Aikido at The World Games 2022
“Let the Games Begin!”
Today, the 7th of July 2022, it is the big day: the start of The World Games 2022, in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
The #IAFteam will have two demonstrations, on the 12th and the 13th of July.
The main Aikido guests of this event are:
Irie Yoshinobu 7 Dan Shihan from Hombu Dojo Japan
Patricia Hendricks 7 Dan Shihan from USA
We are happy to have in the team:
Céline Froissart 4 Dan from France
Martin Brezina 3 Dan from Slovakia
Davor Lichwa 3 Dan from Croatia
Srđan Oršulić 3 Dan from Croatia
Emil Frank 3 Dan from Sweden
Martijn Kalkman 2 Dan from the Netherlands
Reinhard Hiebl 4 Dan from Austria
Jonatan Mora Carrascal 4 Dan from Spain
Fakhri Gafarli 3 Dan from Azerbaijan
Chingiz Mammadov 3 Dan from Azerbaijan
Valentina Perazzini 3 Dan from Belgium
Rachid Khaldi 4 Dan from Belgium
Janko Buric 4 Dan from Montenegro
Aleksandar Boskovic 2 Dan from Montenegro
Lukasz Drag 4 Dan from Poland
Tomasz Kujawa 3 Dan from Poland
Luis Gustavo Araiza Rios 3 Dan from Mexico
Joel Celaya Lagunes 3 Dan from Mexico
Jun Satodate from Japan
Hayato Arima from Japan
Koen Chinn 2 Dan from the USA
Charles Bland 4 Dan from the USA
The Media team:
Irina Gașpar from Romania
Kara Stewart from the USA
Andrew Blevins from the USA
Lucho Howard from Argentina
The IAF board worked hard for the preparation of this event.
Wilko Viresman, Chairman
Kei Izawa, Vice Chairman
Dorin Marchiș, General Secretary
Adam Manikowski, DC Member
Charles McGinnis, DC Member
Follow our social media channels for lots of details about this journey.