My name is Jean Reumers 3de Dan, born on June 6 in 1951 and am going to tell you more about my experiences with Aikido.
What makes Aikido for me so fascinating is the fluid movements that also remind me a lot of my dance history. I have been teaching for 15 years in standard and Latin dance myself. I also did acrobatic rock n roll at competition level. Due to the hustle and bustle of my job and the growing children, I then had to make choices and stopped dancing.
One day I was introduced to participate in an initiation course in Aikido. Earlier I had already followed a number of lessons Hakorio, so it seemed interesting to me to try this out. My first contact with Aikido was very positive, after the initiation course I also continued to follow lessons and my enthusiasm became bigger and bigger. The first years of lessons in Ophoven were given by Sensei Domien, this was a very educational experience. Because of him, I myself have grown into a teacher that I still do with heart and soul to this day.
A very nice part of Aikido is the spiritual, the various texts and exercises of the Kototama. I therefore repeatedly explain to my students that Aikido is not a fighting sport that you practice on the street but that behind every movement there is an intention and an inner strength that you must learn to master.
Respect for every living being is very important, so it is also important to find a very good balance between body and mind.
Since 1996 I follow the summer internship every year under the guidance of Sensei Stevens John. I have been organizing this summer internship myself for several years now in Kinrooi. They have the necessary infrastructure and everything is managed by me and a few other people on the right track. I always encourage everyone who comes on an internship or who follows my class to read the necessary books about Aikido. Especially the books from Sensei Stevens are a must have.
I hope that you have got to know a bit about me through this little biography.
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