[Kobayashi Aikido] André Cognard - Aikido, ethical, therefore aesthetic, therefore effective! (2/2)

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--- PRESENTATION: INTERVIEW ANDRE COGNARD PART 2 ---

André Cognard’s aikidoka career began following a revelation, a life-changing encounter with an 8th Dan Aikido teacher who would later become his mentor all his life: Kobayashi Hirokazu.

André Cognard dedicated his entire life to Aikido and Japanese culture, learning the language, customs, and traveling to Japan on numerous occasions.
His devotion and his commitment did not remain unanswered from Kobayashi Hirokazu who made André Cognard his pupil, his disciple, and then his successor.

In 1982, André Cognard created his European school, the Autonomous Academy of Aikido, based on the teachings of his master. Then, in 1997, he became head of the Kobayashi Hirokazu Group International Aikido Research Academy, which shines all over the world.

On the death of Kobayashi Hirokazu in 1998, André Cognard became the heir of the International Academy and in 2003 opened the Kobayashi Aikidojo, a dojo dedicated to the teachings of his master.

Passing through Japan in February 2020, we had the chance to meet him for an exclusive and intimate interview.

--- SUMMARY ---
00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - Is cultivating yourself an element that goes hand in hand with martial practice?
04:18 - Was Kobayashi sensei's aikido philosophy more developed than that of the founder?
08:31 - Why are you practicing with your toes flat in Suwariwaza and what are the consequences?
17:33 - What is the importance of the fall within the school?
24:47 - What is Aikido the answer for?
26:46 - Isn't Aikido a form of meditation per se?

--- SOURCES ---
Kobayashi Ryu Aikido Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/aikidoKAKKHH
André Cognard's personal archives
Aikido Journal’s archives: https://aikidojournal.com/
Guillaume Erard’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/SenNoSenProject
Luis Vasquez: https://bit.ly/2EENXqs
Ecole de Palo Alto: https://bit.ly/2Dju2fO
Onisaburo Deguchi: https://bit.ly/2EVwwBG
Book “Le Corps Conscient”: https://bit.ly/3jFfCGz
Ikeda Masatomi, Asai Katsuaki, Tada Hiroshi and Chiba Kazuo in Italia, 1972:
https://bit.ly/32O5MLr
Princess Akiko of Mikasa: https://bit.ly/2EQKiFZ
Documentary: “Ikkyo, premier principe”: http://www.film-documentaire.fr/4DACTION/w_fiche_film/843_1

--- CREDITS ---
Director: Jordy Delage
Editing: Nicolas Nothum
Camera: Jordy Delage, Guillaume Erard
Translation & Subtitles : Baptiste Tavernier
Special thanks : Guillaume Ange, Jérôme Marchand, Guillaume Erard, Baptiste Tavernier
Music: "The Getaway" by Purple Planet Music

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