Closed circles

Shomen in the Integral Aikido dojo, Tel Aviv

Yesterday it was time for a visit at the Integral Aikido dojo again, but this evening Kurt Bartholet from Aikido Zürich in Switzerland was on a visit. It is the first time I see him, but I could immediately tell that he has some wonderful qualities as a teacher and a nice approach to his students, much like Jorma and Jan, and also my own Stefan Stenudd in Malmö. Kurt has met Stefan in Japan previously and he had some nice words to say about him, which made me very happy.

I have met some of Kurt's students in Lillsved and we always connected well, so now you could say that this meeting closed a circle. That also goes for another aspect, since without Kurt, I had never met Yoram. Many years ago when Kurt started to come to Israel, he told Shlomo Edelsberg about Jan Nevelius. Shlomo went and saw him in Switzerland and was enchanted. Shlomo later told Anati Miron (Kiryat Tivon Aikido) about Jan, who then also went to see him. She came back with tears in her eyes and after that she started attending Lillsved. After some years she finally got some of her students with her, including Yoram, and the rest is history.