Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by Christian Tissier

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Last updated on December 18, 2024.
Christian Tissier

Christian Tissier is one of the best known European aikido teachers, who pioneered the art in France. He started his Aikido training in 1962 as a child in Jean-Claude Tavernier's Dojo in Paris, following the style of Hiroo Mochizuki. He soon went on to train under Mutsuro Nakazono and was awarded by him the 2nd dan before leaving for Tokyo in 1969. He came to the Aikikai Hombu Dojo as an 18-year-old, and trained there for seven years. Among the teachers that have inspired him are Seigo Yamaguchi, Kisaburo Osawa and the second doshu Kisshomaru Ueshiba. While living in Tokyo, he also trained in Kenjutsu under Minoru Inaba at the Shiseikan and in Kickboxing at the Mejiro Gym. He also worked as a model and taught French language at a school and Institut Franco-japonais de Tokyo.

Born: February 7, 1951
Wanting to become stronger than everybody else has no meaning.
One of the aims of Budo is the suppression of fears.
Ki is within us. There is Ki everywhere, either we know how to use it or we don't. — © Christian Tissier
Ki is within us. There is Ki everywhere, either we know how to use it or we don't.
People who really have Ki don't feel it because everything happens naturally within them.
Aikido chagnes constantly. What do not change are the principles.
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