan Aikikai) , Dirk Mueller Sensei (6th Dan Aikikai)…
After a few round trips between Germany and Toulouse, he flew to Quebec where he settled in Montreal. He immediately joined the Shoshin Dojo under the direction of Karl Grignon (4th Dan Aikikai) whom he followed for 6 years.
During these 6 years, Philippe reconnects with the teaching of aikido, in Montreal on an ad hoc basis but also at the Aikido Sanso Saint Jérôme dojo where Sensei Marc-André Lalande invites him to teach on a regular basis.
After 20 years of practice, on January 11, 2016, Philippe Boué decided to open his dojo to teach his practice of aikido.
Born on the 2nd of June 1974 in Montpellier (France), Marc started practicing aikido in 2000 in Paris under the supervision of Bernard Palmier shihan. He then follows several french masters such as Christian Tissier, Franck Noel or Arnaud Waltz during seminars. Back in Montpellier in 2002, he joins Alain Tendron and the RenWaKai group. He starts teaching aikido classes on a regular basis in Montpellier in 2012. Owning a french aikido teacher diploma in 2012, and a 3rd dan grade in 2013, he will keep following the teachings of Master Tendron, even after moving to Montreal in 2014.
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