About club
Shoji Nishio Sensei
Nishio Sensei
1927-2005
8 dan aikido, 8 dan toho iaido
One of the greatest authorities on aikido and other martial arts.
He passed away on 15 of march 2005 in the age of 77.
For 16 years fe was a menthor of our club.
He will be forever in the memory of his students and persons fortunate enough to meet him.
Takao Arisue Sensei
Arisue Sensei - Aikikai Shihan.
7 dan Aikido, 7 dan Toho Iaido
One of the best students of Nishio Sensei
Teacher of Nishio Aikido in Denmark and Japan, and from the 2008 in Poland as well.
The official menthor of Black Belt Club in Poznan.
Our Instructors
Michał Gółrski
5 dan aikido, 3 dan iaido
Lears aikido since 1982. Qualified pedagogue. 5 dan aikido, 3 dan iaido.
Jacek Hinc
2 dan aikido
Studied aikido 4 years in Zlotow under Marian Wisniewski, then from 1994 studies in Poznan. One of the best instructors in Black Belt Club.
Michal Rybicki
2 dan aikido
Teaches novice and children groups. Besides aikido, his interest is modern dancing. He uses his experience in dancing in aikido and the other way around.
Mateusz Gerwazik
1 dan aikido
Teaches children and adult groups.
Norbert Gronowski
1 kyu aikido, 1 kyu iaido
Joins skills taken on iaido trainings with aikido trainings in a perfect way. Teaches Toho Iai Nishio Ryu.
Izabela Staszak
1 dan iaido
Focused on trainings with children and studying forms with japanease sword.
Club history
1982 - Jan Wrzeszcz established the first aikido club in Poznan. From this club comes Black Belt main instruktor, Michal Gorski
1984 - the birth of second aikido club in Poznan under Marian Nowak
1986 - the fusion of the two clubs - Aikikai Poznan
1989 - Nishio Sensei becomes the mentor of Aikikai Poznan (lessons and dan grades)
1990 - 1995 - The club is visited by many foreign masters: i.e. Yokota Sensei (6 dan) from Hombu Dojo, Carsten Meller from Denmark (6 dan), Bob Forest (6 dan), Leo Lauersen (5 dan), Paul Matthis (4 dan). Instructors go and studies aikido and iaido in Japan, USA and EU
1995 - Nishio Sensei comes to Poznan
od 1995 - further developing i propagating Nishio Aikido style, establishing new branches in Poland and abroad