by Ivan Bel | Jul 6, 2020 | blog-en
One of Iokai’s original staff members, a close assistant to Shizuto Masunaga, has been teaching Iokai Shiatsu in Europe for 40 years: Kazunori Sasaki Sensei who has been sharing what his master transmitted to him, a passion and a deep interest in meridian shiatsu. In...
by Ivan Bel | Jun 16, 2020 | blog-en
The history of Aikido is sometimes mixed with that of Shiatsu, because many Japanese masters have spread these two skills around the world. While they were sent to different continents to disseminate Aikido, they were also great teachers of Shiatsu. Compared to the...
by Ivan Bel | Jun 10, 2020 | blog-en
The European Shiatsu Federation (EFS) has been trying for many years to have the Shiatsu profession recognized with the help of the national federations which it gathers. It seems that the EFS is on the verge of a successful bet with the help of the Austrian Shiatsu...
by Ivan Bel | May 9, 2020 | blog-en
In Europe, Okamoto sensei’s name is associated with Shiatsu from the Kuretake Institute. Accurate, efficient and uncompromising in his work, he is a charming, relaxed and patient man in private life who took the time to explain and to show me on his books, many...
by Ivan Bel | Feb 5, 2020 | blog-en
Philippe Vandenabeele is one of those hard workers who have been passionate about Shiatsu for many years. Belgian by origin, he has wandered from country to country and learned many techniques. He is now ready to publish the first english version of “Ampuku...
by Ivan Bel | Jun 5, 2019 | blog-en
Translated by Odile Fayet | June 10 Given the multitude of speeches that we hear today in the world of Shiatsu, moreover in all languages nowadays, it is not useless to recall what is not evident to everyone. Here is one: Shiatsu is a therapeutic art. Explanations....
