| Jacques
Payet, 7th dan Yoshinkan
The head instructor of the Mugen Juku Dojo is Jacques
Payet, 7th dan (7th degree black belt).
Payet Sensei has the unique distinction of being uchi-deshi
(live-in apprentice) directly under the guidance of
Shioda Sensei longer that any other Westerner. He was
appointed staff instructor at the Yoshinkan Honbu dojo
(world headquarters in Tokyo) and during that time he
designed the Foreign Instructor course in 1991 and translated
Aikido Shugyo the autobiography of Kancho Gozo
Shioda. He was appointed technical director for the
English Aikido Yoshinkan Federation. He has taught classes
and seminars in many private companies and University
clubs in Japan as well as in many other countries in
the world.
Jacques Payet is currently on sabbatical in Kyoto
Japan. He is fluent in Japanese, French, and English. |
