I started training at Tendokan Dojo in September 2024, making my childhood dream come true. Walking the path of self-knowledge, by training body and spirit in the principles of Aikido turned out to be even more satisfying than I thought. It was this feeling, of a meaningful time lived, that made me enroll both of my children in the family trainings. Together with my daughter, who was 10 years old at that time, we started the "8 week course for beginners", and together with my son (4 years old at the time) we started the "Family Aikido" course, led by Sensei Yanitsa, where parents and children train together.
The Aikido trainings with Yanitsa Sensei at Tendokan Dojo are far from limited to just the physical training area. For me, and I hope for my children as well, these are both meetings with yourself and meetings with a teacher who knows how and where to lead you on the road. With the ease of Eastern wisdom and through seemingly easy exercises, selected words or precise advice, Yanitsa Sensei focuses us on complex topics such as:
- the roles of parents and children in the family
- courageous and categorical self-assertion along with respect and humility in front of experienced people - and people of authority
- patience and attention to detail, striving for self-improvement.