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Master Sei-ichi Mochizuki passed away on the 3rd of this month in Shimizu, Japan, at the age of 67, due to an immunodeficiency ailment. Invited a few years ago to a summer camp in France by Master Hiroo Mochizuki (a namesake but not relative) Sei-ichi Mochizuki had impressed the camp participants with his vivacity, technicity and kindness, as well as with his singing ability (he performed a traditional Japanese song on a sai demontrattion by Master Masaki Kan). A very short man, he had discovered techniques suitable to small size martial arts practitioners. Dynamic, always in a good mood and very social, he was highly appreciated by everyone. Since he was very faithful and dedicated, Master Hiroo Mochizuki expected a lot from him in terms of development of Yoseikan Budo in Japan. They met recently, this April in Shizuoka, during the YWF Japanese seminar.
With his passing, Yoseikan is losing a heartly, valuable and estimated person. YWF and Master Hiroo Mochizuki jointly send their respects and condolances to this family.

110 adults and children from 9 countries including Japan, USA (Florida and Texas)and Madagascar joined this first camp in Aix. Additionally local teens invited by the city sports promotion program came to enjoy initiation to Yoseikan. Needless to say, this first ever camp in Aix was a great achievement.

All day long courses by Master Mochizuki and his sons Mitchi and Kyoshi, discovery trips for everyone with the guidance of local clubs' people, wonderful weather
all made this camp a very successful and sunny event.

There was a lot on offer; very cooperative city personnel, green environment, large faciltites and dojo, a restaurant with an outdoor patio, swimming pool and camping grounds right next door, the sea and mountains and Cezanne-like
sceneries. The beautiful city and its many cultural, touristic and gastronomic attractions did satisfy the most demanding appetites.

Let’s bet that through word of mouth, next year Aix rendez-vous will gather even more people. 

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Master Hiroo MOCHIZUKI invited at the French Judo Federation

Apon an invitation from Mr. Eugène Domagata, National coach for the French Judo and Jujitsu Federation, Master Mochizuki did a technical intervention on July 1st at the annual meet for high ranks (6th dan and above) that was held at the French CREPS (national sports institute) at Boulouris from June 28 to July 5. Mr. Hiroo's course mainly focussed on the wave movement that can be applied to all martial arts , and on the complementarity of judo and
karate.

On the next day's conferal, Master Hiroo Mochizuki talked about the history of martial arts, and especially on the views of Master Kano and his role in the conservation of traditional arts as well as the mission therefore entrusted to his father Minoru Mochizuki. He also explained some of the special relations fostered between Masters Kano, Ueshiba and Funakoshi and the illustrious Kendo Master Hakudo Nakayama.

A technical training course organized on Sylvie Grenier's initiative, coordinator and regional person in charge always very active and effective, was held in Lempdes, near Clermont-Ferrand, supervised by Jean-Pierre PICHEREAU, Expert YWF, 6th dan. About fifty participants were able to benefit from the education of this high-level technician which charisma is always so impressive..

Roy HEBDEN, our YWF representative in Australia was asked by the local Japanese Society to demonstrate karate with his team in the frame of the celebration of "Hana Matsuri" in King's Park. But they mostly did techniques from Yoseikan Budo, which were very appreciated by the audience.

28th of june 2008

Jean-Michel Feracci, who organized this year again, the festival of martial arts of Ajaccio, had appealed to Master MOCHIZUKI for Yoseikan Budo and to Master AOSAKA for Shorinjin Kempo. Yoseikan Budo ACCA's club under the technical direction of Denis Llorca demonstrated to this occasion all the skills of his pupils and presented a quality demonstration. 

In answer to the invitation of Mrs Sato, Expert of karate well known, Mrs MOCHIZUKI steered a first training course in the principality for her pupils. Once again he(it) knew how to captivate this new come public numerous thanks to his(its) charisma and his(its) exceptional sense of the pedagogy.