S. Pranin
The Encyclopedia of Aikido
was a Japanese

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and a practitioner and teacher of

aikido Aikido ( , , , ) is a modern Japanese martial art that is split into many different styles, including Iwama Ryu, Iwama Shin Shin Aiki Shuren Kai, Shodokan Aikido, Yoshinkan, Renshinkai, Aikikai and Ki Aikido. Aikido is now practiced in around 1 ...

and Seitai. Tsuda was born in Japanese-ruled Korea. When he was 16 years old, he defied his father, who wished for his eldest son to remain home and manage his family's estate. He left his family home and begin wandering, searching for new philosophies that would free his mind. Having reconciled with his father, in 1934 he went to France, where he studied with

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and

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until 1940, when he went back Japan: he studied

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with Hosada, Seitai with

Haruchika Noguchi was the Japanese founder of ''Seitai''.
by Haruchika Noguchi. Tokyo, Japan, aikido Aikido ( , , , ) is a modern Japanese martial art that is split into many different styles, including Iwama Ryu, Iwama Shin Shin Aiki Shuren Kai, Shodokan Aikido, Yoshinkan, Renshinkai, Aikikai and Ki Aikido. Aikido is now practiced in around 1 ...

with

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In 1970 Itsuo Tsuda came back to Europe to disseminate the regenerative movement (or katsugen undō 活元運動, かつげんうんどう, a basic Seitai practice) and his ideas on Ki. In 1973 he published his first book, "Le Non-Faire"Paris: Courrier du Livre; Translation: "Not Doing". Sum. . Out of print; Italian Translation: "Il Non-Fare. Scuola della Respirazione". Milano,

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, 2003; while waiting to open his first dōjō, in Paris, L'Ecole de la Respiration (also the title of his series of books). He died in Paris in 1984, but his practical philosophy is left in his work and his books and taught in several European "School of Breathing"

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# Le Non Faire (1973) # La Voie du Dépouillement (1975) # La Science du Particulier (1976) # Un (1978) # Le Dialogue du Silence (1979) # Le Triangle Instable (1980) # Même si je ne pense pas, je suis (1981) # La Voie des Dieux (1982) # Face à la Science (1983) # Coeur de ciel pur(2015) # The Not Doing (1984, English translation of vol. 1 ) # The Non Doing (2014, New English translation of vol. 1) book available fro

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Tsuda's original dōjō in Paris where he taught Aikido and Seitai.
École Itsuo Tsuda
dōjō in France : Paris, Toulouse, Le Mas d'Azil ; in Italy : Milano and Ancona ; in the Netherlands : Amsterdam. * , video of Tsuda explaining his teaching followed by an Aikido demonstration: Tsuda's "pratique solitaire" (breathing practices including funa-kogi undo 船漕ぎ運動　ふなこぎうんどう),

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and

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. * , includes photos of Tsuda with Aikido founder Ueshiba and Seitai founder Noguchi.
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