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Shochikubai Dojo Rome

Aikido. Research. Presence.

A traditional, contemporary dojo. A school with a path, a community and a living inquiry.

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01 — MANIFESTO

Not a gym. A dojo.
Not a course. A path.

Practice is not consumed here: it is lived through. Body, technique, ethics and relationship grow together over time.

Movement

01Structure.

02Listening.

03Transformation.

Structure makes listening possible. Listening allows transformation without forcing the encounter.

The school

Practice has a direction.

Taijutsu, ken and jo belong to one curriculum. Levels, exams and diplomas are not a race: they make growing responsibility visible.

  1. 01Entry
  2. 02Kyusha
  3. 03Exams
  4. 04Yudansha
  5. 05Responsibility
  6. 06Transmission
A black belt does not end the path. It changes it.

Meet the dojo

A school is made of people and responsibility.

Technical level and teaching role are not the same. The school distinguishes what one has learned from the responsibility taken for others.

Paolo Narciso
5th Dan · Dōjō Chō · Technical directorPaolo Narciso
Flavia Tricoli
2nd Dan · InstructorFlavia Tricoli

ASSISTANT INSTRUCTORS

Yoshino Takaki with Paolo Narciso
Yoshino TakakiShōdan · Assistant instructor
Tiziano Foschi with Paolo Narciso
Tiziano FoschiShōdan · Assistant instructor
1Technical direction2Instructors3Assistant instructors4Coaches5Yudansha6Kyusha

YOU CAN START FROM ZERO

No experience required.

You do not need to be fit, flexible or own a keikogi. Come and see how we practise, then decide calmly.

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Guided practice at Shochikubai

Dojo life

Practice continues around the tatami.

Exams, seminars, preparation, care of the space and informal moments: community is not a backdrop. It is part of the school.

Practice
Practice
Exams
Exams
Group
Group
Seminars
Seminars
Preparation
Preparation
Community
Community
Shochikubai seminars and travel

Seminars & encounters

Things happen here.

Inquiry expands through encounters with teachers, schools and disciplines in Rome and abroad.

Seminars and travel

Network

Precise roots. Open relationships.

Aikikai Hombu Dojo Tokyo is the international technical reference; UPS is the national organisational reference. Real relationships with friend dojos and teachers grow around these roots.

Aikikai Hombu Dojo · Tokyo Network Teachers and dojo friends

Study

The tatami produces questions.

Articles and notes on structure, relationship, Japanese culture and martial practice.

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Shochikubai Library

From tatami to page.

Books, translations and reading paths. Modern Koryu is a source for inquiry, not an isolated sales display.

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Enter the dojo

First watch. Then step on the tatami.

You may observe or join a free class. No experience is required: comfortable clothes, curiosity and willingness to begin are enough.

Aikido · Mon / Thu 19:30—21:30
Ken / jo · Tue 20:00—21:30
Via Flavio Stilicone 41 · Rome

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